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Codesystem-research-study-prim-purp-type.xml

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Definition for Code System ResearchStudyPrimaryPurposeType

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="research-study-prim-purp-type"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2017-12-20T15:52:34.818+11:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2> ResearchStudyPrimaryPurposeType</h2> 
      <div> 
        <p> Codes for the main intent of the study</p> 

      </div> 
      <p> This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/research-study-prim-purp-type 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">treatment
            <a name="research-study-prim-purp-type-treatment"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Treatment</td> 
          <td> One or more interventions are being evaluated for treating a disease, syndrome, or condition.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">prevention
            <a name="research-study-prim-purp-type-prevention"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Prevention</td> 
          <td> One or more interventions are being assessed for preventing the development of a specific
             disease or health condition.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">diagnostic
            <a name="research-study-prim-purp-type-diagnostic"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Diagnostic</td> 
          <td> One or more interventions are being evaluated for identifying a disease or health condition.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">supportive-care
            <a name="research-study-prim-purp-type-supportive-care"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Supportive Care</td> 
          <td> One or more interventions are evaluated for maximizing comfort, minimizing side effects,
             or mitigating against a decline in the participant's health or function.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">screening
            <a name="research-study-prim-purp-type-screening"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Screening</td> 
          <td> One or more interventions are assessed or examined for identifying a condition, or risk
             factors for a condition, in people who are not yet known to have the condition or risk
             factor.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">health-services-research
            <a name="research-study-prim-purp-type-health-services-research"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Health Services Research</td> 
          <td> One or more interventions for evaluating the delivery, processes, management, organization,
             or financing of healthcare.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">basic-science
            <a name="research-study-prim-purp-type-basic-science"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Basic Science</td> 
          <td> One or more interventions for examining the basic mechanism of action (for example, physiology
             or biomechanics of an intervention).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">device-feasibility
            <a name="research-study-prim-purp-type-device-feasibility"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Device Feasibility</td> 
          <td> An intervention of a device product is being evaluated to determine the feasibility of
             the product or to test a prototype device and not health outcomes. Such studies are conducted
             to confirm the design and operating specifications of a device before beginning a full
             clinical trial.</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="brr"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status">
    <valueString value="Draft"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="0"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/research-study-prim-purp-type"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.828"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="3.2.0"/> 
  <name value="ResearchStudyPrimaryPurposeType"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2017-12-20T15:52:34+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="Codes for the main intent of the study"/> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/research-study-prim-purp-type"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="treatment"/> 
    <display value="Treatment"/> 
    <definition value="One or more interventions are being evaluated for treating a disease, syndrome, or condition."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="prevention"/> 
    <display value="Prevention"/> 
    <definition value="One or more interventions are being assessed for preventing the development of a specific
     disease or health condition."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="diagnostic"/> 
    <display value="Diagnostic"/> 
    <definition value="One or more interventions are being evaluated for identifying a disease or health condition."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="supportive-care"/> 
    <display value="Supportive Care"/> 
    <definition value="One or more interventions are evaluated for maximizing comfort, minimizing side effects,
     or mitigating against a decline in the participant's health or function."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="screening"/> 
    <display value="Screening"/> 
    <definition value="One or more interventions are assessed or examined for identifying a condition, or risk
     factors for a condition, in people who are not yet known to have the condition or risk
     factor."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="health-services-research"/> 
    <display value="Health Services Research"/> 
    <definition value="One or more interventions for evaluating the delivery, processes, management, organization,
     or financing of healthcare."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="basic-science"/> 
    <display value="Basic Science"/> 
    <definition value="One or more interventions for examining the basic mechanism of action (for example, physiology
     or biomechanics of an intervention)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="device-feasibility"/> 
    <display value="Device Feasibility"/> 
    <definition value="An intervention of a device product is being evaluated to determine the feasibility of
     the product or to test a prototype device and not health outcomes. Such studies are conducted
     to confirm the design and operating specifications of a device before beginning a full
     clinical trial."/> 
  </concept> 
</CodeSystem> 

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.