Quality Measure Implementation Guide
1.0.0 - STU 1 International flag

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 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-cqm/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Changes

Changes and Updates for STU 1 Publication (v1.0.0)

Non-Compatible Changes

Compatible, Substantive Changes

Non-Substantive Changes

  • FHIR-49938: Correct reference to data requirements in primary library (Applied (here))
  • FHIR-49601: add grid to table display
  • FHIR-49597: change cqm to uppercase CQM in measure profile descriptions (Applied (here), (here), (here), (here), and (here))
  • FHIR-49593: Update introduction (Applied here)
  • FHIR-49347: 1.3.1 Quality Improvement Ecosystem
  • FHIR-49296: Please address spelling and grammar issues
  • FHIR-49081: Example measures have populations out of order
  • FHIR-51698: Conformance Requirement 3.9 and 3.16 have contradictory instructions
  • FHIR-51572: Change patient-based to subject-based (Applied (here), (here), and (here) )
  • FHIR-51380: Support different bases for ratio measures (Applied (here))
  • FHIR-50666: Software system device profile was removed (Applied (here))
  • FHIR-49921: Clarify calculation semantics (Applied (here))
  • FHIR-49788: EXM 146 Library Example - Not Valid per UCWF
  • FHIR-49598: ConceptMap Measure Type mapping needs an update (Applied here)
  • FHIR-49595: Using CQL With FHIR IG version (Applied (here))
  • FHIR-49580: Please add a "Plain Language Summary about this Guide" to the home page
  • FHIR-49579: Update Change Log (Applied here)
  • FHIR-49485: remove modelinfo FHIR Model Definition (STU2) (Applied (here))
  • FHIR-49416: attestation measure population expression shouldn't indicate CQL (Applied here)
  • FHIR-49346: 1.1 Summary Remove extra word
  • FHIR-49228: Incorrect SNOMED Version Used in Example
  • FHIR-49082: Typo: 2025-Jan-FHIR IG QM E1 STU 17.98.1 states 'Measure: Cervical Cancer EXM146 - Appropriate Testing for Children with Pharyngitis (Experimental)' but 'Cervical Cancer' should be removed.

STU 1 Ballot for FHIR R4 (v1.0.0-ballot)

NOTE: This implementation guide is the Universal Realm successor of the US-based Quality Measure IG STU 5, and incorporates all the stakeholder feedback and implementation experience from that specification.