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  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "definition-method",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\">\n            <p>This code system \n              <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method</code> defines the following codes:\n            </p>\n            <table class=\"codes\">\n              <tr>\n                <td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\n                  <b>Code</b>\n                </td>\n                <td>\n                  <b>Display</b>\n                </td>\n                <td>\n                  <b>Definition</b>\n                </td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">systematic-assessment\n                  <a name=\"definition-method-systematic-assessment\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>Systematic Assessment</td>\n                <td>Any method of routinely determining whether or not specific outcomes (e.g. adverse events) have occurred, for example through a standard questionnaire, regular investigator assessment, regular laboratory testing, or other method</td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">non-systematic-assessment\n                  <a name=\"definition-method-non-systematic-assessment\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>Non-Systematic Assessment</td>\n                <td>Any non-systematic method for determining whether or not adverse events have occurred, such as self-reporting by participants or occasional assessment/testing</td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">mean\n                  <a name=\"definition-method-mean\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>Mean</td>\n                <td>Aggregated using mean of observed values.</td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">median\n                  <a name=\"definition-method-median\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>Median</td>\n                <td>Aggregated using median of observed values.</td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">mean-of-mean\n                  <a name=\"definition-method-mean-of-mean\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>Mean of Means</td>\n                <td>Aggregated using mean of means (e.g. study mean values).</td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">mean-of-median\n                  <a name=\"definition-method-mean-of-median\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>Mean of Medians</td>\n                <td>Aggregated using mean of medians (e.g. study median values).</td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">median-of-mean\n                  <a name=\"definition-method-median-of-mean\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>Median of Means</td>\n                <td>Aggregated using median of means (e.g. study mean values).</td>\n              </tr>\n              <tr>\n                <td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">median-of-median\n                  <a name=\"definition-method-median-of-median\"> </a>\n                </td>\n                <td>Median of Medians</td>\n                <td>Aggregated using median of medians (e.g. study median values).</td>\n              </tr>\n            </table>\n          </div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "draft"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 1
  },
  {
    "extension" : [{
      "url" : "packageId",
      "valueId" : "hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r5.r4"
    },
    {
      "url" : "version",
      "valueString" : "0.1.0"
    },
    {
      "url" : "uri",
      "valueUri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r5.r4"
    }],
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/package-source"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "cds"
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method",
  "version" : "5.0.0",
  "name" : "DefinitionMethod",
  "title" : "Definition Method",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2020-12-27T23:55:11-06:00",
  "publisher" : "Clinical Decision Support",
  "contact" : [{
    "name" : "Clinical Decision Support",
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/dss"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "The method used to define, describe, or determine a characteristic value.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "001",
      "display" : "World"
    }]
  }],
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/definition-method",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "systematic-assessment",
    "display" : "Systematic Assessment",
    "definition" : "Any method of routinely determining whether or not specific outcomes (e.g. adverse events) have occurred, for example through a standard questionnaire, regular investigator assessment, regular laboratory testing, or other method"
  },
  {
    "code" : "non-systematic-assessment",
    "display" : "Non-Systematic Assessment",
    "definition" : "Any non-systematic method for determining whether or not adverse events have occurred, such as self-reporting by participants or occasional assessment/testing"
  },
  {
    "code" : "mean",
    "display" : "Mean",
    "definition" : "Aggregated using mean of observed values."
  },
  {
    "code" : "median",
    "display" : "Median",
    "definition" : "Aggregated using median of observed values."
  },
  {
    "code" : "mean-of-mean",
    "display" : "Mean of Means",
    "definition" : "Aggregated using mean of means (e.g. study mean values)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "mean-of-median",
    "display" : "Mean of Medians",
    "definition" : "Aggregated using mean of medians (e.g. study median values)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "median-of-mean",
    "display" : "Median of Means",
    "definition" : "Aggregated using median of means (e.g. study mean values)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "median-of-median",
    "display" : "Median of Medians",
    "definition" : "Aggregated using median of medians (e.g. study median values)."
  }]
}