Measure | Medplum

Measure Resource

The Measure resource provides the definition of a quality measure.

Elements

Name Required Type Description
url uri Canonical identifier for this measure, represented as a URI (globally unique)
identifier Identifier[] Additional identifier for the measure
version string Business version of the measure
name string Name for this measure (computer friendly)
title string Name for this measure (human friendly)
subtitle string Subordinate title of the measure
status ✓ code draft | active | retired | unknown
experimental boolean For testing purposes, not real usage
subject[x] CodeableConcept, Reference< Group > E.g. Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson, Organization, Location, Device
date dateTime Date last changed
publisher string Name of the publisher (organization or individual)
contact ContactDetail[] Contact details for the publisher
description markdown Natural language description of the measure
useContext UsageContext[] The context that the content is intended to support
jurisdiction CodeableConcept[] Intended jurisdiction for measure (if applicable)
purpose markdown Why this measure is defined
usage string Describes the clinical usage of the measure
copyright markdown Use and/or publishing restrictions
approvalDate date When the measure was approved by publisher
lastReviewDate date When the measure was last reviewed
effectivePeriod Period When the measure is expected to be used
topic CodeableConcept[] The category of the measure
author ContactDetail[] Who authored the content
editor ContactDetail[] Who edited the content
reviewer ContactDetail[] Who reviewed the content
endorser ContactDetail[] Who endorsed the content
relatedArtifact RelatedArtifact[] Additional documentation, citations, etc.
library canonical[] Logic used by the measure
disclaimer markdown Disclaimer for use of the measure or its referenced content
scoring CodeableConcept proportion | ratio | continuous-variable | cohort
compositeScoring CodeableConcept opportunity | all-or-nothing | linear | weighted
type CodeableConcept[] process | outcome | structure | patient-reported-outcome | composite
riskAdjustment string How risk adjustment is applied for this measure
rateAggregation string How is rate aggregation performed for this measure
rationale markdown Detailed description of why the measure exists
clinicalRecommendationStatement markdown Summary of clinical guidelines
improvementNotation CodeableConcept increase | decrease
definition markdown[] Defined terms used in the measure documentation
guidance markdown Additional guidance for implementers
group MeasureGroup[] Population criteria group
id string Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension Extension[] Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension Extension[] Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized

Search Parameters

Name Type Description Expression
composed-of reference What resource is being referenced Measure.relatedArtifact.where((type = 'composed-of')).resource
context token A use context assigned to the measure Measure.useContext.value.ofType(CodeableConcept)
date date The measure publication date Measure.date
identifier token External identifier for the measure Measure.identifier
jurisdiction token Intended jurisdiction for the measure Measure.jurisdiction
name string Computationally friendly name of the measure Measure.name
publisher string Name of the publisher of the measure Measure.publisher
status token The current status of the measure Measure.status
title string The human-friendly name of the measure Measure.title
topic token Topics associated with the measure Measure.topic
url uri The uri that identifies the measure Measure.url
version token The business version of the measure Measure.version