Release 4B

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4.3.14.125 Code System http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/focus-characteristic-code

Clinical Decision Support Work Group Maturity Level: 0 Trial Use Use Context: Any

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/focus-characteristic-code

Version: 4.3.0

Name: FocusCharacteristicCode

Title: FocusCharacteristicCode

Definition:

Evidence focus characteristic code.

Committee: Clinical Decision Support Work Group

OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.0 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource XML / JSON

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

ValueSet: FocusCharacteristicCode (Evidence focus characteristic code.)

4.3.14.125.1 Content

This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/focus-characteristic-code defines the following codes:

Code Display Definition

citation Citation Used to reference a specific article.

clinical-outcomes-observed Observed outcomes are clinical outcomes 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-important outcome such as mortality, symptoms, function or quality of life).

population Population The population of interest.

exposure Exposure The exposure of interest, such as an intervention.

comparator Comparator The comparator (intervention or control state) of interest.

outcome Outcome the outcome of interest.

medication-exposures Medication exposures Any medication exposures. A subset of exposures or interventions that are medications.

study-type Study type Type of research study, such as randomized trial or case-control study.

See the full registry of code systems defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.

Source The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')

Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application

Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments Additional notes about how to use the code