2015May sdc #1 - Can answer lists be independent of questions?

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    • Type: Change Request
    • Resolution: Persuasive with Modification
    • Priority: Medium
    • FHIR Core (FHIR)
    • DSTU1 [deprecated]
    • Patient Care
    • Questionnaire
    • 6.21
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      Answer lists (ValueSets) can be tied to a wide variety of elements - including questionnaire questions. It is perfectly possible for a ValueSet to be re-used by multiple questions within a single Questionnaire or across Questionnaires. It is also possible for ValueSets to be shared by Questionnaire questions, DataElements, StructureDefinition elements, etc. There will certainly be circumstances where a given ValueSet is intrinsically tied to a single Questionnaire, in which case it can be sent as a "contained" resource.

      We will add documentation to Questionnaire explaining the potential for ValueSet re-use as well as appropriate behavior when ValueSet s need to be strictly tied to Questionnaires

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      Answer lists (ValueSets) can be tied to a wide variety of elements - including questionnaire questions. It is perfectly possible for a ValueSet to be re-used by multiple questions within a single Questionnaire or across Questionnaires. It is also possible for ValueSets to be shared by Questionnaire questions, DataElements, StructureDefinition elements, etc. There will certainly be circumstances where a given ValueSet is intrinsically tied to a single Questionnaire, in which case it can be sent as a "contained" resource. We will add documentation to Questionnaire explaining the potential for ValueSet re-use as well as appropriate behavior when ValueSet s need to be strictly tied to Questionnaires
    • Russell/Laura: 6-0-0
    • Clarification
    • Non-substantive
    • DSTU1 [deprecated]

      Comment:

      General problem

      Can answer lists (a special kind of value set) exist without connection to a question that needs that answer list? And vice versa for catagorical answer lists? We struggeled at NLM to know when two value sets defined for MU rules were the same because they were not anchored to a field or a question.

      On the other side, it is difficult to try to figure out what a field is for if the answer list is not carried with it. The answer list (or example answer list) anchors them. So should ask the question if answer list and question (variables) are not tied together like horse and carriage, love and marriage?

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            clemmcdonald
            clemmcdonald
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