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Extension: certainty

FHIR Infrastructure Work Group

Maturity Level: 1

Informative

Use Context: Any

URL for this extension:

http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-certainty

Status: draft. Extension maintained by: Health Level Seven, Inc. - CDS WG

An assessment of certainty, confidence, or quality of the item on which it appears.

Context of Use: Use on Element ID Element

Summary

Name	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
certainty	0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-certainty certainty: An assessment of certainty, confidence, or quality of the item on which it appears. Use on Element ID Element
description	0..1	string	A textual description of the certainty.
note	0..*	Annotation	Footnotes and/or explanatory notes about the certainty.
type	0..1	CodeableConcept	The aspect of the certainty being rated.
rating	0..1	CodeableConcept	The assessment, rating, or judgement of the aspect being rated.
rater	0..1	string	The individual or group who provided the rating.
Documentation for this format

Full Structure

Name	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
extension	0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-certainty certainty: An assessment of certainty, confidence, or quality of the item on which it appears. Use on Element ID Element
Slices for extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:description	0..1	Extension	Textual description of certainty
id	0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension	0..0
url	1..1	uri	"description"
value[x]	1..1	string	Value of extension
extension:note	0..*	Extension	Footnotes and/or explanatory notes
id	0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension	0..0
url	1..1	uri	"note"
value[x]	1..1	Annotation	Value of extension
extension:type	0..1	Extension	Aspect of certainty being rated
id	0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension	0..0
url	1..1	uri	"type"
value[x]	1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: EvidenceCertaintyType (example)
extension:rating	0..1	Extension	Assessment or judgement of the aspect
id	0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension	0..0
url	1..1	uri	"rating"
value[x]	1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: EvidenceCertaintyRating (example)
extension:rater	0..1	Extension	Who provided the rating
id	0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension	0..0
url	1..1	uri	"rater"
value[x]	1..1	string	Value of extension
url	1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-certainty"
value[x]	0..0
valueBase64Binary		base64Binary
valueBoolean		boolean
valueCanonical		canonical(Any)
valueCode		code
valueDate		date
valueDateTime		dateTime
valueDecimal		decimal
valueId		id
valueInstant		instant
valueInteger		integer
valueMarkdown		markdown
valueOid		oid
valuePositiveInt		positiveInt
valueString		string
valueTime		time
valueUnsignedInt		unsignedInt
valueUri		uri
valueUrl		url
valueUuid		uuid
valueAddress		Address
valueAge		Age
valueAnnotation		Annotation
valueAttachment		Attachment
valueCodeableConcept		CodeableConcept
valueCodeableReference		CodeableReference
valueCoding		Coding
valueContactPoint		ContactPoint
valueCount		Count
valueDistance		Distance
valueDuration		Duration
valueHumanName		HumanName
valueIdentifier		Identifier
valueMoney		Money
valuePeriod		Period
valueQuantity		Quantity
valueRange		Range
valueRatio		Ratio
valueRatioRange		RatioRange
valueReference		Reference(Any)
valueSampledData		SampledData
valueSignature		Signature
valueTiming		Timing
valueContactDetail		ContactDetail
valueContributor		Contributor
valueDataRequirement		DataRequirement
valueExpression		Expression
valueParameterDefinition		ParameterDefinition
valueRelatedArtifact		RelatedArtifact
valueTriggerDefinition		TriggerDefinition
valueUsageContext		UsageContext
valueDosage		Dosage
valueMeta		Meta
Documentation for this format

XML Template

<!-- certainty -->

<extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"
     url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-certainty" >
 <-- extension sliced by value:url  in the specified orderOpen-->
 <extension url="description">  0..1 Extension  <!--  0..1 Textual description of certainty -->
  <valueString value="[string]"/><!--  1..1 Value of extension -->
 </extension>
 <extension url="note">  0..* Extension  <!--  0..* Footnotes and/or explanatory notes -->
  <valueAnnotation><!--  1..1 Annotation 
      Value of extension --></valueAnnotation>
 </extension>
 <extension url="type">  0..1 Extension  <!--  0..1 Aspect of certainty being rated -->
  <valueCodeableConcept><!--  1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension --></valueCodeableConcept>
 </extension>
 <extension url="rating">  0..1 Extension  <!--  0..1 Assessment or judgement of the aspect -->
  <valueCodeableConcept><!--  1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension --></valueCodeableConcept>
 </extension>
 <extension url="rater">  0..1 Extension  <!--  0..1 Who provided the rating -->
  <valueString value="[string]"/><!--  1..1 Value of extension -->
 </extension>
</extension>

JSON Template

{ // certainty
    "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open 
      { // Textual description of certainty // C?
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "description", // R! 
        "valueString" : "<string>" // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // Footnotes and/or explanatory notes // C?
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "note", // R! 
        "valueAnnotation" : { Annotation } // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // Aspect of certainty being rated // C?
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "type", // R! 
        "valueCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept } // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // Assessment or judgement of the aspect // C?
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "rating", // R! 
        "valueCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept } // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // Who provided the rating // C?
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "rater", // R! 
        "valueString" : "<string>" // C? R! Value of extension
      }
    ],
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-certainty", // R! 
// value[x]: Value of extension. One of these 52:
  }

Summary

Name	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
certainty	0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-certainty certainty: An assessment of certainty, confidence, or quality of the item on which it appears. Use on Element ID Element
description	0..1	string	A textual description of the certainty.
note	0..*	Annotation	Footnotes and/or explanatory notes about the certainty.
type	0..1	CodeableConcept	The aspect of the certainty being rated.
rating	0..1	CodeableConcept	The assessment, rating, or judgement of the aspect being rated.
rater	0..1	string	The individual or group who provided the rating.
Documentation for this format

Full Structure

Name	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
extension	0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-certainty certainty: An assessment of certainty, confidence, or quality of the item on which it appears. Use on Element ID Element
Slices for extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:description	0..1	Extension	Textual description of certainty
id	0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension	0..0
url	1..1	uri	"description"
value[x]	1..1	string	Value of extension
extension:note	0..*	Extension	Footnotes and/or explanatory notes
id	0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension	0..0
url	1..1	uri	"note"
value[x]	1..1	Annotation	Value of extension
extension:type	0..1	Extension	Aspect of certainty being rated
id	0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension	0..0
url	1..1	uri	"type"
value[x]	1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: EvidenceCertaintyType (example)
extension:rating	0..1	Extension	Assessment or judgement of the aspect
id	0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension	0..0
url	1..1	uri	"rating"
value[x]	1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: EvidenceCertaintyRating (example)
extension:rater	0..1	Extension	Who provided the rating
id	0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension	0..0
url	1..1	uri	"rater"
value[x]	1..1	string	Value of extension
url	1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-certainty"
value[x]	0..0
valueBase64Binary		base64Binary
valueBoolean		boolean
valueCanonical		canonical(Any)
valueCode		code
valueDate		date
valueDateTime		dateTime
valueDecimal		decimal
valueId		id
valueInstant		instant
valueInteger		integer
valueMarkdown		markdown
valueOid		oid
valuePositiveInt		positiveInt
valueString		string
valueTime		time
valueUnsignedInt		unsignedInt
valueUri		uri
valueUrl		url
valueUuid		uuid
valueAddress		Address
valueAge		Age
valueAnnotation		Annotation
valueAttachment		Attachment
valueCodeableConcept		CodeableConcept
valueCodeableReference		CodeableReference
valueCoding		Coding
valueContactPoint		ContactPoint
valueCount		Count
valueDistance		Distance
valueDuration		Duration
valueHumanName		HumanName
valueIdentifier		Identifier
valueMoney		Money
valuePeriod		Period
valueQuantity		Quantity
valueRange		Range
valueRatio		Ratio
valueRatioRange		RatioRange
valueReference		Reference(Any)
valueSampledData		SampledData
valueSignature		Signature
valueTiming		Timing
valueContactDetail		ContactDetail
valueContributor		Contributor
valueDataRequirement		DataRequirement
valueExpression		Expression
valueParameterDefinition		ParameterDefinition
valueRelatedArtifact		RelatedArtifact
valueTriggerDefinition		TriggerDefinition
valueUsageContext		UsageContext
valueDosage		Dosage
valueMeta		Meta
Documentation for this format

XML Template

<!-- certainty -->

<extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"
     url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-certainty" >
 <-- extension sliced by value:url  in the specified orderOpen-->
 <extension url="description">  0..1 Extension  <!--  0..1 Textual description of certainty -->
  <valueString value="[string]"/><!--  1..1 Value of extension -->
 </extension>
 <extension url="note">  0..* Extension  <!--  0..* Footnotes and/or explanatory notes -->
  <valueAnnotation><!--  1..1 Annotation 
      Value of extension --></valueAnnotation>
 </extension>
 <extension url="type">  0..1 Extension  <!--  0..1 Aspect of certainty being rated -->
  <valueCodeableConcept><!--  1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension --></valueCodeableConcept>
 </extension>
 <extension url="rating">  0..1 Extension  <!--  0..1 Assessment or judgement of the aspect -->
  <valueCodeableConcept><!--  1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension --></valueCodeableConcept>
 </extension>
 <extension url="rater">  0..1 Extension  <!--  0..1 Who provided the rating -->
  <valueString value="[string]"/><!--  1..1 Value of extension -->
 </extension>
</extension>

JSON Template

{ // certainty
    "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open 
      { // Textual description of certainty // C?
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "description", // R! 
        "valueString" : "<string>" // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // Footnotes and/or explanatory notes // C?
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "note", // R! 
        "valueAnnotation" : { Annotation } // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // Aspect of certainty being rated // C?
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "type", // R! 
        "valueCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept } // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // Assessment or judgement of the aspect // C?
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "rating", // R! 
        "valueCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept } // C? R! Value of extension
      },
      { // Who provided the rating // C?
        // from Element: extension
        "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
        "url" : "rater", // R! 
        "valueString" : "<string>" // C? R! Value of extension
      }
    ],
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-certainty", // R! 
// value[x]: Value of extension. One of these 52:
  }

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children unless an empty Parameters resource (xpath: @value|f:*|h:div|self::f:Parameters)
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')]))
ele-1: On Extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
ext-1: On Extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
ele-1: On Extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
ext-1: On Extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
ele-1: On Extension.extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
ext-1: On Extension.extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
ele-1: On Extension.extension.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)
ele-1: On Extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
ext-1: On Extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
ele-1: On Extension.extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
ext-1: On Extension.extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
ele-1: On Extension.extension.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)
ele-1: On Extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
ext-1: On Extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
ele-1: On Extension.extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
ext-1: On Extension.extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
ele-1: On Extension.extension.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)
ele-1: On Extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
ext-1: On Extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
ele-1: On Extension.extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
ext-1: On Extension.extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
ele-1: On Extension.extension.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)
ele-1: On Extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
ext-1: On Extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
ele-1: On Extension.extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
ext-1: On Extension.extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
ele-1: On Extension.extension.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)
ele-1: On Extension.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)