Measure

ResourceSpecialized · Quality Reporting & TestingTrial useMaturity 2

The Measure resource provides the definition of a quality measure.

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20 of 22 parameters tested

Structure

Show inherited elements (23)

Element	Card.	Type	Description
urlΣ	0..1	uri	Canonical identifier for this measure, represented as a URI (globally unique)
identifierΣ	0..*	Identifier	Additional identifier for the measure
versionΣ	0..1	string	Business version of the measure
nameΣ	0..1	string	Name for this measure (computer friendly)
titleΣ	0..1	string	Name for this measure (human friendly)
subtitle	0..1	string	Subordinate title of the measure
statusRequired?!Σ	1..1	code	draft | active | retired | unknownBinding (required): publication-status
experimentalΣ	0..1	boolean	For testing purposes, not real usage
subject[x]	0..1	CodeableConcept | Reference(Group)	E.g. Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson, Organization, Location, DeviceBinding (extensible): subject-type
dateΣ	0..1	dateTime	Date last changed
publisherΣ	0..1	string	Name of the publisher (organization or individual)
contactΣ	0..*	ContactDetail	Contact details for the publisher
descriptionΣ	0..1	markdown	Natural language description of the measure
useContextΣ	0..*	UsageContext	The context that the content is intended to support
jurisdictionΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Intended jurisdiction for measure (if applicable)Binding (extensible): jurisdiction
purpose	0..1	markdown	Why this measure is defined
usage	0..1	string	Describes the clinical usage of the measure
copyright	0..1	markdown	Use and/or publishing restrictions
approvalDate	0..1	date	When the measure was approved by publisher
lastReviewDate	0..1	date	When the measure was last reviewed
effectivePeriodΣ	0..1	Period	When the measure is expected to be used
topic	0..*	CodeableConcept	The category of the measure, such as Education, Treatment, Assessment, etc.Binding (example): definition-topic
author	0..*	ContactDetail	Who authored the content
editor	0..*	ContactDetail	Who edited the content
reviewer	0..*	ContactDetail	Who reviewed the content
endorser	0..*	ContactDetail	Who endorsed the content
relatedArtifact	0..*	RelatedArtifact	Additional documentation, citations, etc.
library	0..*	canonical(Library)	Logic used by the measure
disclaimerΣ	0..1	markdown	Disclaimer for use of the measure or its referenced content
scoringΣ	0..1	CodeableConcept	proportion | ratio | continuous-variable | cohortBinding (extensible): measure-scoring
compositeScoringΣ	0..1	CodeableConcept	opportunity | all-or-nothing | linear | weightedBinding (extensible): composite-measure-scoring
typeΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	process | outcome | structure | patient-reported-outcome | compositeBinding (extensible): measure-type
riskAdjustmentΣ	0..1	string	How risk adjustment is applied for this measure
rateAggregationΣ	0..1	string	How is rate aggregation performed for this measure
rationaleΣ	0..1	markdown	Detailed description of why the measure exists
clinicalRecommendationStatementΣ	0..1	markdown	Summary of clinical guidelines
improvementNotationΣ	0..1	CodeableConcept	increase | decreaseBinding (required): measure-improvement-notation
definitionΣ	0..*	markdown	Defined terms used in the measure documentation
guidanceΣ	0..1	markdown	Additional guidance for implementers
group	0..*	BackboneElement	Population criteria group
code	0..1	CodeableConcept	Meaning of the group
description	0..1	string	Summary description
population	0..*	BackboneElement	Population criteria
code	0..1	CodeableConcept	initial-population | numerator | numerator-exclusion | denominator | denominator-exclusion | denominator-exception | measure-population | measure-population-exclusion | measure-observationBinding (extensible): measure-population
description	0..1	string	The human readable description of this population criteria
criteriaRequired	1..1	Expression	The criteria that defines this population
stratifier	0..*	BackboneElement	Stratifier criteria for the measure
code	0..1	CodeableConcept	Meaning of the stratifier
description	0..1	string	The human readable description of this stratifier
criteria	0..1	Expression	How the measure should be stratified
component	0..*	BackboneElement	Stratifier criteria component for the measure
code	0..1	CodeableConcept	Meaning of the stratifier component
description	0..1	string	The human readable description of this stratifier component
criteriaRequired	1..1	Expression	Component of how the measure should be stratified
supplementalData	0..*	BackboneElement	What other data should be reported with the measure
code	0..1	CodeableConcept	Meaning of the supplemental data
usage	0..*	CodeableConcept	supplemental-data | risk-adjustment-factorBinding (extensible): measure-data-usage
description	0..1	string	The human readable description of this supplemental data
criteriaRequired	1..1	Expression	Expression describing additional data to be reported

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Search parameters

Query with GET [base]/Measure?[parameter]=[value]. Type decides which modifiers and prefixes apply, see search features.

Parameter	Type	Description	PG	ES
composed-of	reference	What resource is being referenced Measure.relatedArtifact.where(type='composed-of').resource
context	token	A use context assigned to the measure (Measure.useContext.value.ofType(CodeableConcept))
context-quantity	quantity	A quantity- or range-valued use context assigned to the measure (Measure.useContext.value.ofType(Quantity)) | (Measure.useContext.value.ofType(Range))
context-type	token	A type of use context assigned to the measure Measure.useContext.code
context-type-quantity	composite	A use context type and quantity- or range-based value assigned to the measure Measure.useContext
context-type-value	composite	A use context type and value assigned to the measure Measure.useContext
date	date	The measure publication date Measure.date
depends-on	reference	What resource is being referenced Measure.relatedArtifact.where(type='depends-on').resource | Measure.library
derived-from	reference	What resource is being referenced Measure.relatedArtifact.where(type='derived-from').resource
description	string	The description of the measure Measure.description
effective	date	The time during which the measure is intended to be in use Measure.effectivePeriod
identifier	token	External identifier for the measure Measure.identifier
jurisdiction	token	Intended jurisdiction for the measure Measure.jurisdiction
name	string	Computationally friendly name of the measure Measure.name
predecessor	reference	What resource is being referenced Measure.relatedArtifact.where(type='predecessor').resource
publisher	string	Name of the publisher of the measure Measure.publisher
status	token	The current status of the measure Measure.status
successor	reference	What resource is being referenced Measure.relatedArtifact.where(type='successor').resource
title	string	The human-friendly name of the measure Measure.title
topic	token	Topics associated with the measure Measure.topic
url	uri	The uri that identifies the measure Measure.url
version	token	The business version of the measure Measure.version

PG: PostgreSQL, ES: Elasticsearch. passes its TestScript checks, fails, not tested yet.

Common parameters on every resource (8)

_haste-health-author	reference	The author of the resource
_id	token	Logical id of this artifact
_lastUpdated	date	When the resource version last changed
_profile	uri	Profiles this resource claims to conform to
_security	token	Security Labels applied to this resource
_source	uri	Identifies where the resource comes from
_tag	token	Tags applied to this resource
_type	token	Derived from the R4B Definition