Release 4B Snapshot #1

This page is part of the FHIR Specification v4.3.0-snapshot1: R4B Snapshot to support the Jan 2022 Connectathon. About the R4B version of FHIR. The current officially released version is 4.3.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions . Page versions: R4B R4

4.4.1.101 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-type

Clinical Decision Support Work Group Maturity Level: 0Trial Use Use Context: Not yet ready for Production use

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-type
Version:4.3.0-snapshot1
Name:VariableType
Title:VariableType
Definition:

The possible types of variables for exposures or outcomes (E.g. Dichotomous, Continuous, Descriptive).

Committee:Clinical Decision Support Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.1343 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source ResourceXML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.101.1 Content Logical Definition

 

4.4.1.101.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 20 Dec 2021

This value set contains 3 concepts

Expansion based on EvidenceVariableType v4.3.0-snapshot1 (CodeSystem)

All codes in this table are from the system http://hl7.org/fhir/variable-type

CodeDisplayDefinition
dichotomousDichotomousThe variable is dichotomous, such as present or absent.
continuousContinuousThe variable is a continuous result such as a quantity.
descriptiveDescriptiveThe variable is described narratively rather than quantitatively.

 

See the full registry of value sets defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

LvlA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow code system hierarchy - see Code System for further information
SourceThe source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
CodeThe code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
DisplayThe display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
DefinitionAn explanation of the meaning of the concept
CommentsAdditional notes about how to use the code