description: The EvidenceVariable resource describes an element that knowledge (Evidence) is about. package_name: hl7.fhir.r6.core derivation: specialization name: EvidenceVariable type: EvidenceVariable elements: constraint: isModifier: false short: Limit on acceptability of data value type: BackboneElement mustSupport: false array: true isSummary: false index: 72 elements: expression: {isModifier: false, short: 'Rule for acceptable data values, as an Expression', type: Expression, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 81} maximumQuantity: {isModifier: false, short: The highest permissible value of the variable, type: Quantity, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 75} minimumQuantity: {isModifier: false, short: The lowest permissible value of the variable, type: Quantity, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 74} minimumStringLength: {isModifier: false, short: The lowest number of characters allowed for a value of the variable, type: unsignedInt, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 78} maximumStringLength: {isModifier: false, short: The highest number of characters allowed for a value of the variable, type: positiveInt, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 79} anyValueAllowed: {isModifier: false, short: Permissibility of unanticipated value used to express value of the variable, type: boolean, mustSupport: false, meaningWhenMissing: Presumed false., isSummary: false, index: 84} code: isModifier: false short: Rule for acceptable data values type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/evidence-variable-constraint'} isSummary: false index: 80 expectedUnitsValueSet: isModifier: false short: List of anticipated values used to express units for the value of the variable refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ValueSet'] type: Reference mustSupport: false isSummary: false index: 83 latestDateTime: {isModifier: false, short: The latest permissible value of the variable, type: dateTime, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 77} expectedValueSet: isModifier: false short: List of anticipated values used to express value of the variable refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ValueSet'] type: Reference mustSupport: false isSummary: false index: 82 earliestDateTime: {isModifier: false, short: The earliest permissible value of the variable, type: dateTime, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 76} conditional: isModifier: false short: Condition determining whether this constraint applies type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender'} isSummary: false index: 73 description: {isModifier: false, short: Natural language description of the evidence variable, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 21} category: isModifier: false short: A grouping for dichotomous, ordinal, or polychotomouos variables type: BackboneElement mustSupport: false array: true isSummary: false index: 55 elements: name: {isModifier: false, short: Description of the grouping, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 56} value: isModifier: false short: Definition of the grouping mustSupport: false choices: [valueCodeableConcept, valueQuantity, valueRange, valueReference] isSummary: false index: 58 valueCodeableConcept: {isModifier: false, short: Definition of the grouping, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: false, index: 59} valueQuantity: {isModifier: false, short: Definition of the grouping, type: Quantity, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: false, index: 60} valueRange: {isModifier: false, short: Definition of the grouping, type: Range, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: false, index: 61} valueReference: isModifier: false short: Definition of the grouping refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group'] type: Reference mustSupport: false choiceOf: value isSummary: false index: 62 definition: isModifier: false short: The meaning of the evidence variable type: CodeableReference mustSupport: false binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/evidence-variable-definition'} isSummary: true index: 40 date: {isModifier: false, short: Date last changed, type: dateTime, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 13} endorser: {isModifier: false, short: Who endorsed the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 20} publisher: {isModifier: false, short: Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 15} approvalDate: {isModifier: false, short: When the resource was approved by publisher, type: date, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 27} purpose: {isModifier: false, short: Why this EvidenceVariable is defined, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 24} name: {isModifier: false, short: Name for this evidence variable (computer friendly), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 7} classifier: isModifier: false short: Classification type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false array: true binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/evidence-variable-classifier'} isSummary: false index: 64 citeAs: {isModifier: false, short: Display of how to cite this EvidenceVariable, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 10} copyrightLabel: {isModifier: false, short: Copyright holder and year(s), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 26} useContext: {isModifier: false, short: The context that the content is intended to support, type: UsageContext, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 23} copyright: {isModifier: false, short: 'Intellectual property ownership, may include restrictions on use', type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 25} versionAlgorithm: isModifier: false short: How to compare versions mustSupport: false choices: [versionAlgorithmString, versionAlgorithmCoding] isSummary: true index: 4 experimental: {isModifier: false, short: For testing only - never for real usage, type: boolean, mustSupport: false, meaningWhenMissing: 'If absent, this resource is treated as though it is not experimental.', isSummary: false, index: 12} 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: 22} author: {isModifier: false, short: Who authored the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 14} versionAlgorithmCoding: {isModifier: false, short: How to compare versions, type: Coding, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: versionAlgorithm, isSummary: true, index: 6} handling: isModifier: false short: boolean | continuous | dichotomous | ordinal | polychotomous | time-to-event | not-specified type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-handling-example'} isSummary: false index: 54 status: isModifier: true short: draft | active | retired | unknown index: 11 type: code mustSupport: false binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status|6.0.0-ballot4'} isModifierReason: This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not use a retired EvidenceVariable without due consideration isSummary: true unacceptableDataHandling: isModifier: false short: How erroneous data is processed type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false array: true binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/evidence-variable-unacceptable-data-handling'} isSummary: false index: 86 timing: {isModifier: false, short: When the variable is observed, type: RelativeTime, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 70} recorder: {isModifier: false, short: Who entered the data for the evidence variable, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 17} 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: 28} editor: {isModifier: false, short: Who edited the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 18} relatesTo: isModifier: false short: Relationships to other Resources index: 30 type: BackboneElement mustSupport: false array: true elements: type: isModifier: false short: documentation | justification | citation | predecessor | successor | derived-from | depends-on | composed-of | part-of | amends | amended-with | appends | appended-with | cites | cited-by | comments-on | comment-in | contains | contained-in | corrects | correction-in | replaces | replaced-with | retracts | retracted-by | signs | similar-to | supports | supported-with | transforms | transformed-into | transformed-with | documents | specification-of | created-with | cite-as | reprint | reprint-of | summarizes type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/artifact-relationship-type'} isSummary: false index: 31 target: isModifier: false short: The artifact that is related to this EvidenceVariable mustSupport: false choices: [targetUri, targetAttachment, targetCanonical, targetReference, targetMarkdown] isSummary: false index: 33 targetUri: {isModifier: false, short: The artifact that is related to this EvidenceVariable, type: uri, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: target, isSummary: false, index: 34} targetAttachment: {isModifier: false, short: The artifact that is related to this EvidenceVariable, type: Attachment, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: target, isSummary: false, index: 35} targetCanonical: {isModifier: false, short: The artifact that is related to this EvidenceVariable, type: canonical, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: target, isSummary: false, index: 36} targetReference: isModifier: false short: The artifact that is related to this EvidenceVariable index: 37 refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Resource'] type: Reference mustSupport: false choiceOf: target isSummary: false targetMarkdown: {isModifier: false, short: The artifact that is related to this EvidenceVariable, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: target, isSummary: false, index: 38} required: [targetCanonical, targetMarkdown, targetReference, type, target, targetAttachment, targetUri] isSummary: false definitionModifier: isModifier: false short: Further specification of the definition index: 41 type: BackboneElement mustSupport: false array: true elements: valueReference: isModifier: false short: Specification of the definition attribute index: 51 refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Resource'] type: Reference mustSupport: false choiceOf: value isSummary: false valueUri: {isModifier: false, short: Specification of the definition attribute, type: uri, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: false, index: 53} valueQuantity: {isModifier: false, short: Specification of the definition attribute, type: Quantity, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: false, index: 47} value: isModifier: false short: Specification of the definition attribute mustSupport: false choices: [valueCodeableConcept, valueBoolean, valueQuantity, valueRange, valuePeriod, valueRelativeTime, valueReference, valueExpression, valueUri] isSummary: false index: 44 valueRelativeTime: {isModifier: false, short: Specification of the definition attribute, type: RelativeTime, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: false, index: 50} valueBoolean: {isModifier: false, short: Specification of the definition attribute, type: boolean, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: false, index: 46} valueExpression: {isModifier: false, short: Specification of the definition attribute, type: Expression, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: false, index: 52} code: isModifier: false short: Attribute of the definition type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/evidence-variable-definition-modifier-code'} isSummary: false index: 42 valueCodeableConcept: {isModifier: false, short: Specification of the definition attribute, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: false, index: 45} valuePeriod: {isModifier: false, short: Specification of the definition attribute, type: Period, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: false, index: 49} valueRange: {isModifier: false, short: Specification of the definition attribute, type: Range, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: false, index: 48} required: [valuePeriod, valueRelativeTime, valueUri, valueReference, valueRange, valueExpression, value, valueBoolean, valueCodeableConcept, valueQuantity, code] isSummary: false versionAlgorithmString: {isModifier: false, short: How to compare versions, type: string, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: versionAlgorithm, isSummary: true, index: 5} period: {isModifier: false, short: Calendar-based timing when the variable is observed, type: Period, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 71} reviewer: {isModifier: false, short: Who reviewed the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 19} 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} actual: {isModifier: false, short: Actual or conceptual, type: boolean, mustSupport: false, meaningWhenMissing: Value is unknown., isSummary: false, index: 39} contact: {isModifier: false, short: Contact details for the publisher, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 16} missingDataMeaning: isModifier: false short: How missing data can be interpreted type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false array: true binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/data-absent-reason'} isSummary: false index: 85 effectivePeriod: {isModifier: false, short: When the resource is expected to be used, type: Period, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 29} dataStorage: isModifier: false short: How the data element (value of the variable) is found type: BackboneElement mustSupport: false array: true isSummary: false index: 65 elements: datatype: isModifier: false short: Type of data used to express value of the variable type: CodeableConcept mustSupport: false binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/fhir-types'} isSummary: false index: 66 path: {isModifier: false, short: Where to find the data element in the dataset, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 67} delimiter: {isModifier: false, short: Character(s) separating values in a string-based list, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 68} component: elementReference: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EvidenceVariable', elements, dataStorage] isModifier: false mustSupport: false array: true isSummary: false index: 69 conditional: {isModifier: false, short: Condition determining whether the data will be collected, type: Expression, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 63} package_version: 6.0.0-ballot4 class: resource kind: resource url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EvidenceVariable base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource version: 6.0.0-ballot4 required: [status]