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Definition for Code SystemEvidenceClassifier

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  <id value="evidence-classifier-code"/> 
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    <lastUpdated value="2023-03-01T23:03:57.298+11:00"/> 
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      <p> This code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/evidence-classifier-code</code>  defines the following codes:
      </p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">COVID19Specific
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-COVID19Specific"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> COVID-19 specific article</td> 
          <td> About COVID-19.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">COVID19Relevant
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-COVID19Relevant"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> COVID-19 relevant (but not specific) article</td> 
          <td> Not about COVID-19 but relevant to COVID-19 management or understanding.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">COVID19HumanResearch
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-COVID19HumanResearch"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> COVID-19 human data in population, exposure, or outcome</td> 
          <td> contains human COVID-19 disease in the research data as any variable (population,
             exposure or outcome).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">OriginalResearch
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-OriginalResearch"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Article includes original research</td> 
          <td> such as randomized trial, observational study.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">ResearchSynthesis
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-ResearchSynthesis"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Article includes synthesis of research</td> 
          <td> such as systematic review, meta-analysis, rapid review.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">Guideline
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-Guideline"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Article includes guideline</td> 
          <td> for clinical practice guidelines.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">ResearchProtocol
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-ResearchProtocol"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Article provides protocol without results</td> 
          <td> for research protocols.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">NotResearchNotGuideline
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-NotResearchNotGuideline"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Article is neither research nor guideline</td> 
          <td> for things that are not research reports, research protocols or guidelines.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">Treatment
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-Treatment"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Article about treatment</td> 
          <td> about therapeutic interventions.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">PreventionAndControl
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-PreventionAndControl"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Article about prevention and control</td> 
          <td> about preventive care and interventions.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">Diagnosis
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-Diagnosis"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Article about diagnosis</td> 
          <td> about methods to distinguish having or not having a condition.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">PrognosisPrediction
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-PrognosisPrediction"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Article about prognosis or prediction</td> 
          <td> about predicting risk for something or risk factors for it.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsYes
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsYes"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Rated as yes, affirmative, positive, present, or include</td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsNo
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsNo"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Rated as no, negative, absent, or exclude</td> 
          <td> Rated as no, negative, absent, or exclude.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">NotAssessed
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-NotAssessed"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Not rated, not assessed</td> 
          <td> Neither rated as yes nor rated as no.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsRCT
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsRCT"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> classified as randomized controlled trial</td> 
          <td> classified as randomized controlled trial.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsControlledTrial
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsControlledTrial"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> classified as nonrandomized controlled trial (experimental)</td> 
          <td> classified as nonrandomized controlled trial (experimental).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsComparativeCohort
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsComparativeCohort"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> classified as comparative cohort study (observational)</td> 
          <td> classified as comparative cohort study (observational).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsCaseControl
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsCaseControl"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> classified as case-control study</td> 
          <td> classified as case-control study.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsUncontrolledSeries
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsUncontrolledSeries"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> classified as uncontrolled cohort (case series)</td> 
          <td> classified as uncontrolled cohort (case series).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsMixedMethods
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsMixedMethods"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> classified as mixed-methods study</td> 
          <td> classified as mixed-methods study.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">RatedAsOther
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RatedAsOther"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> classified as other concept (not elsewhere classified)</td> 
          <td> classified as other concept (not elsewhere classified).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">RiskOfBias
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-RiskOfBias"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Risk of bias assessment</td> 
          <td> Risk of bias assessment.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">NoBlinding
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-NoBlinding"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> No blinding</td> 
          <td> No blinding.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">AllocConcealNotStated
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-AllocConcealNotStated"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Allocation concealment not stated</td> 
          <td> Allocation concealment not stated.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">EarlyTrialTermination
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-EarlyTrialTermination"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Early trial termination</td> 
          <td> Early trial termination.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">NoITT
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-NoITT"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> No intention-to-treat analysis</td> 
          <td> No intention-to-treat analysis.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">Preprint
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-Preprint"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Preprint (not final publication)</td> 
          <td> Results presented in preprint (pre-final publication) form.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">PreliminaryAnalysis
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-PreliminaryAnalysis"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Preliminary analysis</td> 
          <td> Preliminary analysis.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">BaselineImbalance
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-BaselineImbalance"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Baseline imbalances</td> 
          <td> Differences between groups at start of trial may confound or bias the findings.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">SubgroupAnalysis
            <a name="evidence-classifier-code-SubgroupAnalysis"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Subgroup analysis</td> 
          <td> Subgroup analysis.</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
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  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="trial-use"/> 
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    <valueInteger value="0"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/evidence-classifier-code"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1959"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="5.0.0-draft-final"/> 
  <name value="EvidenceClassifier"/> 
  <title value="Evidence Classifier"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2020-12-28T16:55:11+11:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="email"/> 
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="Commonly used classifiers for evidence sets."/> 
  <jurisdiction> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> 
      <code value="001"/> 
      <display value="World"/> 
    </coding> 
  </jurisdiction> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/evidence-classifier-code"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="COVID19Specific"/> 
    <display value="COVID-19 specific article"/> 
    <definition value="About COVID-19."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="COVID19Relevant"/> 
    <display value="COVID-19 relevant (but not specific) article"/> 
    <definition value="Not about COVID-19 but relevant to COVID-19 management or understanding."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="COVID19HumanResearch"/> 
    <display value="COVID-19 human data in population, exposure, or outcome"/> 
    <definition value="contains human COVID-19 disease in the research data as any variable (population,
     exposure or outcome)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="OriginalResearch"/> 
    <display value="Article includes original research"/> 
    <definition value="such as randomized trial, observational study."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="ResearchSynthesis"/> 
    <display value="Article includes synthesis of research"/> 
    <definition value="such as systematic review, meta-analysis, rapid review."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="Guideline"/> 
    <display value="Article includes guideline"/> 
    <definition value="for clinical practice guidelines."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="ResearchProtocol"/> 
    <display value="Article provides protocol without results"/> 
    <definition value="for research protocols."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="NotResearchNotGuideline"/> 
    <display value="Article is neither research nor guideline"/> 
    <definition value="for things that are not research reports, research protocols or guidelines."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="Treatment"/> 
    <display value="Article about treatment"/> 
    <definition value="about therapeutic interventions."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="PreventionAndControl"/> 
    <display value="Article about prevention and control"/> 
    <definition value="about preventive care and interventions."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="Diagnosis"/> 
    <display value="Article about diagnosis"/> 
    <definition value="about methods to distinguish having or not having a condition."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="PrognosisPrediction"/> 
    <display value="Article about prognosis or prediction"/> 
    <definition value="about predicting risk for something or risk factors for it."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="RatedAsYes"/> 
    <display value="Rated as yes, affirmative, positive, present, or include"/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="RatedAsNo"/> 
    <display value="Rated as no, negative, absent, or exclude"/> 
    <definition value="Rated as no, negative, absent, or exclude."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="NotAssessed"/> 
    <display value="Not rated, not assessed"/> 
    <definition value="Neither rated as yes nor rated as no."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="RatedAsRCT"/> 
    <display value="classified as randomized controlled trial"/> 
    <definition value="classified as randomized controlled trial."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="RatedAsControlledTrial"/> 
    <display value="classified as nonrandomized controlled trial (experimental)"/> 
    <definition value="classified as nonrandomized controlled trial (experimental)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="RatedAsComparativeCohort"/> 
    <display value="classified as comparative cohort study (observational)"/> 
    <definition value="classified as comparative cohort study (observational)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="RatedAsCaseControl"/> 
    <display value="classified as case-control study"/> 
    <definition value="classified as case-control study."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="RatedAsUncontrolledSeries"/> 
    <display value="classified as uncontrolled cohort (case series)"/> 
    <definition value="classified as uncontrolled cohort (case series)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="RatedAsMixedMethods"/> 
    <display value="classified as mixed-methods study"/> 
    <definition value="classified as mixed-methods study."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="RatedAsOther"/> 
    <display value="classified as other concept (not elsewhere classified)"/> 
    <definition value="classified as other concept (not elsewhere classified)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="RiskOfBias"/> 
    <display value="Risk of bias assessment"/> 
    <definition value="Risk of bias assessment."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="NoBlinding"/> 
    <display value="No blinding"/> 
    <definition value="No blinding."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="AllocConcealNotStated"/> 
    <display value="Allocation concealment not stated"/> 
    <definition value="Allocation concealment not stated."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="EarlyTrialTermination"/> 
    <display value="Early trial termination"/> 
    <definition value="Early trial termination."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="NoITT"/> 
    <display value="No intention-to-treat analysis"/> 
    <definition value="No intention-to-treat analysis."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="Preprint"/> 
    <display value="Preprint (not final publication)"/> 
    <definition value="Results presented in preprint (pre-final publication) form."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="PreliminaryAnalysis"/> 
    <display value="Preliminary analysis"/> 
    <definition value="Preliminary analysis."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="BaselineImbalance"/> 
    <display value="Baseline imbalances"/> 
    <definition value="Differences between groups at start of trial may confound or bias the findings."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="SubgroupAnalysis"/> 
    <display value="Subgroup analysis"/> 
    <definition value="Subgroup analysis."/> 
  </concept> 
</CodeSystem> 

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.