Measure

Trial Use 4 Specialized — Quality & Testing

The Measure resource provides the definition of a quality measure.

Endpoints

devhttps://api.sandbox.ovok.com/fhir/R5/Measure

Interaction	Method	Path
Read	GET	/fhir/R5/Measure/[id]
Vread	GET	/fhir/R5/Measure/[id]/_history/[vid]
Update	PUT	/fhir/R5/Measure/[id]
Patch	PATCH	/fhir/R5/Measure/[id]
Delete	DELETE	/fhir/R5/Measure/[id]
Create	POST	/fhir/R5/Measure
Search	GET	/fhir/R5/Measure?...
History	GET	/fhir/R5/Measure/[id]/_history
Type-history	GET	/fhir/R5/Measure/_history

Top-level elements

Element	Type(s)	Cardinality	Description
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
versionAlgorithm[x]	string / Coding	0..1	How to compare versions
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
experimental	boolean	0..1	For testing purposes, not real usage
subject[x]	CodeableConcept / Reference	0..1	E.g. Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson, Organization, Location, Device
basis	code	0..1	Population basis
date	dateTime	0..1	Date last changed
publisher	string	0..1	Name of the publisher/steward (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	markdown	0..1	Describes the clinical usage of the measure
copyright	markdown	0..1	Use and/or publishing restrictions
copyrightLabel	string	0..1	Copyright holder and year(s)
approvalDate	date	0..1	When the measure was approved by publisher
lastReviewDate	date	0..1	When the measure was last reviewed by the publisher
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
scoringUnit	CodeableConcept	0..1	What units?
compositeScoring	CodeableConcept	0..1	opportunity
type	CodeableConcept	0..*	process
riskAdjustment	markdown	0..1	How risk adjustment is applied for this measure
rateAggregation	markdown	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
term	BackboneElement	0..*	Defined terms used in the measure documentation
guidance	markdown	0..1	Additional guidance for implementers (deprecated)
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 activity definition
context-quantity	quantity	A quantity- or range-valued use context assigned to the activity definition
context-type	token	A type of use context assigned to the activity definition
context-type-quantity	composite	A use context type and quantity- or range-based value assigned to the activity definition
context-type-value	composite	A use context type and value assigned to the activity definition
date	date	The activity definition publication date
depends-on	reference	What resource is being referenced
derived-from	reference	What resource is being referenced
description	string	The description of the activity definition
effective	date	The time during which the activity definition is intended to be in use
identifier	token	External identifier for the activity definition
jurisdiction	token	Intended jurisdiction for the activity definition
name	string	Computationally friendly name of the activity definition
predecessor	reference	What resource is being referenced
publisher	string	Name of the publisher of the activity definition
status	token	The current status of the activity definition
successor	reference	What resource is being referenced
title	string	The human-friendly name of the activity definition
topic	token	Topics associated with the module
url	uri	The uri that identifies the activity definition
version	token	The business version of the activity definition

Reference

• Official FHIR R5 spec: Measure
• Maturity: Trial Use 4 (FMM 4).