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Example CodeSystem/focus-characteristic-code (XML)
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Definition for Code SystemFocusCharacteristicCode
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="focus-characteristic-code"/>
<meta>
<lastUpdated value="2023-03-26T15:21:02.749+11:00"/>
<profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/>
</meta>
<text>
<status value="generated"/>
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p> This code system
<code> http://hl7.org/fhir/focus-characteristic-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">citation
<a name="focus-characteristic-code-citation"> </a>
</td>
<td> Citation</td>
<td> Used to reference a specific article.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">clinical-outcomes-observed
<a name="focus-characteristic-code-clinical-outcomes-observed"> </a>
</td>
<td> Observed outcomes are clinical outcomes</td>
<td> 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-importa
nt outcome such as mortality, symptoms, function or quality of life).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">population
<a name="focus-characteristic-code-population"> </a>
</td>
<td> Population</td>
<td> The population of interest.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">exposure
<a name="focus-characteristic-code-exposure"> </a>
</td>
<td> Exposure</td>
<td> The exposure of interest, such as an intervention.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">comparator
<a name="focus-characteristic-code-comparator"> </a>
</td>
<td> Comparator</td>
<td> The comparator (intervention or control state) of interest.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">outcome
<a name="focus-characteristic-code-outcome"> </a>
</td>
<td> Outcome</td>
<td> the outcome of interest.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">medication-exposures
<a name="focus-characteristic-code-medication-exposures"> </a>
</td>
<td> Medication exposures</td>
<td> Any medication exposures. A subset of exposures or interventions that are medications.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">study-type
<a name="focus-characteristic-code-study-type"> </a>
</td>
<td> Study type</td>
<td> Type of research study, such as randomized trial or case-control study.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</text>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
<valueCode value="cds"/>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
<valueCode value="trial-use"/>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
<valueInteger value="0"/>
</extension>
<url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/focus-characteristic-code"/>
<identifier>
<system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
<value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1960"/>
</identifier>
<version value="5.0.0"/>
<name value="FocusCharacteristicCode"/>
<title value="Focus Characteristic Code"/>
<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="Evidence focus characteristic code."/>
<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/focus-characteristic-code"/>
<content value="complete"/>
<concept>
<code value="citation"/>
<display value="Citation"/>
<definition value="Used to reference a specific article."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="clinical-outcomes-observed"/>
<display value="Observed outcomes are clinical outcomes"/>
<definition value="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-importa
nt outcome such as mortality, symptoms, function or quality of life)."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="population"/>
<display value="Population"/>
<definition value="The population of interest."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="exposure"/>
<display value="Exposure"/>
<definition value="The exposure of interest, such as an intervention."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="comparator"/>
<display value="Comparator"/>
<definition value="The comparator (intervention or control state) of interest."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="outcome"/>
<display value="Outcome"/>
<definition value="the outcome of interest."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="medication-exposures"/>
<display value="Medication exposures"/>
<definition value="Any medication exposures. A subset of exposures or interventions that are medications."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="study-type"/>
<display value="Study type"/>
<definition value="Type of research study, such as randomized trial or case-control study."/>
</concept>
</CodeSystem>
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examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part
of the specification.
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