Release 5

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4.3.2.410 CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/certainty-rating

Clinical Decision Support icon Work Group Maturity Level: 1Trial Use Use Context: Country: World
Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/certainty-rating Version: 5.0.0
active as of 2020-12-28 Computable Name: EvidenceCertaintyRating
Flags: CaseSensitive, Complete. All codes ValueSet: Evidence Certainty Rating OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1941

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

4.3.2.410.1 Definition

The assessment of quality, confidence, or certainty.

4.3.2.410.2 Content

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/certainty-rating defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionCopy
high High qualityHigh quality evidence.btn btn
moderate Moderate qualityModerate quality evidence.btn btn
low Low qualityLow quality evidence.btn btn
very-low Very low qualityVery low quality evidence.btn btn
no-concern no serious concernno serious concern.btn btn
serious-concern serious concernserious concern.btn btn
very-serious-concern very serious concernvery serious concern.btn btn
extremely-serious-concern extremely serious concernextremely serious concern.btn btn
present presentpossible reason for increasing quality rating was checked and found to be present.btn btn
absent absentpossible reason for increasing quality rating was checked and found to be absent.btn btn
no-change no change to ratingno change to quality rating.btn btn
downcode1 reduce rating: -1reduce quality rating by 1.btn btn
downcode2 reduce rating: -2reduce quality rating by 2.btn btn
downcode3 reduce rating: -3reduce quality rating by 3.btn btn
upcode1 increase rating: +1increase quality rating by 1.btn btn
upcode2 increase rating: +2increase quality rating by 2.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