Release 5

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4.3.2.409 CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/certainty-type

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Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/certainty-type Version: 5.0.0
active as of 2020-12-28 Computable Name: EvidenceCertaintyType
Flags: CaseSensitive, Complete. All codes ValueSet: Evidence Certainty Type OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1939

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

4.3.2.409.1 Definition

The aspect of quality, confidence, or certainty.

4.3.2.409.2 Content

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

CodeDisplayDefinitionCopy
Overall Overall certaintyOverall certainty of evidence (quality of evidence).btn btn
RiskOfBias Risk of biasmethodologic concerns reducing internal validity.btn btn
Inconsistency Inconsistencyconcerns that findings are not similar enough to support certainty.btn btn
Indirectness Indirectnessconcerns reducing external validity.btn btn
Imprecision Imprecisionfuzzy or wide variability.btn btn
PublicationBias Publication biaslikelihood that what is published misrepresents what is available to publish.btn btn
DoseResponseGradient Dose response gradienthigher certainty due to dose response relationship.btn btn
PlausibleConfounding Plausible confoundinghigher certainty due to risk of bias in opposite direction.btn btn
LargeEffect Large effecthigher certainty due to large effect size.btn btn

 

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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