MeasureType - HL7 Terminology (THO) v7.5.0

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CodeSystem: MeasureType

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-type		Version: 4.0.0	Highlight text changes?
Active as of 2026-08-28	Maturity Level: 2	Responsible: Health Level Seven International	Computable Name: MeasureType
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1233
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The type of measure (e.g. process, structure, or outcome).

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

MeasureType

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

Name

Code

URI

Type

Description

Status

status

http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status

code

Designation of a concept's state. Normally is not populated unless the state is retired.

Concepts

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

Code	Display	Definition	Status
process	Process	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.
outcome	Outcome	A measure that indicates the result of the performance (or non-performance) of a function or process.
structure	Structure	A measure that focuses on a health care provider's capacity, systems, and processes to provide high-quality care.
patient-reported-outcome	Patient Reported Outcome	A measure that focuses on patient-reported information such as patient engagement or patient experience measures.
intermediate-outcome	Intermediate Outcome	A measure that evaluates the change over time of a physiologic state observable that is associated with a specific long-term health outcome.
composite	Composite	A measure that combines multiple component measures in to a single quality measure.	retired