description: The EvidenceVariable resource describes an element that knowledge (Evidence) is about.
package_name: hl7.fhir.r6.examples
derivation: specialization
name: EvidenceVariable
type: EvidenceVariable
elements:
  description: {isModifier: false, short: Natural language description of the evidence variable, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 15}
  category:
    isModifier: false
    short: A grouping for ordinal or polychotomous variables
    type: BackboneElement
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    isSummary: false
    index: 32
    elements:
      name: {isModifier: false, short: Description of the grouping, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 33}
      value:
        isModifier: false
        short: Definition of the grouping
        mustSupport: false
        choices: [valueCodeableConcept, valueQuantity, valueRange, valueReference]
        isSummary: false
        index: 35
      valueCodeableConcept: {isModifier: false, short: Definition of the grouping, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: false, index: 36}
      valueQuantity: {isModifier: false, short: Definition of the grouping, type: Quantity, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: false, index: 37}
      valueRange: {isModifier: false, short: Definition of the grouping, type: Range, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: false, index: 38}
      valueReference:
        isModifier: false
        short: Definition of the grouping
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group']
        type: Reference
        mustSupport: false
        choiceOf: value
        isSummary: false
        index: 39
  definition:
    isModifier: false
    short: Defines the variable with a concept and/or Reference
    type: CodeableReference
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/evidence-variable-definition'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 30
  date: {isModifier: false, short: Date last changed, type: dateTime, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 12}
  endorser: {isModifier: false, short: Who endorsed the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 27}
  publisher: {isModifier: false, short: Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 13}
  approvalDate: {isModifier: false, short: When the resource was approved by publisher, type: date, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 21}
  purpose: {isModifier: false, short: Why this EvidenceVariable is defined, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 18}
  name: {isModifier: false, short: Name for this evidence variable (computer friendly), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 7}
  copyrightLabel: {isModifier: false, short: Copyright holder and year(s), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 20}
  useContext: {isModifier: false, short: The context that the content is intended to support, type: UsageContext, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 17}
  copyright: {isModifier: false, short: Use and/or publishing restrictions, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 19}
  versionAlgorithm:
    isModifier: false
    short: How to compare versions
    mustSupport: false
    choices: [versionAlgorithmString, versionAlgorithmCoding]
    isSummary: true
    index: 4
  experimental: {isModifier: false, short: 'For testing purposes, not real usage', type: boolean, mustSupport: false, meaningWhenMissing: 'If absent, this resource is treated as though it is not experimental.', isSummary: false, index: 11}
  title: {isModifier: false, short: Name for this evidence variable (human friendly), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 8}
  note: {isModifier: false, short: Used for footnotes or explanatory notes, type: Annotation, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 16}
  author: {isModifier: false, short: Who authored the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 24}
  versionAlgorithmCoding: {isModifier: false, short: How to compare versions, type: Coding, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: versionAlgorithm, isSummary: true, index: 6}
  handling:
    isModifier: false
    short: continuous | dichotomous | ordinal | polychotomous
    type: code
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-handling|6.0.0-ballot1'}
    isSummary: false
    index: 31
  status:
    isModifier: true
    short: draft | active | retired | unknown
    index: 10
    type: code
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status|6.0.0-ballot1'}
    isModifierReason: This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not use a retired {{title}} without due consideration
    isSummary: true
  url:
    constraint:
      cnl-1: {human: 'URL should not contain | or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematic', source: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EvidenceVariable', severity: warning, expression: 'exists() implies matches(''^[^|# ]+$'')'}
    isModifier: false
    short: Canonical identifier for this evidence variable, represented as a URI (globally unique)
    type: uri
    mustSupport: false
    isSummary: true
    index: 0
  identifier: {isModifier: false, short: Additional identifier for the evidence variable, type: Identifier, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  lastReviewDate: {isModifier: false, short: When the resource was last reviewed by the publisher, type: date, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 22}
  editor: {isModifier: false, short: Who edited the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 25}
  versionAlgorithmString: {isModifier: false, short: How to compare versions, type: string, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: versionAlgorithm, isSummary: true, index: 5}
  reviewer: {isModifier: false, short: Who reviewed the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 26}
  shortTitle: {isModifier: false, short: Title for use in informal contexts, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 9}
  version: {isModifier: false, short: Business version of the evidence variable, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 2}
  relatedArtifact: {isModifier: false, short: 'Additional documentation, citations, etc', type: RelatedArtifact, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 28}
  actual: {isModifier: false, short: Actual or conceptual, type: boolean, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 29}
  contact: {isModifier: false, short: Contact details for the publisher, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 14}
  effectivePeriod: {isModifier: false, short: When the resource is expected to be used, type: Period, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 23}
package_version: 6.0.0-ballot1
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EvidenceVariable
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 6.0.0-ballot1
required: [status]