2026 US Quality Core Implementation Guide
0.5.0 - cibuild US

2026 US Quality Core Implementation Guide, published by Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.5.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/FHIR/us-quality-core/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## Example QuestionnaireResponse: PHQ-9 QuestionnaireResponse Example

Profile: US Quality Core QuestionnaireResponse

LinkID | Text | Definition | Answer
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PHQ-9-example |  |  | Questionnaire:Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 Item
H1/T1 | Over the last two weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? |  |
H1/T1/Q1 | Little interest or pleasure in doing things? |  | CodeSystemCSPHQ9: Not-at-all (Not at all)
H1/T1/Q2 | Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless? |  | CodeSystemCSPHQ9: Not-at-all (Not at all)
H1/T1/Q3 | Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much? |  | CodeSystemCSPHQ9: Not-at-all (Not at all)
H1/T1/Q4 | Feeling tired or having little energy? |  | CodeSystemCSPHQ9: Several-days (Several days)
H1/T1/Q5 | Poor appetite or overeating? |  | CodeSystemCSPHQ9: More than half the days (More than half the days)
H1/T1/Q6 | Feeling bad about yourself - or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down? |  | CodeSystemCSPHQ9: Several-days (Several days)
H1/T1/Q7 | Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television? |  | CodeSystemCSPHQ9: Nearly every day (Nearly every day)
H1/T1/Q8 | Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could gave noticed? Or so fidgety or restless that you have been moving a lot more than usual? |  | CodeSystemCSPHQ9: More than half the days (More than half the days)
H1/T1/Q9 | Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or thoughts of hurting yourself in some way? |  | CodeSystemCSPHQ9: Several-days (Several days)
H1/TS | Patient health questionnaire 9 item total score |  | 13 {score}
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