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Evidence
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Content
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|
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Maturity
Level
:
|
|
|
UML
Diagram
(
Legend
Raw
JSON
)
Evidence
(
DomainResource
)
An
absolute
URI
that
is
used
to
identify
this
evidence
when
it
is
referenced
in
a
specification,
model,
design
or
an
instance;
also
called
its
canonical
identifier.
This
SHOULD
be
globally
unique
and
SHOULD
be
a
literal
address
at
which
at
which
an
authoritative
instance
of
this
evidence
is
(or
will
be)
published.
This
URL
can
be
the
target
of
a
canonical
reference.
It
SHALL
remain
the
same
when
the
evidence
is
stored
on
different
servers
url
:
uri
[0..1]
A
formal
identifier
that
is
used
to
identify
this
evidence
when
it
is
represented
in
other
formats,
or
referenced
in
a
specification,
model,
design
or
an
instance
identifier
:
Identifier
[0..*]
The
identifier
that
is
used
to
identify
this
version
of
the
evidence
when
it
is
referenced
in
a
specification,
model,
design
or
instance.
This
is
an
arbitrary
value
managed
by
the
evidence
author
and
is
not
expected
to
be
globally
unique.
For
example,
it
might
be
a
timestamp
(e.g.
yyyymmdd)
if
a
managed
version
is
not
available.
There
is
also
no
expectation
that
versions
can
be
placed
in
a
lexicographical
sequence.
To
provide
a
version
consistent
with
the
Decision
Support
Service
specification,
use
the
format
Major.Minor.Revision
(e.g.
1.0.0).
For
more
information
on
versioning
knowledge
assets,
refer
to
the
Decision
Support
Service
specification.
Note
that
a
version
is
required
for
non-experimental
active
artifacts
version
:
string
[0..1]
A
natural
language
name
identifying
the
evidence.
This
name
should
be
usable
as
an
identifier
for
the
module
by
machine
processing
applications
such
as
code
generation
name
:
string
[0..1]
A
short,
descriptive,
user-friendly
title
for
the
evidence
title
:
string
[0..1]
The
short
title
provides
an
alternate
title
for
use
in
informal
descriptive
contexts
where
the
full,
formal
title
is
not
necessary
shortTitle
:
string
[0..1]
An
explanatory
or
alternate
title
for
the
Evidence
giving
additional
information
about
its
content
subtitle
:
string
[0..1]
The
status
of
this
evidence.
Enables
tracking
the
life-cycle
of
the
content
(this
element
modifies
the
meaning
of
other
elements)
status
:
code
[1..1]
«
The
lifecycle
status
of
an
artifact.
(Strength=Required)
PublicationStatus
!
»
The
date
(and
optionally
time)
when
the
evidence
was
published.
The
date
must
change
when
the
business
version
changes
and
it
must
change
if
the
status
code
changes.
In
addition,
it
should
change
when
the
substantive
content
of
the
evidence
changes
date
:
dateTime
[0..1]
The
name
of
the
organization
or
individual
that
published
the
evidence
publisher
:
string
[0..1]
Contact
details
to
assist
a
user
in
finding
and
communicating
with
the
publisher
contact
:
ContactDetail
[0..*]
A
free
text
natural
language
description
of
the
evidence
from
a
consumer's
perspective
description
:
markdown
[0..1]
A
human-readable
string
to
clarify
or
explain
concepts
about
the
resource
note
:
Annotation
[0..*]
The
content
was
developed
with
a
focus
and
intent
of
supporting
the
contexts
that
are
listed.
These
contexts
may
be
general
categories
(gender,
age,
...)
or
may
be
references
to
specific
programs
(insurance
plans,
studies,
...)
and
may
be
used
to
assist
with
indexing
and
searching
for
appropriate
evidence
instances
useContext
:
UsageContext
[0..*]
A
legal
or
geographic
region
in
which
the
evidence
is
intended
to
be
used
jurisdiction
:
CodeableConcept
[0..*]
«
Countries
and
regions
within
which
this
artifact
is
targeted
for
use.
(Strength=Extensible)
Jurisdiction
ValueSet
form
+
»
A
copyright
statement
relating
to
the
evidence
and/or
its
contents.
Copyright
statements
are
generally
legal
restrictions
on
the
use
and
publishing
of
the
evidence
copyright
:
markdown
[0..1]
The
date
on
which
the
resource
content
was
approved
by
the
publisher.
Approval
happens
once
when
the
content
is
officially
approved
for
usage
approvalDate
:
date
[0..1]
The
date
on
which
the
resource
content
was
last
reviewed.
Review
happens
periodically
after
approval
but
does
not
change
the
original
approval
date
lastReviewDate
:
date
[0..1]
The
period
during
which
the
evidence
content
was
or
is
planned
to
be
in
active
use
effectivePeriod
:
Period
[0..1]
Descriptive
topics
related
to
the
content
of
the
Evidence.
Topics
provide
a
high-level
categorization
grouping
types
of
Evidences
that
can
be
useful
for
filtering
and
searching
topic
:
CodeableConcept
[0..*]
«
High-level
categorization
of
the
definition,
used
for
searching,
sorting,
and
filtering.
(Strength=Example)
DefinitionTopic
??
»
An
individiual
or
organization
primarily
involved
in
the
creation
and
maintenance
of
the
content
author
:
ContactDetail
[0..*]
An
individual
or
organization
primarily
responsible
for
internal
coherence
of
the
content
editor
:
ContactDetail
[0..*]
An
individual
or
organization
primarily
responsible
for
review
of
some
aspect
of
the
content
reviewer
:
ContactDetail
[0..*]
An
individual
or
organization
responsible
for
officially
endorsing
the
content
for
use
in
some
setting
endorser
:
ContactDetail
[0..*]
Related
artifacts
such
as
additional
documentation,
justification,
or
bibliographic
references
relatedArtifact
:
RelatedArtifact
[0..*]
A
reference
to
a
EvidenceVariable
resource
that
defines
the
population
for
the
research
exposureBackground
:
Reference
[1..1]
«
EvidenceVariable
»
A
reference
to
a
EvidenceVariable
resource
that
defines
the
exposure
for
the
research
exposureVariant
:
Reference
[0..*]
«
EvidenceVariable
»
A
reference
to
a
EvidenceVariable
resomece
that
defines
the
outcome
for
the
research
outcome
:
Reference
[0..*]
«
EvidenceVariable
also
see
JSON
Format
Specification
»
XML
Template
)
JSON
Template
Definition
for
Code
SystemResourceValidationMode
Structure
Name
Flags
Card.
Type
Description
&
Constraints
Evidence
I
TU
DomainResource
A
research
context
or
question
+
Warning:
Name
should
be
usable
as
an
identifier
for
the
module
by
machine
processing
applications
such
as
code
generation
Elements
defined
in
Ancestors:
id
,
meta
,
implicitRules
,
language
,
text
,
contained
,
extension
,
modifierExtension
url
Σ
0..1
uri
Canonical
identifier
for
this
evidence,
represented
as
a
URI
(globally
unique)
identifier
Σ
0..*
Identifier
Additional
identifier
for
the
evidence
version
Σ
0..1
string
Business
version
of
the
evidence
name
Σ
I
0..1
string
Name
for
this
evidence
(computer
friendly)
title
Σ
0..1
string
Name
for
this
evidence
(human
friendly)
shortTitle
0..1
string
Title
for
use
in
informal
contexts
subtitle
0..1
string
Subordinate
title
of
the
Evidence
status
?!
Σ
1..1
code
draft
|
active
|
retired
|
unknown
PublicationStatus
(
Required
)
date
Σ
0..1
dateTime
Date
last
changed
publisher
Σ
0..1
string
Name
of
the
publisher
(organization
or
individual)
contact
Σ
0..*
ContactDetail
Contact
details
for
the
publisher
description
Σ
0..1
markdown
Natural
language
description
of
the
evidence
note
0..*
Annotation
Used
for
footnotes
or
explanatory
notes
useContext
Σ
0..*
UsageContext
The
context
that
the
content
is
intended
to
support
jurisdiction
Σ
0..*
CodeableConcept
Intended
jurisdiction
for
evidence
(if
applicable)
Jurisdiction
(
Extensible
)
copyright
0..1
markdown
Use
and/or
publishing
restrictions
approvalDate
0..1
date
When
the
evidence
was
approved
by
publisher
lastReviewDate
0..1
date
When
the
evidence
was
last
reviewed
effectivePeriod
Σ
0..1
Period
When
the
evidence
is
expected
to
be
used
topic
0..*
CodeableConcept
The
category
of
the
Evidence,
such
as
Education,
Treatment,
Assessment,
etc.
DefinitionTopic
(
Example
)
author
0..*
ContactDetail
Who
authored
the
content
editor
0..*
ContactDetail
Who
edited
the
content
reviewer
0..*
ContactDetail
Who
reviewed
the
content
endorser
0..*
ContactDetail
Who
endorsed
the
content
relatedArtifact
0..*
RelatedArtifact
Additional
documentation,
citations,
etc.
exposureBackground
Σ
1..1
Reference
(
EvidenceVariable
)
What
population?
exposureVariant
Σ
0..*
Reference
(
EvidenceVariable
)
What
exposure?
outcome
Σ
0..*
Reference
(
EvidenceVariable
)
What
outcome?
Documentation
for
this
format
UML
Diagram
(
Legend
)
Evidence
(
DomainResource
)
An
absolute
URI
that
is
used
to
identify
this
evidence
when
it
is
referenced
in
a
specification,
model,
design
or
an
instance;
also
called
its
canonical
identifier.
This
SHOULD
be
globally
unique
and
SHOULD
be
a
literal
address
at
which
at
which
an
authoritative
instance
of
this
evidence
is
(or
will
be)
published.
This
URL
can
be
the
target
of
a
canonical
reference.
It
SHALL
remain
the
same
when
the
evidence
is
stored
on
different
servers
url
:
uri
[0..1]
A
formal
identifier
that
is
used
to
identify
this
evidence
when
it
is
represented
in
other
formats,
or
referenced
in
a
specification,
model,
design
or
an
instance
identifier
:
Identifier
[0..*]
The
identifier
that
is
used
to
identify
this
version
of
the
evidence
when
it
is
referenced
in
a
specification,
model,
design
or
instance.
This
is
an
arbitrary
value
managed
by
the
evidence
author
and
is
not
expected
to
be
globally
unique.
For
example,
it
might
be
a
timestamp
(e.g.
yyyymmdd)
if
a
managed
version
is
not
available.
There
is
also
no
expectation
that
versions
can
be
placed
in
a
lexicographical
sequence.
To
provide
a
version
consistent
with
the
Decision
Support
Service
specification,
use
the
format
Major.Minor.Revision
(e.g.
1.0.0).
For
more
information
on
versioning
knowledge
assets,
refer
to
the
Decision
Support
Service
specification.
Note
that
a
version
is
required
for
non-experimental
active
artifacts
version
:
string
[0..1]
A
natural
language
name
identifying
the
evidence.
This
name
should
be
usable
as
an
identifier
for
the
module
by
machine
processing
applications
such
as
code
generation
name
:
string
[0..1]
A
short,
descriptive,
user-friendly
title
for
the
evidence
title
:
string
[0..1]
The
short
title
provides
an
alternate
title
for
use
in
informal
descriptive
contexts
where
the
full,
formal
title
is
not
necessary
shortTitle
:
string
[0..1]
An
explanatory
or
alternate
title
for
the
Evidence
giving
additional
information
about
its
content
subtitle
:
string
[0..1]
The
status
of
this
evidence.
Enables
tracking
the
life-cycle
of
the
content
(this
element
modifies
the
meaning
of
other
elements)
status
:
code
[1..1]
«
The
lifecycle
status
of
an
artifact.
(Strength=Required)
PublicationStatus
!
»
The
date
(and
optionally
time)
when
the
evidence
was
published.
The
date
must
change
when
the
business
version
changes
and
it
must
change
if
the
status
code
changes.
In
addition,
it
should
change
when
the
substantive
content
of
the
evidence
changes
date
:
dateTime
[0..1]
The
name
of
the
organization
or
individual
that
published
the
evidence
publisher
:
string
[0..1]
Contact
details
to
assist
a
user
in
finding
and
communicating
with
the
publisher
contact
:
ContactDetail
[0..*]
A
free
text
natural
language
description
of
the
evidence
from
a
consumer's
perspective
description
:
markdown
[0..1]
A
human-readable
string
Usage
note:
every
effort
has
been
made
to
clarify
or
explain
concepts
about
the
resource
note
:
Annotation
[0..*]
The
content
was
developed
with
a
focus
and
intent
of
supporting
the
contexts
ensure
that
are
listed.
These
contexts
may
be
general
categories
(gender,
age,
...)
or
may
be
references
to
specific
programs
(insurance
plans,
studies,
...)
and
may
be
used
to
assist
with
indexing
and
searching
for
appropriate
evidence
instances
useContext
:
UsageContext
[0..*]
A
legal
or
geographic
region
in
which
the
evidence
is
intended
to
be
used
jurisdiction
:
CodeableConcept
[0..*]
«
Countries
and
regions
within
which
this
artifact
is
targeted
for
use.
(Strength=Extensible)
Jurisdiction
ValueSet
+
»
A
copyright
statement
relating
to
the
evidence
and/or
its
contents.
Copyright
statements
examples
are
generally
legal
restrictions
on
the
use
correct
and
publishing
of
the
evidence
copyright
:
markdown
[0..1]
The
date
on
which
the
resource
content
was
approved
by
the
publisher.
Approval
happens
once
when
the
content
is
officially
approved
for
usage
approvalDate
:
date
[0..1]
The
date
on
which
the
resource
content
was
last
reviewed.
Review
happens
periodically
after
approval
useful,
but
does
they
are
not
change
the
original
approval
date
lastReviewDate
:
date
[0..1]
The
period
during
which
the
evidence
content
was
or
is
planned
to
be
in
active
use
effectivePeriod
:
Period
[0..1]
Descriptive
topics
related
to
the
content
of
the
Evidence.
Topics
provide
a
high-level
categorization
grouping
types
of
Evidences
that
can
be
useful
for
filtering
and
searching
topic
:
CodeableConcept
[0..*]
«
High-level
categorization
of
the
definition,
used
for
searching,
sorting,
and
filtering.
(Strength=Example)
DefinitionTopic
??
»
An
individiual
or
organization
primarily
involved
in
the
creation
and
maintenance
of
the
content
author
:
ContactDetail
[0..*]
An
individual
or
organization
primarily
responsible
for
internal
coherence
of
the
content
editor
:
ContactDetail
[0..*]
An
individual
or
organization
primarily
responsible
for
review
of
some
aspect
normative
part
of
the
content
reviewer
:
ContactDetail
[0..*]
An
individual
or
organization
responsible
for
officially
endorsing
the
content
for
use
in
some
setting
endorser
:
ContactDetail
[0..*]
Related
artifacts
such
as
additional
documentation,
justification,
or
bibliographic
references
relatedArtifact
:
RelatedArtifact
[0..*]
A
reference
to
a
EvidenceVariable
resource
that
defines
the
population
for
the
research
exposureBackground
:
Reference
[1..1]
«
EvidenceVariable
»
A
reference
to
a
EvidenceVariable
resource
that
defines
the
exposure
for
the
research
exposureVariant
:
Reference
[0..*]
«
EvidenceVariable
»
A
reference
to
a
EvidenceVariable
resomece
that
defines
the
outcome
for
the
research
outcome
:
Reference
[0..*]
«
EvidenceVariable
»
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