ComparativeEvidenceReportSubject - Evidence Based Medicine on FHIR Implementation Guide v2.0.0-ballot

A set of rules under which this content was created

language

0..1

Language of the resource content
Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language

Additional Bindings

Purpose

CommonLanguages

Starter Set

0..1

Narrative

Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation

contained

0..*

Resource

Contained, inline Resources

Slices for extension

0..*

Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

author

0..*

Who authored the artifact
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/artifact-author

relatedArtifact

0..*

RelatedArtifact

Additional documentation, citations, etc.
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/artifact-relatedArtifact

characteristicExpression

0..1

Criteria for group membership
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/characteristicExpression

?!Σ

0..*

Extensions that cannot be ignored

url

ΣC

0..1

Canonical identifier for this Group, represented as an absolute URI (globally unique)
cnl-1: URL should not contain | or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematic

identifier

0..*

Identifier

Business Identifier for this Group

version

0..1

Business version of the Group

versionAlgorithm[x]

0..1

How to compare versions
Binding: VersionAlgorithm (extensible)

versionAlgorithmString

versionAlgorithmCoding

name

0..1

Label for Group

title

0..1

Name for this Group (human friendly)

status

?!Σ

0..1

draft | active | retired | unknown
Binding: PublicationStatus (required): The lifecycle status of an artifact.

experimental

0..1

For testing purposes, not real usage

date

0..1

dateTime

Date last changed

publisher

0..1

Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual)

contact

0..*

Contact details for the publisher

0..1

Natural language description of the group

useContext

0..*

UsageContext

The context that the content is intended to support

purpose

0..1

Why this Group is defined

0..1

Use and/or publishing restrictions

copyrightLabel

0..1

type

0..1

membership

1..1

definitional | conceptual | enumerated
Binding: GroupMembershipBasis (required): The basis for membership in a group

Required Pattern: conceptual

0..1

Use of the Group (and by implication, kind of members)
Binding: GroupCode (extensible): A code that describes the kind of group, which usually dictates what kind if entities can be in the group.

managingEntity

0..1

Reference(Organization | RelatedPerson | Practitioner | PractitionerRole)

Entity that is the custodian of the Group's definition

combinationMethod

?!Σ

0..1

Slices for characteristic

all-of | any-of | at-least | at-most | except-subset
Binding: GroupCharacteristicCombination (required)
Required Pattern: all-of

combinationThreshold

0..1

positiveInt

Provides the value of "n" when "at-least" or "at-most" codes are used

4..*

Include / Exclude group members by Trait
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:code.text

characteristic:All Slices

Content/Rules for all slices

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations

?!Σ

0..*

Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized

1..1

Kind of characteristic
Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc.

value[x]

1..1

Value held by characteristic
Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): Value of descriptive member characteristic; e.g. red, male, pneumonia, Caucasian, etc.

valueCodeableConcept

valueBoolean

valueQuantity

valueRange

valueReference

Reference(Any)

valueUri

valueExpression

1..1

Group includes or excludes

0..1

Natural language description of the characteristic

0..*

Method for how the characteristic value was determined
Binding: DefinitionMethod (example)

0..1

Defines the characteristic

determinedByReference

Reference(Device | DeviceDefinition | DeviceMetric)

determinedByExpression

?!Σ

0..1

Reference point for comparison
Binding: CharacteristicOffset (example)

0..1

Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic

instancesQuantity

instancesRange

0..1

Length of time in which the characteristic is met

durationDuration

durationRange

0..1

Period over which characteristic is tested

0..*

characteristic:population

Timing in which the characteristic is determined

SΣ

1..1

Include / Exclude group members by Trait

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations

?!Σ

0..*

Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized

1..1

Kind of characteristic
Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc.

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

0..*

Code defined by a terminology system

1..1

Plain text representation of the concept
Required Pattern: Population

1..1

Value held by characteristic
Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this

0..1

Reference(StudyGroup)

Value held by characteristic

1..1

Group includes or excludes
Required Pattern: false

0..1

Natural language description of the characteristic

0..*

Method for how the characteristic value was determined
Binding: DefinitionMethod (example)

0..1

Defines the characteristic

determinedByReference

Reference(Device | DeviceDefinition | DeviceMetric)

determinedByExpression

?!Σ

0..1

Reference point for comparison
Binding: CharacteristicOffset (example)

0..1

Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic

instancesQuantity

instancesRange

0..1

Length of time in which the characteristic is met

durationDuration

durationRange

0..1

Period over which characteristic is tested

0..*

characteristic:intervention

Timing in which the characteristic is determined

SΣ

1..1

Include / Exclude group members by Trait

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations

?!Σ

0..*

Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized

1..1

Kind of characteristic
Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc.

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

0..*

Code defined by a terminology system

1..1

Plain text representation of the concept
Required Pattern: Intervention or Exposure

1..1

Value held by characteristic
Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this

Reference(VariableDefinition | ExposureDefinition)

0..1

Value held by characteristic

1..1

Group includes or excludes
Required Pattern: false

0..1

Natural language description of the characteristic

0..*

Method for how the characteristic value was determined
Binding: DefinitionMethod (example)

0..1

Defines the characteristic

determinedByReference

Reference(Device | DeviceDefinition | DeviceMetric)

determinedByExpression

?!Σ

0..1

Reference point for comparison
Binding: CharacteristicOffset (example)

0..1

Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic

instancesQuantity

instancesRange

0..1

Length of time in which the characteristic is met

durationDuration

durationRange

0..1

Period over which characteristic is tested

0..*

characteristic:comparator

Timing in which the characteristic is determined

SΣ

1..1

Include / Exclude group members by Trait

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations

?!Σ

0..*

Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized

1..1

Kind of characteristic
Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc.

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

0..*

Code defined by a terminology system

1..1

Plain text representation of the concept
Required Pattern: Comparator

1..1

Value held by characteristic
Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this

0..1

Reference(VariableDefinition | ExposureDefinition | ComparatorDefinition)

Value held by characteristic

1..1

Group includes or excludes
Required Pattern: false

0..1

Natural language description of the characteristic

0..*

Method for how the characteristic value was determined
Binding: DefinitionMethod (example)

0..1

Defines the characteristic

determinedByReference

Reference(Device | DeviceDefinition | DeviceMetric)

determinedByExpression

?!Σ

0..1

Reference point for comparison
Binding: CharacteristicOffset (example)

0..1

Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic

instancesQuantity

instancesRange

0..1

Length of time in which the characteristic is met

durationDuration

durationRange

0..1

Period over which characteristic is tested

0..*

Timing in which the characteristic is determined

characteristic:outcomes

SΣ

1..1

Include / Exclude group members by Trait

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations

?!Σ

0..*

Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized

1..1

Kind of characteristic
Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc.

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

0..*

Code defined by a terminology system

1..1

Plain text representation of the concept
Required Pattern: Outcomes

1..1

Value held by characteristic
Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this
Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): Value of descriptive member characteristic; e.g. red, male, pneumonia, Caucasian, etc.

valueCodeableConcept

valueBoolean

valueQuantity

valueRange

valueReference

Reference(Any)

valueUri

valueExpression

0..1

Reference(OutcomeList)

Value held by characteristic

1..1

Group includes or excludes
Required Pattern: false

0..1

Natural language description of the characteristic

0..*

Method for how the characteristic value was determined
Binding: DefinitionMethod (example)

0..1

Defines the characteristic

determinedByReference

Reference(Device | DeviceDefinition | DeviceMetric)

determinedByExpression

?!Σ

0..1

Reference point for comparison
Binding: CharacteristicOffset (example)

0..1

Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic

instancesQuantity

instancesRange

0..1

Length of time in which the characteristic is met

durationDuration

durationRange

0..1

Period over which characteristic is tested

0..*

Documentation for this format

Timing in which the characteristic is determined

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Group.language	required	AllLanguages `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages\|6.0.0-ballot2` from the FHIR Standard
Group.versionAlgorithm[x]	extensible	VersionAlgorithm `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/version-algorithm` from the FHIR Standard
Group.status	required	PublicationStatus `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status\|6.0.0-ballot2` from the FHIR Standard
Group.type	required	GroupType `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-type\|6.0.0-ballot2` from the FHIR Standard
Group.membership	required	Pattern: conceptual `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-membership-basis\|6.0.0-ballot2` from the FHIR Standard
Group.code	extensible	GroupCode `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-code` from the FHIR Standard
Group.combinationMethod	required	Pattern: all-of `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-characteristic-combination\|6.0.0-ballot2` from the FHIR Standard
Group.characteristic.code	example
Group.characteristic.value[x]	example
Group.characteristic.method	example	DefinitionMethod `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/definition-method` from the FHIR Standard
Group.characteristic.offset	example	CharacteristicOffset `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/characteristic-offset` from the FHIR Standard
Group.characteristic:population.code	example
Group.characteristic:population.method	example	DefinitionMethod `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/definition-method` from the FHIR Standard
Group.characteristic:population.offset	example	CharacteristicOffset `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/characteristic-offset` from the FHIR Standard
Group.characteristic:intervention.code	example
Group.characteristic:intervention.method	example	DefinitionMethod `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/definition-method` from the FHIR Standard
Group.characteristic:intervention.offset	example	CharacteristicOffset `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/characteristic-offset` from the FHIR Standard
Group.characteristic:comparator.code	example
Group.characteristic:comparator.method	example	DefinitionMethod `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/definition-method` from the FHIR Standard
Group.characteristic:comparator.offset	example	CharacteristicOffset `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/characteristic-offset` from the FHIR Standard
Group.characteristic:outcomes.code	example
Group.characteristic:outcomes.value[x]	example
Group.characteristic:outcomes.method	example	DefinitionMethod `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/definition-method` from the FHIR Standard
Group.characteristic:outcomes.offset	example	CharacteristicOffset `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/characteristic-offset` from the FHIR Standard
Group.member.involvement	example	GroupInvolvement `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-involvement-set` from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
cnl-1	warning	Group.url	URL should not contain \| or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematic : exists() implies matches('^[^\|# ]+$')
cnl-2	error	Group	Group.type SHALL be defined if Group.membership is either 'definitional' or 'enumerated' : Group.type.exists() or (Group.membership = 'conceptual')
ele-1	error	ALL elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	ALL extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()

This structure is derived from EvidenceReportSubject

Summary

Mandatory: 4 elements

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

Maturity: 1

Differential View

This structure is derived from EvidenceReportSubject

Name	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Group	0..*	EvidenceReportSubject	Group of multiple entities
characteristic	4..*	BackboneElement	Include / Exclude group members by Trait
Slices for characteristic			Content/Rules for all slices
characteristic:population	1..1	BackboneElement	Include / Exclude group members by Trait
Slices for value[x]			Content/Rules for all slices
value[x]:valueReference	0..1	Reference(StudyGroup)	Value held by characteristic
characteristic:intervention	1..1	BackboneElement	Include / Exclude group members by Trait
Slices for value[x]			Content/Rules for all slices
value[x]:valueReference	0..1	Reference(VariableDefinition \| ExposureDefinition)	Value held by characteristic
characteristic:comparator	1..1	BackboneElement	Include / Exclude group members by Trait
Slices for value[x]			Content/Rules for all slices
value[x]:valueReference	0..1	Reference(VariableDefinition \| ExposureDefinition \| ComparatorDefinition)	Value held by characteristic
characteristic:outcomes	1..1	BackboneElement	Include / Exclude group members by Trait
Documentation for this format

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Group	C	0..*	EvidenceReportSubject	Group of multiple entities cnl-2: Group.type SHALL be defined if Group.membership is either 'definitional' or 'enumerated'
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
Slices for extension				Content/Rules for all slices
author		0..*	ContactDetail	Who authored the artifact URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/artifact-author ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
relatedArtifact		0..*	RelatedArtifact	Additional documentation, citations, etc. URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/artifact-relatedArtifact ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
characteristicExpression		0..1	Expression	Criteria for group membership URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/characteristicExpression ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
status	?!Σ	0..1	code	draft \| active \| retired \| unknown Binding: PublicationStatus (required): The lifecycle status of an artifact. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
membership	Σ	1..1	code	definitional \| conceptual \| enumerated Binding: GroupMembershipBasis (required): The basis for membership in a group ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Required Pattern: conceptual
combinationMethod	?!Σ	0..1	code	all-of \| any-of \| at-least \| at-most \| except-subset Binding: GroupCharacteristicCombination (required) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Required Pattern: all-of
Slices for characteristic	Σ	4..*	BackboneElement	Include / Exclude group members by Trait Slice: Unordered, Open by value:code.text ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
characteristic:All Slices				Content/Rules for all slices
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
code	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Kind of characteristic Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
value[x]	Σ	1..1		Value held by characteristic Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): Value of descriptive member characteristic; e.g. red, male, pneumonia, Caucasian, etc. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
valueCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
valueBoolean			boolean
valueQuantity			Quantity
valueRange			Range
valueReference			Reference(Any)
valueUri			uri
valueExpression			Expression
exclude	Σ	1..1	boolean	Group includes or excludes ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
offset	?!Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Reference point for comparison Binding: CharacteristicOffset (example) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
characteristic:population	SΣ	1..1	BackboneElement	Include / Exclude group members by Trait ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
code	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Kind of characteristic Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
text		1..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Required Pattern: Population
Slices for value[x]	Σ	1..1	Reference()	Value held by characteristic Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
value[x]:valueReference	Σ	0..1	Reference(StudyGroup)	Value held by characteristic ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
exclude	Σ	1..1	boolean	Group includes or excludes ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Required Pattern: false
offset	?!Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Reference point for comparison Binding: CharacteristicOffset (example) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
characteristic:intervention	SΣ	1..1	BackboneElement	Include / Exclude group members by Trait ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
code	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Kind of characteristic Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
text		1..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Required Pattern: Intervention or Exposure
Slices for value[x]	Σ	1..1	Reference()	Value held by characteristic Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
value[x]:valueReference	Σ	0..1	Reference(VariableDefinition \| ExposureDefinition)	Value held by characteristic ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
exclude	Σ	1..1	boolean	Group includes or excludes ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Required Pattern: false
offset	?!Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Reference point for comparison Binding: CharacteristicOffset (example) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
characteristic:comparator	SΣ	1..1	BackboneElement	Include / Exclude group members by Trait ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
code	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Kind of characteristic Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
text		1..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Required Pattern: Comparator
Slices for value[x]	Σ	1..1	Reference()	Value held by characteristic Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
value[x]:valueReference	Σ	0..1	Reference(VariableDefinition \| ExposureDefinition \| ComparatorDefinition)	Value held by characteristic ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
exclude	Σ	1..1	boolean	Group includes or excludes ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Required Pattern: false
offset	?!Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Reference point for comparison Binding: CharacteristicOffset (example) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
characteristic:outcomes	SΣ	1..1	BackboneElement	Include / Exclude group members by Trait ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
code	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Kind of characteristic Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
text		1..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Required Pattern: Outcomes
Slices for value[x]	Σ	1..1		Value held by characteristic Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): Value of descriptive member characteristic; e.g. red, male, pneumonia, Caucasian, etc. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
valueCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
valueBoolean			boolean
valueQuantity			Quantity
valueRange			Range
valueReference			Reference(Any)
valueUri			uri
valueExpression			Expression
value[x]:valueReference	Σ	0..1	Reference(OutcomeList)	Value held by characteristic ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
exclude	Σ	1..1	boolean	Group includes or excludes ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Required Pattern: false
offset	?!Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Reference point for comparison Binding: CharacteristicOffset (example) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Group.status	required	PublicationStatus `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status\|6.0.0-ballot2` from the FHIR Standard
Group.membership	required	Pattern: conceptual `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-membership-basis\|6.0.0-ballot2` from the FHIR Standard
Group.combinationMethod	required	Pattern: all-of `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-characteristic-combination\|6.0.0-ballot2` from the FHIR Standard
Group.characteristic.code	example
Group.characteristic.value[x]	example
Group.characteristic.offset	example	CharacteristicOffset `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/characteristic-offset` from the FHIR Standard
Group.characteristic:population.code	example
Group.characteristic:population.offset	example	CharacteristicOffset `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/characteristic-offset` from the FHIR Standard
Group.characteristic:intervention.code	example
Group.characteristic:intervention.offset	example	CharacteristicOffset `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/characteristic-offset` from the FHIR Standard
Group.characteristic:comparator.code	example
Group.characteristic:comparator.offset	example	CharacteristicOffset `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/characteristic-offset` from the FHIR Standard
Group.characteristic:outcomes.code	example
Group.characteristic:outcomes.value[x]	example
Group.characteristic:outcomes.offset	example	CharacteristicOffset `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/characteristic-offset` from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
cnl-2	error	Group	Group.type SHALL be defined if Group.membership is either 'definitional' or 'enumerated' : Group.type.exists() or (Group.membership = 'conceptual')
ele-1	error	ALL elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	ALL extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()

Snapshot View

Description & Constraints

Group

0..*

EvidenceReportSubject

Group of multiple entities
cnl-2: Group.type SHALL be defined if Group.membership is either 'definitional' or 'enumerated'

0..1

Logical id of this artifact

Meta

Metadata about the resource

implicitRules

?!Σ

0..1

A set of rules under which this content was created

language

0..1

Language of the resource content
Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language

Additional Bindings

Purpose

CommonLanguages

Starter Set

0..1

Narrative

Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation

contained

0..*

Resource

Contained, inline Resources

Slices for extension

0..*

Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

author

0..*

Who authored the artifact
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/artifact-author

relatedArtifact

0..*

RelatedArtifact

Additional documentation, citations, etc.
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/artifact-relatedArtifact

characteristicExpression

0..1

Criteria for group membership
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/characteristicExpression

?!Σ

0..*

Extensions that cannot be ignored

url

ΣC

0..1

Canonical identifier for this Group, represented as an absolute URI (globally unique)
cnl-1: URL should not contain | or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematic

identifier

0..*

Identifier

Business Identifier for this Group

version

0..1

Business version of the Group

versionAlgorithm[x]

0..1

How to compare versions
Binding: VersionAlgorithm (extensible)

versionAlgorithmString

versionAlgorithmCoding

name

0..1

Label for Group

title

0..1

Name for this Group (human friendly)

status

?!Σ

0..1

draft | active | retired | unknown
Binding: PublicationStatus (required): The lifecycle status of an artifact.

experimental

0..1

For testing purposes, not real usage

date

0..1

dateTime

Date last changed

publisher

0..1

Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual)

contact

0..*

Contact details for the publisher

0..1

Natural language description of the group

useContext

0..*

UsageContext

The context that the content is intended to support

purpose

0..1

Why this Group is defined

0..1

Use and/or publishing restrictions

copyrightLabel

0..1

type

0..1

membership

1..1

definitional | conceptual | enumerated
Binding: GroupMembershipBasis (required): The basis for membership in a group

Required Pattern: conceptual

0..1

Use of the Group (and by implication, kind of members)
Binding: GroupCode (extensible): A code that describes the kind of group, which usually dictates what kind if entities can be in the group.

managingEntity

0..1

Reference(Organization | RelatedPerson | Practitioner | PractitionerRole)

Entity that is the custodian of the Group's definition

combinationMethod

?!Σ

0..1

Slices for characteristic

all-of | any-of | at-least | at-most | except-subset
Binding: GroupCharacteristicCombination (required)
Required Pattern: all-of

combinationThreshold

0..1

positiveInt

Provides the value of "n" when "at-least" or "at-most" codes are used

4..*

Include / Exclude group members by Trait
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:code.text

characteristic:All Slices

Content/Rules for all slices

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations

?!Σ

0..*

Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized

1..1

Kind of characteristic
Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc.

value[x]

1..1

Value held by characteristic
Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): Value of descriptive member characteristic; e.g. red, male, pneumonia, Caucasian, etc.

valueCodeableConcept

valueBoolean

valueQuantity

valueRange

valueReference

Reference(Any)

valueUri

valueExpression

1..1

Group includes or excludes

0..1

Natural language description of the characteristic

0..*

Method for how the characteristic value was determined
Binding: DefinitionMethod (example)

0..1

Defines the characteristic

determinedByReference

Reference(Device | DeviceDefinition | DeviceMetric)

determinedByExpression

?!Σ

0..1

Reference point for comparison
Binding: CharacteristicOffset (example)

0..1

Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic

instancesQuantity

instancesRange

0..1

Length of time in which the characteristic is met

durationDuration

durationRange

0..1

Period over which characteristic is tested

0..*

characteristic:population

Timing in which the characteristic is determined

SΣ

1..1

Include / Exclude group members by Trait

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations

?!Σ

0..*

Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized

1..1

Kind of characteristic
Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc.

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

0..*

Code defined by a terminology system

1..1

Plain text representation of the concept
Required Pattern: Population

1..1

Value held by characteristic
Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this

0..1

Reference(StudyGroup)

Value held by characteristic

1..1

Group includes or excludes
Required Pattern: false

0..1

Natural language description of the characteristic

0..*

Method for how the characteristic value was determined
Binding: DefinitionMethod (example)

0..1

Defines the characteristic

determinedByReference

Reference(Device | DeviceDefinition | DeviceMetric)

determinedByExpression

?!Σ

0..1

Reference point for comparison
Binding: CharacteristicOffset (example)

0..1

Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic

instancesQuantity

instancesRange

0..1

Length of time in which the characteristic is met

durationDuration

durationRange

0..1

Period over which characteristic is tested

0..*

characteristic:intervention

Timing in which the characteristic is determined

SΣ

1..1

Include / Exclude group members by Trait

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations

?!Σ

0..*

Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized

1..1

Kind of characteristic
Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc.

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

0..*

Code defined by a terminology system

1..1

Plain text representation of the concept
Required Pattern: Intervention or Exposure

1..1

Value held by characteristic
Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this

Reference(VariableDefinition | ExposureDefinition)

0..1

Value held by characteristic

1..1

Group includes or excludes
Required Pattern: false

0..1

Natural language description of the characteristic

0..*

Method for how the characteristic value was determined
Binding: DefinitionMethod (example)

0..1

Defines the characteristic

determinedByReference

Reference(Device | DeviceDefinition | DeviceMetric)

determinedByExpression

?!Σ

0..1

Reference point for comparison
Binding: CharacteristicOffset (example)

0..1

Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic

instancesQuantity

instancesRange

0..1

Length of time in which the characteristic is met

durationDuration

durationRange

0..1

Period over which characteristic is tested

0..*

characteristic:comparator

Timing in which the characteristic is determined

SΣ

1..1

Include / Exclude group members by Trait

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations

?!Σ

0..*

Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized

1..1

Kind of characteristic
Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc.

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

0..*

Code defined by a terminology system

1..1

Plain text representation of the concept
Required Pattern: Comparator

1..1

Value held by characteristic
Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this

0..1

Reference(VariableDefinition | ExposureDefinition | ComparatorDefinition)

Value held by characteristic

1..1

Group includes or excludes
Required Pattern: false

0..1

Natural language description of the characteristic

0..*

Method for how the characteristic value was determined
Binding: DefinitionMethod (example)

0..1

Defines the characteristic

determinedByReference

Reference(Device | DeviceDefinition | DeviceMetric)

determinedByExpression

?!Σ

0..1

Reference point for comparison
Binding: CharacteristicOffset (example)

0..1

Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic

instancesQuantity

instancesRange

0..1

Length of time in which the characteristic is met

durationDuration

durationRange

0..1

Period over which characteristic is tested

0..*

Timing in which the characteristic is determined

characteristic:outcomes

SΣ

1..1

Include / Exclude group members by Trait

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations

?!Σ

0..*

Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized

1..1

Kind of characteristic
Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc.

0..1

Unique id for inter-element referencing

0..*

Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

0..*

Code defined by a terminology system

1..1

Plain text representation of the concept
Required Pattern: Outcomes

1..1

Value held by characteristic
Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this
Binding Description (No ValueSet): (example): Value of descriptive member characteristic; e.g. red, male, pneumonia, Caucasian, etc.

valueCodeableConcept

valueBoolean

valueQuantity

valueRange

valueReference

Reference(Any)

valueUri

valueExpression

0..1

Reference(OutcomeList)

Value held by characteristic

1..1

Group includes or excludes
Required Pattern: false

0..1

Natural language description of the characteristic

0..*

Method for how the characteristic value was determined
Binding: DefinitionMethod (example)

0..1

Defines the characteristic

determinedByReference

Reference(Device | DeviceDefinition | DeviceMetric)

determinedByExpression

?!Σ

0..1

Reference point for comparison
Binding: CharacteristicOffset (example)

0..1

Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic

instancesQuantity

instancesRange

0..1

Length of time in which the characteristic is met

durationDuration

durationRange

0..1

Period over which characteristic is tested

0..*