National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Digital Quality Measure (dQM) Reporting Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Public Health. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0-ballot built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/nhsn-dqm/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
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This page provides a list of the FHIR artifacts defined as part of this implementation guide.
The following artifacts define the specific capabilities that different types of systems are expected to have in order to comply with this implementation guide. Systems conforming to this implementation guide are expected to declare conformance to one or more of the following capability statements.
NHSN Data Aggregator CapabilityStatement |
This statement defines the expected capabilities of a system that aggregates data from multiple Data Source actors before measure evaluation and then plays the role of a Data Source once aggregation is complete. An example would be a state public health agency aggregating data from all facilities in the state before using those data to produce a MeasureReport containing bed capacity data for the entire state. When FHIR enabled, a Data Aggregator acts as a US Core Server when playing the role of a Data Source after aggregation. During aggregation, the Data Aggregator acts similar to the SANER options for aggregation, but implements its own CapabilityStatement due to the incompatibilities between DEQM and SANER. |
NHSN Data Evaluation Engine CapabilityStatement |
This statement defines the expected capabilities of a system that retrieves data from the Data Source and evaluates those data against one or more measures retrieved from the Measure Source. The resulting MeasureReport bundle and related resources are then sent to the MeasureReport recipient The dQM Evaluation Engine acts as a US Core Client, a DEQM Reporter Client, and implements the $evaluation-measure operation |
NHSN Data Source CapabilityStatement |
This statement defines the expected capabilities of a system containing data (typically patient data, but could be situational awareness data) that will be evaluated against one or more measures. This may be a FHIR server, an EHR with a FHIR endpoint (facade), an internal data store when the Data Source and dQM Evaluation Engine actors are played by the same system such as an EHR that does it’s own measure evaluation, or it may be a system containing other data such as situational awareness data that is reporting via CSV or other format. When FHIR enabled, the Data Source acts as a US Core Server |
NHSN Measure Source CapabilityStatement |
This statement defines the expected capabilities of a system at NHSN that stores FHIR resources such as Measure, Library, ValueSet, etc. that are used for dQM Reporting. The dQM Evaluation Engine queries the Measure Source for the latest Measure content before querying the Patient Data Source and performing measure evaluation. The Measure Source acts as a DEQM Publishable Measure Repository. |
NHSN MeasureReport Recipient CapabilityStatement |
This statement defines the expected capabilities of a system at NHSN that receives MeasureReport bundles from the dQM Evaluation Engine and validates the result against the profiles in this implementation guide, and potentially other measure-specific profiles that are distributed with the measures themselves (this kind of validation is referred to as “pre-qualification” at NHSN). The MeasureReport Recipient acts as a DEQM Receiver Server, provides write access to Bundle resources containing MeasureReport and other related resources, and implements the $validate operation. |
These define constraints on FHIR resources for systems conforming to this implementation guide.
NHSN MeasureReport Bundle |
This profile defines a valid Submission Bundle to NHSN with all resources contained within. The Bundle is comprised of entry slices representing the data source Organization, a Patients of Interest (POI) List, one Subject List MeasureReport per reportable measure, an Individual MeasureReport List, individual MeasureReports, and the underlying patient-centric clinical information. |
NHSN Submitting Device |
This profile includes the name and version of the device or software submitting the report Bundle, and may include other information about the device. |
NHSN Submitting Organization |
This profile includes the name and identifier of the organization submitting the report Bundle, and may include other information about the organization. |
Patients-Of-Interest List |
A Patients of Interest List defines all individual Patients considered for inclusion in NHSN Measure reporting. |
These define sets of codes used by systems conforming to this implementation guide.
Acute Care Hospital Encounter Class ValueSet |
Acute Care Hospital Encounter Class ValueSet |
Acute Care Hospital Encounter Status ValueSet |
Acute Care Hospital Encounter Status ValueSet |
These define new code systems used by systems conforming to this implementation guide.
Healthcare Capacity Reporting Code System |
This CodeSystem defines coded concepts for Healthcare Capacity reporting to NHSN. This CodeSystem is experimental, and is expected to be replaced by LOINC codes once they have been assigned. |
These are example instances that show what data produced and consumed by systems conforming with this implementation guide might look like.
Acute Care Hospital Initial Population Library |
Example Library of Acute Care Hospital (ACH) Initial Population Measure |
Acute Care Hospital Initial Population Measure |
The Acute Care Hospital (ACH) Initial Population includes all encounters for patients of any age in an ED, observation, or inpatient location or all encounters for patients of any age with an ED, observation, inpatient, or short stay status during the measurement period. |
BedCapacityMeasureLibrary |
Example Library of Bed Capacity Measure |
Condition - Example Diagnosis ACH Pass1 |
Condition - Example Diagnosis ACH Pass1 - Encounter Diagnosis: Bacteremia |
Condition - Example Diagnosis ACH Pass2 |
Condition - Example Diagnosis ACH Pass2 - Encounter Diagnosis: Thrombophlebitis of deep femoral vein |
Condition - Example Diagnosis ACH Pass2 Problem |
Condition - Example Diagnosis ACH Pass2 - Problem List: Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications |
Condition - Example Diagnosis ACH Pass3 |
Condition - Example Diagnosis ACH Pass3 - Encounter Diagnosis: Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile |
Condition - Example Diagnosis ACH Pass3 Problem |
Condition - Example Diagnosis ACH Pass3 - Problem List: Acute sinusitis |
Coverage - Example ACH Pass1 |
Coverage - Example ACH Pass1 - Medicaid: Child Beneficiary |
Coverage - Example ACH Pass2 |
Coverage - Example ACH Pass2 - Commercial HMO |
Coverage - Example ACH Pass3 |
Coverage - Example ACH Pass3 - Commercial PPO |
Device - Example ACH Pass1 Central Line |
Device - Example ACH Pass1 - Central venous catheter |
Device - Example ACH Pass2 Compress Hose |
Device - Example ACH Pass2 - Graduated compression elastic hosiery |
Device - Example ACH Pass3 Ivcs Pump |
Device - Example ACH Pass3 - Intermittent venous compression system pump |
Device - Example Submitting Device 1 |
Device - Submitting Device Example 1 |
DiagnosticReport - Example ACH Pass2 Cardiopulmonary |
DiagnosticReport - Example ACH Pass2 - Cardiovascular stress testing |
DiagnosticReport - Example ACH Pass2 Lab CBC |
DiagnosticReport - Example ACH Pass2 - CBC panel - Blood by Automated count |
DiagnosticReport - Example ACH Pass2 Radiology |
DiagnosticReport - Example ACH Pass2 - Ultrasonography of right lower limb |
Effective - Data Requirements |
Effective - Data Requirements |
Encounter - Example ACH Pass1 - Inpatient |
Encounter - Example ACH Pass1 - Hospital Admission |
Encounter - Example ACH Pass2 - Emergency |
Encounter - Example ACH Pass2 - Emergency department visit |
Encounter - Example ACH Pass2 - Inpatient |
Encounter - Example ACH Pass2 - Hospital admission |
Encounter - Example ACH Pass3 - Acute |
Encounter - Example ACH Pass3 - Acute critical care visit |
Encounter - Example ACH Pass3 - Short Stay |
Encounter - Example ACH Pass3 - Hospital admission short stay |
Full Submission Bundle Example 1 |
Measure Bundle - Full Submission Bundle Example 1 |
Jurisdiction Capacity Full Report Bundle Example |
Example Bundle of jurisidictional report for capacity reporting |
List - Example ACH Individual Measure Report List |
List - Example ACH Individual Measure Report List Example |
List - Example ACH Patients Of Interest |
List - Example ACH Patients Of Interest |
List - Example Patients of Interest List 1 |
List - Patients of Interest Example 1 |
Location - Example ACH - Crit |
Location - Example ACH - Medical Critical Care |
Location - Example ACH - Emergency |
Location - Example ACH - Emergency Department |
Location - Example ACH - Inpatient |
Location - Example ACH - Inpatient Hospital Ward |
Location - Example ACH - Medsurg |
Location - Example ACH - Medical-Surgical Ward |
Location - Example ACH - Nicu |
Location - Example ACH - Neonatal Critical Care (Level III) |
MeasureReport - Children's Hospital Bed Capacity Individual Measure Report |
Example MeasureReport - Children’s Hospital Bed Capacity Individual Measure Report |
MeasureReport - Example ACH Subject List 1 |
Measure Report - Example ACH Subject List Example 1 |
MeasureReport - Example Individual ACH Pass1 - LOS/MEN |
MeasureReport - Example Individual ACH Pass1 - Late Onset Sepsis and Meningitis (LOS/MEN) |
MeasureReport - Example Individual ACH Pass2 - Hypo |
MeasureReport - Example Individual ACH Pass2 - Hypoglycemia |
MeasureReport - Example Individual ACH Pass3 - C. diff |
MeasureReport - Example Individual ACH Pass3 - Healthcare facility-onset, antibiotic-treated Clostridioides difficile infection / Hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia (CDI/HOB) |
MeasureReport - Hospital Bed Capacity Individual Measure Report |
Example MeasureReport - Hospital Bed Capacity Individual Measure Report |
MeasureReport - Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Bed Capacity Individual Measure Report |
Example MeasureReport - Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Bed Capacity Individual Measure Report |
Medication - Example Cipro 500 |
Medication - Example - Ciprofloxacin 500 MG |
Medication - Example Dex4 Tablet |
Medication - Example - Metformin hydrochloride 1000 MG |
Medication - Example Enoxaparin |
Medication - Example - Enoxaparin sodium, 0.4 ML, 100 MG/ML Prefilled Syringe |
Medication - Example Heparin |
Medication - Example - Heparin sodium, 0.5 ML, porcine 10000 UNT/ML Prefilled Syringe |
Medication - Example Insulin Lispro |
Medication - Example - Insulin lispro |
Medication - Example Metformin 1000 |
Medication - Example - Metformin hydrochloride 1000 MG |
Medication - Example Metronidazole |
Medication - Example - Metronidazole 500 MG |
Medication - Example Vancomycin 15 |
Medication - Example - Vancomycin Injectable Solution |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass1 Vancomycin |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass1 - Vancomycin Injectable Solution 50MG |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass2 Dex4 |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass2 - Dex4 4 gm chewable tablet X1 |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass2 Heparin 1 |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass2 - heparin sodium, 0.5 ML, porcine 10000 UNT/ML Prefilled Syringe - First Encounter Administration |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass2 Heparin 2 |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass2 - heparin sodium, 0.5 ML, porcine 10000 UNT/ML Prefilled Syringe - Second Encounter Administration |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass2 Insulin Lispro 1 |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass2 - Insulin Lispro - First Encounter Administration |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass2 Insulin Lispro 2 |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass2 - Insulin Lispro - Second Encounter Administration |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass2 Insulin Lispro 3 |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass2 - Insulin Lispro - Third Encounter Administration |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass2 Insulin Lispro 4 |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass2 Insulin Lispro 4 |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass3 Enoxaparin |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass3 - Enoxaparin sodium, 0.4 ML, 100 MG/ML Prefilled Syringe |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass3 Metronidazole 1 |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass3 - Metronidazole 500 MG - First Encounter Administration |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass3 Metronidazole 2 |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass3 - Metronidazole 500 MG - Second Encounter Administration |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass3 Metronidazole 3 |
MedicationAdministration - Example ACH Pass3 - Metronidazole 500 MG - Third Encounter Administration |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass1 Vancomycin |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass1 - Vancomycin Injectable Solution 50MG |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass2 Dex4 Tablet |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass2 - Dex4 4 gm chewable tablet X1 |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass2 Heparin |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass2 - heparin sodium, 0.5 ML, porcine 10000 UNT/ML Prefilled Syringe |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass2 Insulin Lispro |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass2 - Insulin Lispro |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass2 Metformin |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass2 - Metformin hydrochloride 1000 MG |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass3 Cipro |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass3 - Ciprofloxacin 500 MG |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass3 Enoxaparin |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass3 - enoxaparin sodium, 0.4 ML, 100 MG/ML Prefilled Syringe |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass3 Metronidazole |
MedicationRequest - Example ACH Pass3 - Metronidazole 500 MG |
NHSN dQM Bed Capacity |
NHSN bed capacity example measure |
Observation - Example ACH Pass1 Blood |
Observation - Example ACH Pass1 - Lab: Bacteria identified in Blood by Culture |
Observation - Example ACH Pass1 Csf |
Observation - Example ACH Pass1 - Lab: Serratia marcescens DNA in Specimen by NAA with probe detection |
Observation - Example ACH Pass1 Gestational Age |
Observation - Example ACH Pass1 - Lab: Gestational age at birth |
Observation - Example ACH Pass1 Vitals Weight |
Observation - Example ACH Pass1 - Vitals Signs: Birth weight Measured |
Observation - Example ACH Pass2 Hemo |
Observation - Example ACH Pass2 - Lab: Bacteria identified in Blood by Culture |
Observation - Example ACH Pass2 Hemo A1C |
Observation - Example ACH Pass2 Hemo - Lab: Glucose in Capillary blood by Glucometer |
Observation - Example ACH Pass2 Poc 1 |
Observation - Example ACH Pass2 Lab: Glucose in Capillary blood by Glucometer - First Encounter Observation |
Observation - Example ACH Pass2 Poc 2 |
Observation - Example ACH Pass2 Lab: Glucose in Capillary blood by Glucometer - Second Encounter Observation |
Observation - Example ACH Pass2 Vitals Weight |
Observation - Example ACH Pass2 Vitals Signs: Body weight |
Observation - Example ACH Pass2 aPTT |
Observation - Example ACH Pass2 Lab: aPTT in Blood by Coagulation assay |
Observation - Example ACH Pass3 C. diff |
Observation - Example ACH Pass3 - Lab: Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) |
Observation - Example ACH Pass3 Vitals Height |
Observation - Example ACH Pass3 Vitals Signs: Body height |
Observation - Example ACH Pass3 Vitals Weight |
Observation - Example ACH Pass3 Vitals Signs: Body weight |
Organization - Example Submitting Organization |
Organization - Submitting Organization Example |
Patient - Example ACH Pass1 - LOS/MEN |
Patient - Example ACH Pass1 - Late Onset Sepsis and Meningitis (LOS/MEN) |
Patient - Example ACH Pass2 - Hypo |
Patient - Example ACH Pass2 - Hypoglycemia |
Patient - Example ACH Pass3 - CDI/HOB |
Patient - Example ACH Pass3 - Healthcare facility-onset, antibiotic-treated Clostridioides difficile infection / Hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia (CDI/HOB) |
Patient - Example Sameresultdiffday |
Patient - Example Sameresultdiffday - Hypoglycemia |
Practitioner Example |
An example practitioner |
Procedure - Example ACH Pass1 Central Line |
Procedure - Example ACH Pass1 - Placement procedure |
Procedure - Example ACH Pass1 Lumbar |
Procedure - Example ACH Pass1 - Drainage of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic |
Procedure - Example ACH Pass2 IVCF |
Procedure - Example ACH Pass2 - Percutaneous insertion of inferior vena cava filter |
Procedure - Example ACH Pass3 Transfusion |
Procedure - Example ACH Pass3 - Transfusion of red blood cells |
ServiceRequest - Example ACH Pass1 Blood |
ServiceRequest - Example ACH Pass1 Blood |
ServiceRequest - Example ACH Pass1 CSF |
ServiceRequest - Example ACH Pass1 - Differential panel - Cerebral spinal fluid |
ServiceRequest - Example ACH Pass2 Glucose |
ServiceRequest - Example ACH Pass2 - Glucose in Capillary blood by Glucometer |
ServiceRequest - Example ACH Pass2 Hemo |
ServiceRequest - Example ACH Pass2 - Hemoglobin in Venous blood |
ServiceRequest - Example ACH Pass2 Hemo A1C |
ServiceRequest - Example ACH Pass2 Hemo - Hemoglobin A1c in Blood |
ServiceRequest - Example ACH Pass2 aPTT |
ServiceRequest - Example ACH Pass2 - aPTT in Blood by Coagulation assay |
ServiceRequest - Example ACH Pass3 Cdiff |
ServiceRequest - Example ACH Pass3 - Clostridioides difficile toxin A in Stool by Immunoassay |
Specimen - Example ACH Pass1 Blood |
Specimen - Example ACH Pass1 - Blood venous from heel |
Specimen - Example ACH Pass1 CSF |
Specimen - Example ACH Pass1 - Cerebral spinal fluid from superior articular process of lumbar vertebra |
Specimen - Example ACH Pass2 Blood 1 |
Specimen - Example ACH Pass2 - Blood venous from blood vessel of left upper arm - First encounter collection |
Specimen - Example ACH Pass2 Blood 2 |
Specimen - Example ACH Pass2 - Blood venous from blood vessel of left upper arm - Second encounter collection |
Specimen - Example ACH Pass3 Stool |
Specimen - Example ACH Pass3 - Bloody stool |
These are resources that are used within this implementation guide that do not fit into one of the other categories.
CQF Tooling Device |
Example of a Software System Device instance for describing tooling that was used to process artifacts. |