# Measure Resource

The [Measure](/content/docs/api/fhir/resources/measure/index.html) 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](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/identifier/index.html)[] | 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](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html), Reference< [Group](/content/docs/api/fhir/resources/group/index.html) > | E.g. Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson, Organization, Location, Device  |
| date |  | dateTime | Date last changed  |
| publisher |  | string | Name of the publisher (organization or individual)  |
| contact |  | [ContactDetail](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/contactdetail/index.html)[] | Contact details for the publisher  |
| description |  | markdown | Natural language description of the measure  |
| useContext |  | [UsageContext](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/usagecontext/index.html)[] | The context that the content is intended to support  |
| jurisdiction |  | [CodeableConcept](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html)[] | 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](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/period/index.html) | When the measure is expected to be used  |
| topic |  | [CodeableConcept](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html)[] | The category of the measure  |
| author |  | [ContactDetail](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/contactdetail/index.html)[] | Who authored the content  |
| editor |  | [ContactDetail](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/contactdetail/index.html)[] | Who edited the content  |
| reviewer |  | [ContactDetail](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/contactdetail/index.html)[] | Who reviewed the content  |
| endorser |  | [ContactDetail](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/contactdetail/index.html)[] | Who endorsed the content  |
| relatedArtifact |  | [RelatedArtifact](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/relatedartifact/index.html)[] | 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](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html) | proportion \| ratio \| continuous-variable \| cohort  |
| compositeScoring |  | [CodeableConcept](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html) | opportunity \| all-or-nothing \| linear \| weighted  |
| type |  | [CodeableConcept](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html)[] | 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](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html) | 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](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/extension/index.html)[] | Additional content defined by implementations  |
| modifierExtension |  | [Extension](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/extension/index.html)[] | 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 |