HEARTLAND Protocol FHIR Implementation Guide
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HEARTLAND FHIR candidate 0.3.0 — draft, experimental R4 4.0.1 reference. Prepared for technical review; not evidence of clinical validation or vendor interoperability.

: HEARTLAND Evidence Level

Draft as of 2026-09-29

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  <language value="en"/>
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    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem heartland-evidence-level</b></p><a name="heartland-evidence-level"> </a><a name="hcheartland-evidence-level"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>https://fhir.heartlandprotocol.org/CodeSystem/heartland-evidence-level</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">established<a name="heartland-evidence-level-established"> </a></td><td>Established Evidence</td><td>Interventions with strong guideline support, such as SGLT2i for all HF phenotypes endorsed by the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA guideline.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">emerging<a name="heartland-evidence-level-emerging"> </a></td><td>Emerging Evidence</td><td>Recent trial findings not yet fully incorporated into guidelines, such as finerenone for HFpEF based on the FINEARTS-HF trial.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">pragmatic<a name="heartland-evidence-level-pragmatic"> </a></td><td>Pragmatic Heuristic</td><td>Tools developed for clinical utility without formal statistical validation, such as the HEARTLAND Risk Score itself.</td></tr></table></div>
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       value="https://fhir.heartlandprotocol.org/CodeSystem/heartland-evidence-level"/>
  <version value="0.3.0"/>
  <name value="HeartlandEvidenceLevel"/>
  <title value="HEARTLAND Evidence Level"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <experimental value="true"/>
  <date value="2026-09-29T19:00:36-04:00"/>
  <publisher value="Vicky Muller Ferreira, MD"/>
  <contact>
    <name value="Vicky Muller Ferreira, MD"/>
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    <name value="Vicky Muller Ferreira, MD"/>
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      <value value="https://heartlandprotocol.org"/>
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  <description
               value="Three-tiered transparency labels distinguishing evidence strength behind HEARTLAND Protocol v3.2 recommendations, helping clinicians calibrate clinical decisions."/>
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                value="Interventions with strong guideline support, such as SGLT2i for all HF phenotypes endorsed by the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA guideline."/>
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                value="Tools developed for clinical utility without formal statistical validation, such as the HEARTLAND Risk Score itself."/>
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