Quality Measure Implementation Guide
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Quality Measure Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Clinical Quality Information. 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/cqf-measures/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Resource Profile: CQFM Continuous Variable Measure

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cqfmeasures/StructureDefinition/cv-measure-cqfm Version: 4.0.0
Active as of 2024-12-10 Computable Name: CQFMContinuousVariableMeasure

The CQFM Continuous Variable Measure Profile describes a continuous variable scoring measure. For more information on the usage of this profile, refer to the Profiles and Packaging pages in this implementation guide.

Usage:

  • Examples for this Resource Profile: EXM55

Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

This structure is derived from CQFMComputableMeasure

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Measure 0..* CQFMComputableMeasure A quality measure definition
... scoring S 0..1 CodeableConcept continuous-variable
Required Pattern: At least the following
.... coding 1..* Coding Code defined by a terminology system
Fixed Value: (complex)
..... system 1..1 uri Identity of the terminology system
Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-scoring
..... code 1..1 code Symbol in syntax defined by the system
Fixed Value: continuous-variable
... group SC 1..* BackboneElement Population criteria group
cmp-12: Continuous variable measures may not have other than initial population, measure-population, measure-population-exclusion, and measure-observation criteria
.... Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
..... scoring SC 0..1 CodeableConcept proportion | ratio | continuous-variable | cohort
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cqfmeasures/StructureDefinition/cqfm-scoring
Binding: Measure Scoring (extensible): How the measure calculation is performed

.... Slices for population SC 3..4 BackboneElement Population criteria
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:code
..... population:initialPopulation S 1..1 BackboneElement Initial Population
...... code S 1..1 CodeableConcept initial-population | numerator | numerator-exclusion | denominator | denominator-exclusion | denominator-exception | measure-population | measure-population-exclusion | measure-observation
Required Pattern: At least the following
....... coding 1..* Coding Code defined by a terminology system
Fixed Value: (complex)
........ system 1..1 uri Identity of the terminology system
Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-population
........ code 1..1 code Symbol in syntax defined by the system
Fixed Value: initial-population
..... population:measurePopulation S 1..1 BackboneElement Measure Population
...... code S 1..1 CodeableConcept initial-population | numerator | numerator-exclusion | denominator | denominator-exclusion | denominator-exception | measure-population | measure-population-exclusion | measure-observation
Required Pattern: At least the following
....... coding 1..* Coding Code defined by a terminology system
Fixed Value: (complex)
........ system 1..1 uri Identity of the terminology system
Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-population
........ code 1..1 code Symbol in syntax defined by the system
Fixed Value: measure-population
..... population:measurePopulationExclusion S 0..1 BackboneElement Measure Population Exclusion
...... code S 1..1 CodeableConcept initial-population | numerator | numerator-exclusion | denominator | denominator-exclusion | denominator-exception | measure-population | measure-population-exclusion | measure-observation
Required Pattern: At least the following
....... coding 1..* Coding Code defined by a terminology system
Fixed Value: (complex)
........ system 1..1 uri Identity of the terminology system
Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-population
........ code 1..1 code Symbol in syntax defined by the system
Fixed Value: measure-population-exclusion
..... population:measureObservation S 1..1 BackboneElement Measure Observation
...... Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
....... criteriaReference S 1..1 string Which criteria
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cqfmeasures/StructureDefinition/cqfm-criteriaReference
....... aggregateMethod S 1..1 code Aggregate with
URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cqfmeasures/StructureDefinition/cqfm-aggregateMethod
Binding: Measure Aggregate Method (preferred): Aggregation method for a measure (e.g. sum, average, median, minimum, maximum, count)

...... code S 1..1 CodeableConcept initial-population | numerator | numerator-exclusion | denominator | denominator-exclusion | denominator-exception | measure-population | measure-population-exclusion | measure-observation
Required Pattern: At least the following
....... coding 1..* Coding Code defined by a terminology system
Fixed Value: (complex)
........ system 1..1 uri Identity of the terminology system
Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-population
........ code 1..1 code Symbol in syntax defined by the system
Fixed Value: measure-observation

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
cmp-12errorMeasure.groupContinuous variable measures may not have other than initial population, measure-population, measure-population-exclusion, and measure-observation criteria
: extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cqfmeasures/StructureDefinition/cqfm-scoring').exists() and extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cqfmeasures/StructureDefinition/cqfm-scoring').value.coding.code contains 'continuous-variable' implies population.select(code.coding.where(system = 'http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-population').code in ('initial-population' | 'measure-population' | 'measure-population-exclusion' | 'measure-observation')).allTrue()

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron