HL7 Terminology
1.0.0 - Publication

This page is part of the HL7 Terminology (v1.0.0: Release) based on FHIR R4. The current version which supercedes this version is 5.2.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

MeasureType

Summary

Defining URL:http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-type
Version:4.2.0
Name:MeasureType
Title:MeasureType
Status:draft
Content:All the concepts defined by the code system are included in the code system resource
Definition:

The type of measure (includes codes from 2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.20368).

Publisher:HL7 (FHIR Project)
Committee:Clinical Quality Information
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1233 (for OID based terminology systems)
Content Mode:Complete
Value Set:http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/measure-type ( is the value set for all codes in this code system)
Maturity:2
Source Resource:XML / JSON / Turtle

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

MeasureType

The type of measure (includes codes from 2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.20368).

This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-type defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
process ProcessA measure which focuses on a process which leads to a certain outcome, meaning that a scientific basis exists for believing that the process, when executed well, will increase the probability of achieving a desired outcome.
outcome OutcomeA measure that indicates the result of the performance (or non-performance) of a function or process.
structure StructureA measure that focuses on a health care provider's capacity, systems, and processes to provide high-quality care.
patient-reported-outcome Patient Reported OutcomeA measure that focuses on patient-reported information such as patient engagement or patient experience measures.
composite CompositeA measure that combines multiple component measures in to a single quality measure.

History

DateActionCustodianAuthorComment
2020-05-06reviseVocabulary WGTed KleinMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.