IG Continuous Variable Measure - XML Representation - Quality Measure Implementation Guide v2.0.0

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<th scope="row" class="row-header">Title</th>



<td class="content-container">IG Continuous Variable Measure</td>


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<th scope="row" class="row-header">Version</th>



<td class="content-container">2.0.0</td>


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<td class="content-container">urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.61.29.30</td>


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<td class="content-container">2027-01-01 through 2027-12-31</td>


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<td class="content-container">true</td>


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<td class="content-container">
    <a href="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm">http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm</a>#001


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<td class="content-container">HL7 International / Clinical Quality Information</td>


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<th scope="row" class="row-header">Description</th>



<td class="content-container"><div><p>Continuous variable scoring example</p>
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    <em><a href="#measure-rates">Measure Rates (Groups)</a></em>
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    <em><a href="#supplemental-data">Supplemental Data</a></em>
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    <em><a href="#measure-logic">Measure Logic</a></em>
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    <em><a href="#population-criteria">Population Criteria</a></em>
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    <em><a href="#definitions">Logic Definitions</a></em>
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<th colspan="2" scope="row" class="row-header">Measure Rate (Group) (ID: Group_1)</th>


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<th scope="row" class="row-header">Basis</th>



<td class="content-container">boolean</td>


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<th scope="row" class="row-header">Scoring</th>



<td class="content-container">
    Continuous Variable


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<th scope="row" class="row-header">Improvement Notation</th>



<td class="content-container">
    Decreased score indicates improvement


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<th scope="row" class="row-header">Type</th>



<td class="content-container">
    Process


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<th scope="row" class="row-header">Initial Population</th>


      
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<th scope="row" class="row-header">Measure Population</th>


      
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<th scope="row" class="row-header">Measure Population Exclusion</th>


      
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        <em>ID</em>: MeasurePopulationExclusion_1
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              <em>Criteria</em>: <a href="#Group_1-MeasurePopulationExclusion_1">Measure Population Exclusion</a> 
            
          
          
        
        
        
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<th scope="row" class="row-header">Measure Observation</th>


      
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<th colspan="2" scope="row" class="row-header"><a name="measure-logic"> </a>Measure Logic</th>


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<th scope="row" class="row-header">Primary Library</th>



<td class="content-container"><a href="Library-IGContinuousVariable.html">IG Continuous Variable Measure Logic</a></td>


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<th colspan="2" scope="row" class="row-header">Measure Rate (Group) (ID: Group_1)</th>


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    Initial Population
    
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      <a name="Group_1-InitialPopulation_1"> </a>
    
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      <a href="#igcontinuousvariable-initial-population"><em>Definition</em></a>
    
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    Measure Population
    
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      <a name="Group_1-MeasurePopulation_1"> </a>
    
    <pre style="border: none;" class="content-container highlight language-cql"><code class="language-cql">define &quot;Measure Population&quot;:
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      <a href="#igcontinuousvariable-measure-population"><em>Definition</em></a>
    
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    Measure Population Exclusion
    
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      <a name="Group_1-MeasurePopulationExclusion_1"> </a>
    
    <pre style="border: none;" class="content-container highlight language-cql"><code class="language-cql">define &quot;Measure Population Exclusion&quot;:
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      <a href="#igcontinuousvariable-measure-population-exclusion"><em>Definition</em></a>
    
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      <a name="Group_1-MeasureObservation_1"> </a>
    
    <pre style="border: none;" class="content-container highlight language-cql"><code class="language-cql">define function &quot;Measure Observation&quot;(Patient Patient):
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      <a href="#igcontinuousvariable-measure-observation"><em>Definition</em></a>
    
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  <td class="content-container"><em>Library Name:</em> FHIRHelpers</td>

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  <td class="content-container"><em>Library Name:</em> IGContinuousVariable</td>

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<td class="content-container">None</td>


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                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cqm/StructureDefinition/cqm-aggregateMethod">
        <valueCode value="median"/>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-criteriaReference">
        <valueString value="MeasurePopulation_1"/>
      </extension>
      <code>
        <coding>
          <system
                  value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-population"/>
          <code value="measure-observation"/>
          <display value="Measure Observation"/>
        </coding>
      </code>
      <criteria>
        <language value="text/cql-identifier"/>
        <expression value="Measure Observation"/>
      </criteria>
    </population>
  </group>
</Measure>