Resources
Evidence
Resources
Evidence
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.
Properties
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | No | uri | Canonical identifier for this evidence, represented as a URI (globally unique) |
| identifier | No | Identifier[] | Additional identifier for the evidence |
| version | No | string | Business version of the evidence |
| name | No | string | Name for this evidence (computer friendly) |
| title | No | string | Name for this evidence (human friendly) |
| shortTitle | No | string | Title for use in informal contexts |
| subtitle | No | string | Subordinate title of the Evidence |
| status | Yes | code | draft / active / retired / unknown |
| date | No | dateTime | Date last changed |
| publisher | No | string | Name of the publisher (organization or individual) |
| contact | No | ContactDetail[] | Contact details for the publisher |
| description | No | markdown | Natural language description of the evidence |
| note | No | Annotation[] | Used for footnotes or explanatory notes |
| useContext | No | UsageContext[] | The context that the content is intended to support |
| jurisdiction | No | CodeableConcept[] | Intended jurisdiction for evidence (if applicable) |
| copyright | No | markdown | Use and/or publishing restrictions |
| approvalDate | No | date | When the evidence was approved by publisher |
| lastReviewDate | No | date | When the evidence was last reviewed |
| effectivePeriod | No | Period | When the evidence is expected to be used |
| topic | No | CodeableConcept[] | The category of the Evidence, such as Education, Treatment, Assessment, etc. |
| author | No | ContactDetail[] | Who authored the content |
| editor | No | ContactDetail[] | Who edited the content |
| reviewer | No | ContactDetail[] | Who reviewed the content |
| endorser | No | ContactDetail[] | Who endorsed the content |
| relatedArtifact | No | RelatedArtifact[] | Additional documentation, citations, etc. |
| exposureBackground | Yes | Reference<EvidenceVariable> | What population? |
| exposureVariant | No | Reference<EvidenceVariable>[] | What exposure? |
| outcome | No | Reference<EvidenceVariable>[] | What outcome? |
Search Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Expression |
|---|---|---|---|
| composed-of | reference | What resource is being referenced | Evidence.relatedArtifact |
| context | token | A use context assigned to the evidence | Evidence.useContext.value |
| context-quantity | quantity | A quantity- or range-valued use context assigned to the evidence | Evidence.useContext.value |
| context-type | token | A type of use context assigned to the evidence | Evidence.useContext.code |
| date | date | The evidence publication date | Evidence.date |
| depends-on | reference | What resource is being referenced | Evidence.relatedArtifact |
| derived-from | reference | What resource is being referenced | Evidence.relatedArtifact |
| description | string | The description of the evidence | Evidence.description |
| effective | date | The time during which the evidence is intended to be in use | Evidence.effectivePeriod |
| identifier | token | External identifier for the evidence | Evidence.identifier |
| jurisdiction | token | Intended jurisdiction for the evidence | Evidence.jurisdiction |
| name | string | Computationally friendly name of the evidence | Evidence.name |
| predecessor | reference | What resource is being referenced | Evidence.relatedArtifact |
| publisher | string | Name of the publisher of the evidence | Evidence.publisher |
| status | token | The current status of the evidence | Evidence.status |
| successor | reference | What resource is being referenced | Evidence.relatedArtifact |
| title | string | The human-friendly name of the evidence | Evidence.title |
| topic | token | Topics associated with the Evidence | Evidence.topic |
| url | uri | The uri that identifies the evidence | Evidence.url |
| version | token | The business version of the evidence | Evidence.version |
| context-type-quantity | composite | A use context type and quantity- or range-based value assigned to the evidence | Evidence.useContext |
| context-type-value | composite | A use context type and value assigned to the evidence | Evidence.useContext |
Inherited Properties
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | No | string | Logical id of this artifact |
| meta | No | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
| implicitRules | No | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
| language | No | code | Language of the resource content |
| text | No | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained | No | Resource[] | Contained, inline Resources |
| extension | No | Extension[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| modifierExtension | No | Extension[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
To view the FHIR specification for this resource, see Evidence.