Release 4B Ballot #1

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4.4.1.397 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/characteristic-combination

Clinical Decision Support

Work Group

Maturity Level: 1

Trial Use

Use Context: Any

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/characteristic-combination

Version:

4.1.0

Name:

CharacteristicCombination

Title:

CharacteristicCombination

Definition:

Logical grouping of characteristics.

Committee:

Clinical Decision Support

Work Group

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.1527 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

CodeSystem: This value set is the designated 'entire code system' value set for CharacteristicCombination
Resource: EvidenceVariable.characteristicCombination (code / Required)

4.4.1.397.1 Content Logical Definition

Include all codes defined in http://hl7.org/fhir/characteristic-combination

4.4.1.397.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 11 Mar 2021

This value set contains 2 concepts

Expansion based on CharacteristicCombination v4.1.0 (CodeSystem)

All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/characteristic-combination

Code	Display	Definition
intersection	intersection	Combine characteristics with AND.
union	union	Combine characteristics with OR.

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Comments

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