Definition for Code SystemDefinitionMethod

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      This code system 
         defines the following codes:
      
      
        
          
            
          
          
            
          
          
            
          
        
        
          systematic-assessment
            
          
          

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    <lastUpdated value="2025-11-27T16:48:47.349+00:00"/> 
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        <b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem definition-method</b> 
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      <p> This case-sensitive code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method</code>  defines the following codes:
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            <b> Code</b> 
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          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
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            <b> Definition</b> 
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          <td style="white-space:nowrap">systematic-assessment
            <a name="definition-method-systematic-assessment"> </a> 
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          <td> Systematic Assessment</td> 
          <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
        
        
          non-systematic-assessment
            
          
          

             assessment, regular laboratory testing, or other method</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">non-systematic-assessment            <a name="definition-method-non-systematic-assessment"> </a>           </td>           <td> Non-Systematic Assessment</td> 
          <td> Any non-systematic method for determining whether or not adverse events have occurred,
             such as self-reporting by participants or occasional assessment/testing
        
        
          mean
            
          
          
          
        
        
          median
            
          
          
          
        
        
          mean-of-mean
            
          
          
          
        
        
          mean-of-median
            
          
          
          
        
        
          median-of-mean
            
          
          
          
        
        
          median-of-median
            
          
          
          
        
      
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
      
    
    
      
      
    
  
  
  
    
      
      
      
    
  
  
  
  
  
    
    

             such as self-reporting by participants or occasional assessment/testing</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">mean            <a name="definition-method-mean"> </a>           </td>           <td> Mean</td>           <td> Aggregated using mean of observed values.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">median            <a name="definition-method-median"> </a>           </td>           <td> Median</td>           <td> Aggregated using median of observed values.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">mean-of-mean            <a name="definition-method-mean-of-mean"> </a>           </td>           <td> Mean of Means</td>           <td> Aggregated using mean of means (e.g. study mean values).</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">mean-of-median            <a name="definition-method-mean-of-median"> </a>           </td>           <td> Mean of Medians</td>           <td> Aggregated using mean of medians (e.g. study median values).</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">median-of-mean            <a name="definition-method-median-of-mean"> </a>           </td>           <td> Median of Means</td>           <td> Aggregated using median of means (e.g. study mean values).</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">median-of-median            <a name="definition-method-median-of-median"> </a>           </td>           <td> Median of Medians</td>           <td> Aggregated using median of medians (e.g. study median values).</td>         </tr>       </table>     </div>   </text>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">    <valueCode value="fhir"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">    <valueCode value="informative"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">    <valueInteger value="1"/>   </extension>   <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method"/>   <identifier>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1953"/>   </identifier>   <version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/>   <name value="DefinitionMethod"/>   <title value="Definition Method"/>   <status value="active"/>   <experimental value="false"/>   <date value="2020-12-28T16:55:11+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="The method used to define, describe, or determine a characteristic value."/>   <jurisdiction>     <coding>       <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>       <code value="001"/>       <display value="World"/>     </coding>   </jurisdiction>   <caseSensitive value="true"/>   <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/definition-method"/>   <content value="complete"/>   <concept>     <code value="systematic-assessment"/>     <display value="Systematic Assessment"/> 
    <definition value="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
  
  
    
    

     assessment, regular laboratory testing, or other method"/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="non-systematic-assessment"/>     <display value="Non-Systematic Assessment"/> 
    <definition value="Any non-systematic method for determining whether or not adverse events have occurred,
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     such as self-reporting by participants or occasional assessment/testing"/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="mean"/>     <display value="Mean"/>     <definition value="Aggregated using mean of observed values."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="median"/>     <display value="Median"/>     <definition value="Aggregated using median of observed values."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="mean-of-mean"/>     <display value="Mean of Means"/>     <definition value="Aggregated using mean of means (e.g. study mean values)."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="mean-of-median"/>     <display value="Mean of Medians"/>     <definition value="Aggregated using mean of medians (e.g. study median values)."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="median-of-mean"/>     <display value="Median of Means"/>     <definition value="Aggregated using median of means (e.g. study mean values)."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="median-of-median"/>     <display value="Median of Medians"/>     <definition value="Aggregated using median of medians (e.g. study median values)."/>   </concept> 


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