FHIR Clincal Guidelines (v0.1.0) (STU1 Ballot)

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CodeSystem-cpg-recommendation-direction

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CPG Recommendation Direction

The direction of a recommendation, either for or against a particular action, taking into account the balance between desirable and undersirable outcomes; the confidence in the magnitude of estimates of effect; the confidence in values and preferences and their variability; and resource use.

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/CodeSystem/cpg-recommendation-direction defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
for ForThe recommendation is for a particular action, taking into account the balance between desirable and undersirable outcomes; the confidence in the magnitude of estimates of effect; the confidence in values and preferences and their variability; and resource use.
against AgainstThe recommendation is against a particular action, taking into account the balance between desirable and undersirable outcomes; the confidence in the magnitude of estimates of effect; the confidence in values and preferences and their variability; and resource use.