Measure

The Measure resource provides the definition of a quality measure.

These interaction paths describe standard FHIR R4 patterns. Availability can depend on the API capabilities enabled for your Ovok project.

Interaction	Method	Path
Read	GET	/fhir/R4/Measure/[id]
Vread	GET	/fhir/R4/Measure/[id]/_history/[vid]
Update	PUT	/fhir/R4/Measure/[id]
Patch	PATCH	/fhir/R4/Measure/[id]
Delete	DELETE	/fhir/R4/Measure/[id]
Create	POST	/fhir/R4/Measure
Search	GET	/fhir/R4/Measure
History	GET	/fhir/R4/Measure/[id]/_history

Top-level elements

Element	Type	Cardinality	Description
id	string	0..1	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Meta	0..1	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	uri	0..1	A set of rules under which this content was created
language	code	0..1	Language of the resource content
text	Narrative	0..1	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained	Resource	0..*	Contained, inline Resources
extension	Extension	0..*	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	Extension	0..*	Extensions that cannot be ignored
url	uri	0..1	Canonical identifier for this measure, represented as a URI (globally unique)
identifier	Identifier	0..*	Additional identifier for the measure
version	string	0..1	Business version of the measure
name	string	0..1	Name for this measure (computer friendly)
title	string	0..1	Name for this measure (human friendly)
subtitle	string	0..1	Subordinate title of the measure
status	code	1..1	draft | active | retired | unknown
experimental	boolean	0..1	For testing purposes, not real usage
subject[x]	CodeableConcept, Reference	0..1	E.g. Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson, Organization, Location, Device
date	dateTime	0..1	Date last changed
publisher	string	0..1	Name of the publisher (organization or individual)
contact	ContactDetail	0..*	Contact details for the publisher
description	markdown	0..1	Natural language description of the measure
useContext	UsageContext	0..*	The context that the content is intended to support
jurisdiction	CodeableConcept	0..*	Intended jurisdiction for measure (if applicable)
purpose	markdown	0..1	Why this measure is defined
usage	string	0..1	Describes the clinical usage of the measure
copyright	markdown	0..1	Use and/or publishing restrictions
approvalDate	date	0..1	When the measure was approved by publisher
lastReviewDate	date	0..1	When the measure was last reviewed
effectivePeriod	Period	0..1	When the measure is expected to be used
topic	CodeableConcept	0..*	The category of the measure, such as Education, Treatment, Assessment, etc.
author	ContactDetail	0..*	Who authored the content
editor	ContactDetail	0..*	Who edited the content
reviewer	ContactDetail	0..*	Who reviewed the content
endorser	ContactDetail	0..*	Who endorsed the content
relatedArtifact	RelatedArtifact	0..*	Additional documentation, citations, etc.
library	canonical	0..*	Logic used by the measure
disclaimer	markdown	0..1	Disclaimer for use of the measure or its referenced content
scoring	CodeableConcept	0..1	proportion | ratio | continuous-variable | cohort
compositeScoring	CodeableConcept	0..1	opportunity | all-or-nothing | linear | weighted
type	CodeableConcept	0..*	process | outcome | structure | patient-reported-outcome | composite
riskAdjustment	string	0..1	How risk adjustment is applied for this measure
rateAggregation	string	0..1	How is rate aggregation performed for this measure
rationale	markdown	0..1	Detailed description of why the measure exists
clinicalRecommendationStatement	markdown	0..1	Summary of clinical guidelines
improvementNotation	CodeableConcept	0..1	increase | decrease
definition	markdown	0..*	Defined terms used in the measure documentation
guidance	markdown	0..1	Additional guidance for implementers
group	BackboneElement	0..*	Population criteria group
supplementalData	BackboneElement	0..*	What other data should be reported with the measure

Resource-specific search parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
composed-of	reference	What resource is being referenced
context	token	A use context assigned to the measure
context-quantity	quantity	A quantity- or range-valued use context assigned to the measure
context-type	token	A type of use context assigned to the measure
context-type-quantity	composite	A use context type and quantity- or range-based value assigned to the measure
context-type-value	composite	A use context type and value assigned to the measure
date	date	The measure publication date
depends-on	reference	What resource is being referenced
derived-from	reference	What resource is being referenced
description	string	The description of the measure
effective	date	The time during which the measure is intended to be in use
identifier	token	External identifier for the measure
jurisdiction	token	Intended jurisdiction for the measure
name	string	Computationally friendly name of the measure
predecessor	reference	What resource is being referenced
publisher	string	Name of the publisher of the measure
status	token	The current status of the measure
successor	reference	What resource is being referenced
title	string	The human-friendly name of the measure
topic	token	Topics associated with the measure
url	uri	The uri that identifies the measure
version	token	The business version of the measure

Reference

Official FHIR R4 spec: Measure.
Maturity: Trial Use 2 (FMM 2).