description: This profile contains Required and Must Support data elements for reporting observation-vital signs information to the NHSN Acute Care Hospital (ACH) Monthly Digital Quality Measure. This profile is based on the [HL7 FHIR® R4 Observation Vital Signs Profile v4.0.1](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/vitalsigns.html). package_name: gov.cdc.nhsn.dqm derivation: constraint name: AcuteCareHospitalMonthlyReportingVitalsObservation type: Observation elements: referenceRange: mustSupport: true index: 11 elements: low: {mustSupport: true, index: 12} high: {mustSupport: true, index: 13} age: {mustSupport: true, index: 14} hasMember: mustSupport: true index: 15 elements: reference: {mustSupport: true, index: 16} required: [reference] meta: extensions: link-received-date-extension: {url: 'http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/fhirportal/dqm/ig/StructureDefinition/link-received-date-extension', min: 0, max: 1, type: Extension, index: 1} elements: extension: type: Extension url: http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/fhirportal/dqm/ig/StructureDefinition/link-received-date-extension index: 1 slicing: slices: link-received-date-extension: match: {} schema: {type: Extension, url: 'http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/fhirportal/dqm/ig/StructureDefinition/link-received-date-extension', index: 1} min: 0 max: 1 interpretation: {mustSupport: true, index: 8} encounter: elements: reference: {mustSupport: true, index: 6} required: [reference] method: binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-methods'} mustSupport: true index: 10 component: elements: interpretation: {mustSupport: true, index: 17} referenceRange: type: BackboneElement mustSupport: true index: 18 elements: low: {mustSupport: true, index: 19} high: {mustSupport: true, index: 20} age: {mustSupport: true, index: 21} id: {index: 0} code: binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-vitalsignresult'} index: 4 bodySite: binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/body-site'} mustSupport: true index: 9 issued: {mustSupport: true, index: 7} partOf: mustSupport: true index: 2 elements: reference: {mustSupport: true, index: 3} required: [reference] subject: elements: reference: {mustSupport: true, index: 5} required: [reference] package_version: 1.0.0 class: profile kind: resource url: http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/fhirportal/dqm/ig/StructureDefinition/ach-monthly-observation-vitals base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/vitalsigns version: 1.0.0 required: [id]