<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"><id value="focus-characteristic-code"/><meta><lastUpdated value="2023-03-26T15:21:02.749+11:00"/><profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/></meta><text><status value="generated"/><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/focus-characteristic-code</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">citation<a name="focus-characteristic-code-citation"> </a></td><td>Citation</td><td>Used to reference a specific article.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">clinical-outcomes-observed<a name="focus-characteristic-code-clinical-outcomes-observed"> </a></td><td>Observed outcomes are clinical outcomes</td><td>Used to denote a focus on clinical outcomes, ie evidence variable in role of outcome (measured variable) as observed is considered a &quot;clinical outcome&quot; (patient-important outcome such as mortality, symptoms, function or quality of life).</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">population<a name="focus-characteristic-code-population"> </a></td><td>Population</td><td>The population of interest.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">exposure<a name="focus-characteristic-code-exposure"> </a></td><td>Exposure</td><td>The exposure of interest, such as an intervention.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">comparator<a name="focus-characteristic-code-comparator"> </a></td><td>Comparator</td><td>The comparator (intervention or control state) of interest.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">outcome<a name="focus-characteristic-code-outcome"> </a></td><td>Outcome</td><td>the outcome of interest.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">medication-exposures<a name="focus-characteristic-code-medication-exposures"> </a></td><td>Medication exposures</td><td>Any medication exposures. A subset of exposures or interventions that are medications.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">study-type<a name="focus-characteristic-code-study-type"> </a></td><td>Study type</td><td>Type of research study, such as randomized trial or case-control study.</td></tr></table></div></text><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"><valueCode value="cds"/></extension><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"><valueCode value="trial-use"/></extension><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"><valueInteger value="0"/></extension><url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/focus-characteristic-code"/><identifier><system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/><value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1960"/></identifier><version value="5.0.0"/><name value="FocusCharacteristicCode"/><title value="Focus Characteristic Code"/><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="Evidence focus characteristic code."/><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/focus-characteristic-code"/><content value="complete"/><concept><code value="citation"/><display value="Citation"/><definition value="Used to reference a specific article."/></concept><concept><code value="clinical-outcomes-observed"/><display value="Observed outcomes are clinical outcomes"/><definition value="Used to denote a focus on clinical outcomes, ie evidence variable in role of outcome (measured variable) as observed is considered a &quot;clinical outcome&quot; (patient-important outcome such as mortality, symptoms, function or quality of life)."/></concept><concept><code value="population"/><display value="Population"/><definition value="The population of interest."/></concept><concept><code value="exposure"/><display value="Exposure"/><definition value="The exposure of interest, such as an intervention."/></concept><concept><code value="comparator"/><display value="Comparator"/><definition value="The comparator (intervention or control state) of interest."/></concept><concept><code value="outcome"/><display value="Outcome"/><definition value="the outcome of interest."/></concept><concept><code value="medication-exposures"/><display value="Medication exposures"/><definition value="Any medication exposures. A subset of exposures or interventions that are medications."/></concept><concept><code value="study-type"/><display value="Study type"/><definition value="Type of research study, such as randomized trial or case-control study."/></concept></CodeSystem>