FHIR Extensions Pack
5.3.0-ballot-tc1 - (September 2025 Ballot) International flag

This page is part of the FHIR Core Extensions Registry (v5.3.0-ballot-tc1: Release 5.3) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) v5.0.0. This version is a pre-release. The current official version is 5.2.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Extension: EvidenceVariableHandlingDetail

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/evidence-variable-handling-detail Version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc1
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 1 Responsible: HL7 International / Clinical Decision Support Computable Name: EvidenceVariableHandlingDetail

This extension is used when EvidenceVariable.handling has a value of ‘extension’ because the handling element has a required binding and an extension is needed when the handling cannot be described with any of the other values in the limited value set.

Context of Use

This extension may be used on the following element(s)

Usage info

Usages:

  • This Extension is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Changes since version 5.2.0:

  • New Content

    • Formal Views of Extension Content

    Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: This extension is used when EvidenceVariable.handling has a value of ‘extension’ because the handling element has a required binding and an extension is needed when the handling cannot be described with any of the other values in the limited value set.

    Maturity: 1

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension How the variable is handled
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/evidence-variable-handling-detail"
    ... value[x] 1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
    Binding: EvidenceVariableHandling (example)

    doco Documentation for this format
    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension How the variable is handled
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/evidence-variable-handling-detail"

    doco Documentation for this format

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: This extension is used when EvidenceVariable.handling has a value of ‘extension’ because the handling element has a required binding and an extension is needed when the handling cannot be described with any of the other values in the limited value set.

    Maturity: 1

    Differential View

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension How the variable is handled
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/evidence-variable-handling-detail"
    ... value[x] 1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
    Binding: EvidenceVariableHandling (example)

    doco Documentation for this format

    Snapshot View

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension How the variable is handled
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/evidence-variable-handling-detail"

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    Terminology Bindings

    PathConformanceValueSetURI
    Extension.value[x]exampleEvidenceVariableHandling
    http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-handling
    From the FHIR Standard

    Constraints

    IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
    ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
    ext-1error**ALL** extensionsMust have either extensions or value[x], not both
    : extension.exists() != value.exists()

    R4B

    The extension is unchanged in R4B

    R4

    The extension is unchanged in R4

    R3

    The extension is represented a little differently in R3:

    • Adjust the extension context EvidenceVariable to Basic
    • Adjust the extension context Evidence.statistic.modelCharacteristic.variable to Basic
    • Note: Extensions that have been modified for R3 are still draft while real-world experience is collected
    Name Flags Card. Type Description & Constraints      Filter: Filters doco
    . . Extension 0 .. * Extension How the variable is handled
    . . . extension 0 .. 0
    . . . url 1 .. 1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/evidence-variable-handling-detail"
    . . . value[x] 1.. 1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
    Binding: EvidenceVariableHandling ( example )

    doco Documentation for this format

    Search Parameters for this Extension

    (none found)