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MeasureType - XML Representation

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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="measure-type"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2020-04-09T21:10:28.568+00:00"/>
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
            
      <h2>MeasureType</h2>
            
      <div>
              
        <p>The type of measure (includes codes from 2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.20368).</p>

            
      </div>
            
      <p>This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-type defines the following codes:</p>
            
      <table class="codes">
              
        <tr>
                
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
                  
            <b>Code</b>
                
          </td>
                
          <td>
                  
            <b>Display</b>
                
          </td>
                
          <td>
                  
            <b>Definition</b>
                
          </td>
              
        </tr>
              
        <tr>
                
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">process
                  
            <a name="measure-type-process"> </a>
                
          </td>
                
          <td>Process</td>
                
          <td>A 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.</td>
              
        </tr>
              
        <tr>
                
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">outcome
                  
            <a name="measure-type-outcome"> </a>
                
          </td>
                
          <td>Outcome</td>
                
          <td>A measure that indicates the result of the performance (or non-performance) of a function or process.</td>
              
        </tr>
              
        <tr>
                
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">structure
                  
            <a name="measure-type-structure"> </a>
                
          </td>
                
          <td>Structure</td>
                
          <td>A measure that focuses on a health care provider's capacity, systems, and processes to provide high-quality care.</td>
              
        </tr>
              
        <tr>
                
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">patient-reported-outcome
                  
            <a name="measure-type-patient-reported-outcome"> </a>
                
          </td>
                
          <td>Patient Reported Outcome</td>
                
          <td>A measure that focuses on patient-reported information such as patient engagement or patient experience measures.</td>
              
        </tr>
              
        <tr>
                
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">composite
                  
            <a name="measure-type-composite"> </a>
                
          </td>
                
          <td>Composite</td>
                
          <td>A measure that combines multiple component measures in to a single quality measure.</td>
              
        </tr>
            
      </table>
          
    </div>
  </text>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="cqi"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="trial-use"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="2"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-type"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1233"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="4.2.0"/>
  <name value="MeasureType"/>
  <title value="MeasureType"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2020-04-09T21:10:28+00:00"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               value="The type of measure (includes codes from 2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.20368)."/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <valueSet value="http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/measure-type"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="process"/>
    <display value="Process"/>
    <definition
                value="A 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."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="outcome"/>
    <display value="Outcome"/>
    <definition
                value="A measure that indicates the result of the performance (or non-performance) of a function or process."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="structure"/>
    <display value="Structure"/>
    <definition
                value="A measure that focuses on a health care provider&#39;s capacity, systems, and processes to provide high-quality care."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="patient-reported-outcome"/>
    <display value="Patient Reported Outcome"/>
    <definition
                value="A measure that focuses on patient-reported information such as patient engagement or patient experience measures."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="composite"/>
    <display value="Composite"/>
    <definition
                value="A measure that combines multiple component measures in to a single quality measure."/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>