description: Describes the intended objective(s) for a patient, group or organization care, for example, weight loss, restoring an activity of daily living, obtaining herd immunity via immunization, meeting a process improvement objective, etc.
package_name: hl7.fhir.core
derivation: specialization
name: Goal
type: Goal
elements:
  description:
    short: Code or text describing goal
    type: CodeableConcept
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/clinical-findings'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 4
  category:
    short: E.g. Treatment, dietary, behavioral, etc.
    type: CodeableConcept
    array: true
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/goal-category'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 2
  addresses:
    short: Issues addressed by this goal
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Condition', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MedicationStatement', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/NutritionOrder', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RiskAssessment', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ServiceRequest']
    type: Reference
    array: true
    index: 24
  expressedBy:
    short: Who's responsible for creating Goal?
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 23
  startDate: {short: When goal pursuit begins, type: date, choiceOf: start, isSummary: true, index: 8}
  start:
    short: When goal pursuit begins
    choices: [startDate, startCodeableConcept]
    isSummary: true
    index: 7
  statusReason: {type: string, short: Reason for current status, index: 22}
  note: {short: Comments about the goal, type: Annotation, array: true, index: 25}
  startCodeableConcept: {short: When goal pursuit begins, type: CodeableConcept, choiceOf: start, isSummary: true, index: 9}
  priority:
    short: high-priority | medium-priority | low-priority
    type: CodeableConcept
    binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/goal-priority'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 3
  status:
    isModifier: true
    short: proposed | accepted | planned | in-progress | on-target | ahead-of-target | behind-target | sustaining | achieved | on-hold | cancelled | entered-in-error | rejected
    type: code
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/goal-status'}
    isModifierReason: This element is labelled as a modifier because it is a status element that contains status entered-in-error which means that the resource should not be treated as valid
    isSummary: true
    index: 1
  outcomeCode:
    short: What result was achieved regarding the goal?
    type: CodeableConcept
    array: true
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/clinical-findings'}
    index: 26
  identifier: {short: External Ids for this goal, type: Identifier, array: true, index: 0}
  statusDate: {short: When goal status took effect, type: date, isSummary: true, index: 21}
  target:
    constraint:
      gol-1: {human: Goal.target.measure is required if Goal.target.detail is populated, severity: error, expression: (detail.exists() and measure.exists()) or detail.exists().not()}
    short: Target outcome for the goal
    type: BackboneElement
    index: 10
    elements:
      measure:
        short: The parameter whose value is being tracked
        type: CodeableConcept
        binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-codes'}
        isSummary: true
        index: 11
      detail:
        short: The target value to be achieved
        choices: [detailQuantity, detailRange, detailCodeableConcept]
        isSummary: true
        index: 13
      detailQuantity: {short: The target value to be achieved, type: Quantity, choiceOf: detail, isSummary: true, index: 14}
      detailRange: {short: The target value to be achieved, type: Range, choiceOf: detail, isSummary: true, index: 15}
      detailCodeableConcept: {short: The target value to be achieved, type: CodeableConcept, choiceOf: detail, isSummary: true, index: 16}
      due:
        short: Reach goal on or before
        choices: [dueDate, dueDuration]
        isSummary: true
        index: 18
      dueDate: {short: Reach goal on or before, type: date, choiceOf: due, isSummary: true, index: 19}
      dueDuration: {short: Reach goal on or before, type: Duration, choiceOf: due, isSummary: true, index: 20}
  outcomeReference:
    short: Observation that resulted from goal
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation']
    type: Reference
    array: true
    index: 27
  subject:
    short: Who this goal is intended for
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 5
package_version: 3.5.0
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Goal
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: null
required: [status, subject, description]