description: The Evidence resource describes the conditional state (population and any exposures being compared within the population) and outcome (if specified) that the knowledge (evidence, assertion, recommendation) is about.
package_name: hl7.fhir.r4.core
derivation: specialization
name: Evidence
type: Evidence
elements:
  description: {short: Natural language description of the evidence, type: markdown, isSummary: true, index: 11}
  date: {short: Date last changed, type: dateTime, isSummary: true, index: 8}
  endorser: {type: ContactDetail, short: Who endorsed the content, array: true, index: 23}
  publisher: {short: Name of the publisher (organization or individual), type: string, isSummary: true, index: 9}
  approvalDate: {short: When the evidence was approved by publisher, type: date, index: 16}
  jurisdiction:
    short: Intended jurisdiction for evidence (if applicable)
    type: CodeableConcept
    array: true
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/jurisdiction'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 14
  name: {short: Name for this evidence (computer friendly), type: string, isSummary: true, index: 3}
  useContext: {short: The context that the content is intended to support, type: UsageContext, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 13}
  copyright: {short: Use and/or publishing restrictions, type: markdown, index: 15}
  outcome:
    short: What outcome?
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EvidenceVariable']
    type: Reference
    array: true
    isSummary: true
    index: 27
  topic:
    short: The category of the Evidence, such as Education, Treatment, Assessment, etc.
    type: CodeableConcept
    array: true
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/definition-topic'}
    index: 19
  title: {short: Name for this evidence (human friendly), type: string, isSummary: true, index: 4}
  note: {type: Annotation, short: Used for footnotes or explanatory notes, array: true, index: 12}
  author: {type: ContactDetail, short: Who authored the content, array: true, index: 20}
  status:
    isModifier: true
    short: draft | active | retired | unknown
    type: code
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status|4.0.1'}
    isModifierReason: This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not use a retired {{title}} without due consideration
    isSummary: true
    index: 7
  subtitle: {type: string, short: Subordinate title of the Evidence, index: 6}
  url: {short: 'Canonical identifier for this evidence, represented as a URI (globally unique)', type: uri, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  identifier: {short: Additional identifier for the evidence, type: Identifier, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  lastReviewDate: {short: When the evidence was last reviewed, type: date, index: 17}
  editor: {type: ContactDetail, short: Who edited the content, array: true, index: 21}
  reviewer: {type: ContactDetail, short: Who reviewed the content, array: true, index: 22}
  shortTitle: {type: string, short: Title for use in informal contexts, index: 5}
  version: {short: Business version of the evidence, type: string, isSummary: true, index: 2}
  relatedArtifact: {short: 'Additional documentation, citations, etc.', type: RelatedArtifact, array: true, index: 24}
  contact: {short: Contact details for the publisher, type: ContactDetail, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 10}
  exposureBackground:
    short: What population?
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EvidenceVariable']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 25
  effectivePeriod: {short: When the evidence is expected to be used, type: Period, isSummary: true, index: 18}
  exposureVariant:
    short: What exposure?
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EvidenceVariable']
    type: Reference
    array: true
    isSummary: true
    index: 26
package_version: 4.0.1
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Evidence
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 4.0.1
required: [exposureBackground, status]