How is unknown different from absence of judgement? - 2016-09 core #41

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    • Type: Change Request
    • Resolution: Persuasive with Modification
    • Priority: Medium
    • FHIR Core (FHIR)
    • DSTU2
    • Patient Care
    • AllergyIntolerance
    • 9.1.3 allergy
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      Update the unknown code definition to be "The clinical certainty that the reaction was caused by the identified substance is unknown. It is an explicit assertion that certainty is not known."

      Add a usage note that says "null means no information exists (although it could be in narrative). By contrast, the unknown code is used when there is an explicit assertion that certainty is not known, such as when a patient eats a meal and it is unknown which food caused the reaction."

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      Update the unknown code definition to be "The clinical certainty that the reaction was caused by the identified substance is unknown. It is an explicit assertion that certainty is not known." Add a usage note that says "null means no information exists (although it could be in narrative). By contrast, the unknown code is used when there is an explicit assertion that certainty is not known, such as when a patient eats a meal and it is unknown which food caused the reaction."
    • Rob/Stephen: 8-0-0
    • Clarification
    • Non-substantive
    • DSTU2

      Comment:

      But the cardinality to certainty has a lower bound of zero: it's unclear how "unknown" differs from simple absence of a judgment. Explain or reject.

      Summary:

      How is unknown different from absence of judgement?

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            Reporter:
            Jay Lyle
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