HL7 Terminology (THO)
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ValueSet: Evidence Certainty Type

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/certainty-type Version: 1.0.0
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 1 Responsible: HL7 (FHIR Project) Computable Name: EvidenceCertaintyType

The aspect of quality, confidence, or certainty.

References

This value set is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

Logical Definition (CLD)

 

Expansion

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Evidence Certainty Type v1.0.0 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 9 concepts

SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionJSONXML
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-type  OverallOverall certaintyOverall certainty of evidence (quality of evidence).
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-type  RiskOfBiasRisk of biasmethodologic concerns reducing internal validity.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-type  InconsistencyInconsistencyconcerns that findings are not similar enough to support certainty.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-type  IndirectnessIndirectnessconcerns reducing external validity.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-type  ImprecisionImprecisionfuzzy or wide variability.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-type  PublicationBiasPublication biaslikelihood that what is published misrepresents what is available to publish.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-type  DoseResponseGradientDose response gradienthigher certainty due to dose response relationship.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-type  PlausibleConfoundingPlausible confoundinghigher certainty due to risk of bias in opposite direction.
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-type  LargeEffectLarge effecthigher certainty due to large effect size.

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. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System 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)
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

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2025-03-15createJoanne DehnbostelSDMove terminologies from FHIR to THO for EBMonFHIR Resources; up-633