description: Base StructureDefinition for Measure Resource
package_name: hl7.fhir.core
derivation: specialization
name: Measure
type: Measure
elements:
  description: {type: markdown, short: Natural language description of the measure, comments: 'This description can be used to capture details such as why the measure was built, comments about misuse, instructions for clinical use and interpretation, literature references, examples from the paper world, etc. It is not a rendering of the module as conveyed in the text field of the resource itself. This item SHOULD be populated unless the information is available from context.', index: 8}
  definition: {type: markdown, short: A natural language definition of the measure, isSummary: true, index: 32}
  date: {short: Date this was last changed, comments: 'Note that this is not the same as the resource last-modified-date, since the resource may be a secondary representation of the measure. Additional specific dates may be added as extensions.', type: dateTime, isSummary: true, index: 7}
  group:
    type: BackboneElement
    short: Population criteria group
    array: true
    index: 35
    elements:
      identifier: {type: Identifier, short: Unique identifier, index: 36}
      name: {type: string, short: Short name, index: 37}
      description: {type: string, short: Summary description, index: 38}
      population:
        type: BackboneElement
        short: Population criteria
        array: true
        index: 39
        elements:
          type: {type: code, short: initial-population | numerator | numerator-exclusion | denominator | denominator-exclusion | denominator-exception | measure-population | measure-population-exclusion | measure-observation, index: 40}
          identifier: {type: Identifier, short: Unique identifier, index: 41}
          name: {type: string, short: Short name, index: 42}
          description: {type: string, short: The human readable description of this population criteria, index: 43}
          criteria: {type: string, short: The name of a valid referenced CQL expression (may be namespaced) that defines this population criteria, index: 44}
        required: [identifier, type, criteria]
      stratifier:
        type: BackboneElement
        short: Stratifier criteria for the measure
        array: true
        index: 45
        elements:
          identifier: {type: Identifier, short: The identifier for the stratifier used to coordinate the reported data back to this stratifier, index: 46}
          criteria: {type: string, short: Stratifier criteria, index: 47}
          path: {type: string, short: Path to the stratifier, index: 48}
        required: [identifier]
    required: [identifier]
  publisher: {short: Name of the publisher (Organization or individual), comments: 'Usually an organization, but may be an individual. The publisher (or steward) of the measure is the organization or individual primarily responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the measure. This is not necessarily the same individual or organization that developed and initially authored the content. The publisher is the primary point of contact for questions or issues with the measure. This item SHOULD be populated unless the information is available from context.', type: string, isSummary: true, index: 18}
  approvalDate: {short: When measure approved by publisher, comments: The date may be more recent than the approval date because of minor changes / editorial corrections., type: date, index: 11}
  compositeScoring: {short: opportunity | all-or-nothing | linear | weighted, type: code, isSummary: true, index: 25}
  disclaimer: {type: markdown, short: Disclaimer for the measure, isSummary: true, index: 23}
  jurisdiction: {short: Intended jurisdiction for measure (if applicable), type: CodeableConcept, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 15}
  purpose: {short: Why this measure is defined, comments: 'This element does not describe the usage of the measure (See, e.g, the comments element, or relatedArtifacts), rather it''s for traceability of ''''why'''' the resource is either needed or ''''why'''' it is defined as it is.  This may be used to point to source materials or specifications that drove the structure of this measure.', type: markdown, index: 9}
  name: {short: Name for this measure (Computer friendly), comments: The name is not expected to be globally unique. The name should be a simple alpha-numeric type name to ensure it is computable friendly., type: string, isSummary: true, index: 3}
  useContext: {short: Content intends to support these contexts, comments: 'When multiple usageContexts are specified, there is no expectation for whether all or any of the contexts apply.', type: UsageContext, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 14}
  copyright: {short: Use and/or publishing restrictions, type: markdown, index: 20}
  guidance: {type: markdown, short: The guidance for the measure, isSummary: true, index: 33}
  type: {short: process | outcome | structure | patient-reported-outcome | composite, type: code, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 26}
  experimental: {isModifier: true, short: 'If for testing purposes, not real usage', comments: Allows filtering of measure that are appropriate for use vs. not., type: boolean, isSummary: true, index: 6}
  topic: {type: CodeableConcept, short: Descriptional topics for the measure, array: true, index: 16}
  title: {type: string, short: Name for this measure (Human friendly), isSummary: true, index: 4}
  supplementalData:
    type: BackboneElement
    short: Supplemental data
    array: true
    index: 49
    elements:
      identifier: {type: Identifier, short: 'Identifier, unique within the measure', index: 50}
      usage: {type: code, short: supplemental-data | risk-adjustment-factor, array: true, index: 51}
      criteria: {type: string, short: Supplemental data criteria, index: 52}
      path: {type: string, short: Path to the supplemental data element, index: 53}
    required: [identifier]
  library:
    type: Reference
    short: Logic used by the measure
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Library']
    array: true
    index: 22
  usage: {type: string, short: Describes the clinical usage of the measure, index: 10}
  rationale: {type: markdown, short: Why does this measure exist, isSummary: true, index: 29}
  contributor: {type: Contributor, short: A content contributor, array: true, index: 17}
  status: {isModifier: true, short: draft | active | retired, comments: Allows filtering of measure that are appropriate for use vs. not., type: code, isSummary: true, index: 5}
  url: {short: Logical uri to reference this measure (globally unique), comments: 'Can be a urn:uuid: or a urn:oid:, but real http: addresses are preferred.', type: uri, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  identifier: {short: Additional identifier for the measure, comments: 'Typically, this is used for identifiers that can go in an HL7 v3 II data type - e.g. to identify this measure outside of FHIR, where the logical URL is not possible to use.', type: Identifier, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  lastReviewDate: {short: Last review date for the measure, comments: 'If specified, this is usually after the approval date.', type: date, index: 12}
  riskAdjustment: {type: string, short: How is risk adjustment applied for this measure, isSummary: true, index: 27}
  scoring: {short: proportion | ratio | continuous-variable | cohort, type: code, isSummary: true, index: 24}
  set: {type: string, short: 'The measure set, e.g. Preventive Care and Screening', isSummary: true, index: 34}
  version: {short: Business version of the measure, comments: There may be multiple different instances of a measure that have the same identifier but different versions., type: string, isSummary: true, index: 2}
  relatedArtifact: {short: Related artifacts for the measure, comments: 'Each related artifact is either an attachment, or a reference to another resource, but not both.', type: RelatedArtifact, array: true, index: 21}
  contact: {short: Contact details for the publisher, comments: 'May be a web site, an email address, a telephone number, etc.', type: ContactDetail, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 19}
  improvementNotation: {type: string, short: 'Improvement notation for the measure, e.g. higher score indicates better quality', isSummary: true, index: 31}
  rateAggregation: {type: string, short: How is rate aggregation performed for this measure, isSummary: true, index: 28}
  effectivePeriod: {short: The effective date range for the measure, comments: 'The effective period for a measure  determines when the content is applicable for usage and is independent of publication and review dates. For example, a measure intended to be used for the year 2016 would be published in 2015.', type: Period, isSummary: true, index: 13}
  clinicalRecommendationStatement: {type: markdown, short: Clinical recommendation, isSummary: true, index: 30}
package_version: 1.8.0
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Measure
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: null
required: [status]