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4.4.1.49 4.4.1.96 ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/definition-method

  Maturity Level : 1
Clinical Decision Support Responsible Owner: FHIR Infrastructure icon Work Group Draft Informative Use Context : Country: World, Not Intended for Production use World
Official URL : http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/definition-method Version : 5.0.0 6.0.0-ballot3
draft active as of 2020-12-28 Computable Name : DefinitionMethod
Flags : Experimental, Immutable OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.3059

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.49.1 4.4.1.96.1 Definition

The method used to define, describe, or determine a characteristic value.

4.4.1.49.2 4.4.1.96.2 Content Logical Definition

Generated Narrative: ValueSet definition-method

Last updated: 2025-11-14T05:50:06.469Z

 

4.4.1.49.3 4.4.1.96.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 26 Mar 2023 14 Nov 2025

This value set contains 8 concepts

ValueSet

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Definition Method v5.0.0 v6.0.0-ballot3 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 8 concepts

http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method
Code System System Code Display Definition
http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method    systematic-assessment Systematic Assessment 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
http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method    non-systematic-assessment Non-Systematic Assessment Any non-systematic method for determining whether or not adverse events have occurred, such as self-reporting by participants or occasional assessment/testing
http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method    mean Mean Aggregated using mean of observed values.
http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method    median Median Aggregated using median of observed values.
http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method    mean-of-mean Mean of Means Aggregated using mean of means (e.g. study mean values).
http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method    mean-of-median Mean of Medians Aggregated using mean of medians (e.g. study median values).
http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method    median-of-mean Median of Means Aggregated using median of means (e.g. study mean values).
http://hl7.org/fhir/definition-method    median-of-median Median of Medians Aggregated using median of medians (e.g. study median values).

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Lvl A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow code system hierarchy - 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