Release 4B

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Codesystem-focus-characteristic-code.json

Clinical Decision Support Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

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Definition for Code SystemFocusCharacteristicCode

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "focus-characteristic-code",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2022-05-28T13:47:40.239+11:00",
    "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"]
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "cds"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "trial-use"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 0
  }],
  "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/focus-characteristic-code",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.0"
  }],
  "version" : "4.3.0",
  "name" : "FocusCharacteristicCode",
  "title" : "FocusCharacteristicCode",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2020-12-28T16:55:11+11:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
    },
    {
      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Evidence focus characteristic code.",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/focus-characteristic-code",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "citation",
    "display" : "Citation",
    "definition" : "Used to reference a specific article."
  },
  {
    "code" : "clinical-outcomes-observed",
    "display" : "Observed outcomes are clinical outcomes",
    "definition" : "Used to denote a focus on clinical outcomes, ie evidence variable in role of outcome (measured variable) as observed is considered a \"clinical outcome\" (patient-important outcome such as mortality, symptoms, function or quality of life)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "population",
    "display" : "Population",
    "definition" : "The population of interest."
  },
  {
    "code" : "exposure",
    "display" : "Exposure",
    "definition" : "The exposure of interest, such as an intervention."
  },
  {
    "code" : "comparator",
    "display" : "Comparator",
    "definition" : "The comparator (intervention or control state) of interest."
  },
  {
    "code" : "outcome",
    "display" : "Outcome",
    "definition" : "the outcome of interest."
  },
  {
    "code" : "medication-exposures",
    "display" : "Medication exposures",
    "definition" : "Any medication exposures. A subset of exposures or interventions that are medications."
  },
  {
    "code" : "study-type",
    "display" : "Study type",
    "definition" : "Type of research study, such as randomized trial or case-control study."
  }]
}

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.