R5 Final QA

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4.3.2.409 CodeSystem http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/directness

Clinical Decision Support icon Work Group Maturity Level: 1Trial Use Use Context: Country: World
Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/directness Version: 5.0.0-draft-final
active as of 2020-12-28 Computable Name: EvidenceDirectness
Flags: CaseSensitive, Complete. All codes ValueSet: Evidence Directness OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1936

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

4.3.2.409.1 Definition

The quality of how direct the match is.

4.3.2.409.2 Content

This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/directness defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionCopy
low Low quality match between observed and intended variableLow matching quality between observed and intended variable, so very serious concern for indirectness in evidence interpretation.btn btn
moderate Moderate quality match between observed and intended variableModerate matching quality between observed and intended variable, so serious concern for indirectness in evidence interpretation.btn btn
high High quality match between observed and intended variableHigh matching quality between observed and intended variable, so little concern for indirectness in evidence interpretation.btn btn
exact Exact match between observed and intended variableExact matching quality between observed and intended variable, so no concern for indirectness in evidence interpretation.btn btn

 

See the full registry of code systems defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

LevelA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.
SourceThe source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
CodeThe code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
DisplayThe display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
DefinitionAn explanation of the meaning of the concept
CommentsAdditional notes about how to use the code