Codesystem-measure-population.xml

Definition for Code System MeasurePopulationType

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  <id value="measure-population"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2021-12-20T14:08:35.086+11:00"/> 
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      <p> This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-population defines the
         following codes:</p> 
      
      
      <table class="codes">
        
        
        <tr> 
          
          
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            
            
            <b> Code</b> 
          
          
          </td> 
          
          
          <td> 
            
            
            <b> Display</b> 
          
          
          </td> 
          
          
          <td> 
            
            
            <b> Definition</b> 
          
          
          </td> 
        
        
        </tr> 
        
        
        <tr> 
          
          
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">initial-population
            
            
            <a name="measure-population-initial-population"> </a> 
          
          
          </td> 
          
          
          <td> Initial Population</td> 
          
          
          <td> The initial population refers to all patients or events to be evaluated by a quality measure
             involving patients who share a common set of specified characterstics. All patients or
             events counted (for example, as numerator, as denominator) are drawn from the initial
             population.</td> 
        
        
        </tr> 
        
        
        <tr> 
          
          
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">numerator
            
            
            <a name="measure-population-numerator"> </a> 
          
          
          </td> 
          
          
          <td> Numerator</td> 
          
          
          <td> The upper portion of a fraction used to calculate a rate, proportion, or ratio. Also called
             the measure focus, it is the target process, condition, event, or outcome. Numerator criteria
             are the processes or outcomes expected for each patient, or event defined in the denominator.
             A numerator statement describes the clinical action that satisfies the conditions of the
             measure.</td> 
        
        
        </tr> 
        
        
        <tr> 
          
          
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">numerator-exclusion
            
            
            <a name="measure-population-numerator-exclusion"> </a> 
          
          
          </td> 
          
          
          <td> Numerator Exclusion</td> 
          
          
          <td> Numerator exclusion criteria define patients or events to be removed from the numerator.
             Numerator exclusions are used in proportion and ratio measures to help narrow the numerator
             (for inverted measures).</td> 
        
        
        </tr> 
        
        
        <tr> 
          
          
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">denominator
            
            
            <a name="measure-population-denominator"> </a> 
          
          
          </td> 
          
          
          <td> Denominator</td> 
          
          
          <td> The lower portion of a fraction used to calculate a rate, proportion, or ratio. The denominator
             can be the same as the initial population, or a subset of the initial population to further
             constrain the population for the purpose of the measure.</td> 
        
        
        </tr> 
        
        
        <tr> 
          
          
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">denominator-exclusion
            
            
            <a name="measure-population-denominator-exclusion"> </a> 
          
          
          </td> 
          
          
          <td> Denominator Exclusion</td> 
          
          
          <td> Denominator exclusion criteria define patients or events that should be removed from the
             denominator before determining if numerator criteria are met. Denominator exclusions are
             used in proportion and ratio measures to help narrow the denominator. For example, patients
             with bilateral lower extremity amputations would be listed as a denominator exclusion
             for a measure requiring foot exams.</td> 
        
        
        </tr> 
        
        
        <tr> 
          
          
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">denominator-exception
            
            
            <a name="measure-population-denominator-exception"> </a> 
          
          
          </td> 
          
          
          <td> Denominator Exception</td> 
          
          
          <td> Denominator exceptions are conditions that should remove a patient or event from the denominator
             of a measure only if the numerator criteria are not met. Denominator exception allows
             for adjustment of the calculated score for those providers with higher risk populations.
             Denominator exception criteria are only used in proportion measures.</td> 
        
        
        </tr> 
        
        
        <tr> 
          
          
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">measure-population
            
            
            <a name="measure-population-measure-population"> </a> 
          
          
          </td> 
          
          
          <td> Measure Population</td> 
          
          
          <td> Measure population criteria define the patients or events for which the individual observation
             for the measure should be taken. Measure populations are used for continuous variable
             measures rather than numerator and denominator criteria.</td> 
        
        
        </tr> 
        
        
        <tr> 
          
          
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">measure-population-exclusion
            
            
            <a name="measure-population-measure-population-exclusion"> </a> 
          
          
          </td> 
          
          
          <td> Measure Population Exclusion</td> 
          
          
          <td> Measure population criteria define the patients or events that should be removed from
             the measure population before determining the outcome of one or more continuous variables
             defined for the measure observation. Measure population exclusion criteria are used within
             continuous variable measures to help narrow the measure population.</td> 
        
        
        </tr> 
        
        
        <tr> 
          
          
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">measure-observation
            
            
            <a name="measure-population-measure-observation"> </a> 
          
          
          </td> 
          
          
          <td> Measure Observation</td> 
          
          
          <td> Defines the individual observation to be performed for each patient or event in the measure
             population. Measure observations for each case in the population are aggregated to determine
             the overall measure score for the population.</td> 
        
        
        </tr> 
      
      
      </table> 
    
    
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  <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-population"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1231"/> 
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  <version value="4.3.0-snapshot1"/> 
  <name value="MeasurePopulationType"/> 
  <title value="MeasurePopulationType"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2020-12-28T16:55:11+11:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="email"/> 
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="The type of population."/> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/measure-population"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="initial-population"/> 
    <display value="Initial Population"/> 
    <definition value="The initial population refers to all patients or events to be evaluated by a quality measure
     involving patients who share a common set of specified characterstics. All patients or
     events counted (for example, as numerator, as denominator) are drawn from the initial
     population."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="numerator"/> 
    <display value="Numerator"/> 
    <definition value="The upper portion of a fraction used to calculate a rate, proportion, or ratio. Also called
     the measure focus, it is the target process, condition, event, or outcome. Numerator criteria
     are the processes or outcomes expected for each patient, or event defined in the denominator.
     A numerator statement describes the clinical action that satisfies the conditions of the
     measure."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="numerator-exclusion"/> 
    <display value="Numerator Exclusion"/> 
    <definition value="Numerator exclusion criteria define patients or events to be removed from the numerator.
     Numerator exclusions are used in proportion and ratio measures to help narrow the numerator
     (for inverted measures)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="denominator"/> 
    <display value="Denominator"/> 
    <definition value="The lower portion of a fraction used to calculate a rate, proportion, or ratio. The denominator
     can be the same as the initial population, or a subset of the initial population to further
     constrain the population for the purpose of the measure."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="denominator-exclusion"/> 
    <display value="Denominator Exclusion"/> 
    <definition value="Denominator exclusion criteria define patients or events that should be removed from the
     denominator before determining if numerator criteria are met. Denominator exclusions are
     used in proportion and ratio measures to help narrow the denominator. For example, patients
     with bilateral lower extremity amputations would be listed as a denominator exclusion
     for a measure requiring foot exams."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="denominator-exception"/> 
    <display value="Denominator Exception"/> 
    <definition value="Denominator exceptions are conditions that should remove a patient or event from the denominator
     of a measure only if the numerator criteria are not met. Denominator exception allows
     for adjustment of the calculated score for those providers with higher risk populations.
     Denominator exception criteria are only used in proportion measures."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="measure-population"/> 
    <display value="Measure Population"/> 
    <definition value="Measure population criteria define the patients or events for which the individual observation
     for the measure should be taken. Measure populations are used for continuous variable
     measures rather than numerator and denominator criteria."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="measure-population-exclusion"/> 
    <display value="Measure Population Exclusion"/> 
    <definition value="Measure population criteria define the patients or events that should be removed from
     the measure population before determining the outcome of one or more continuous variables
     defined for the measure observation. Measure population exclusion criteria are used within
     continuous variable measures to help narrow the measure population."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="measure-observation"/> 
    <display value="Measure Observation"/> 
    <definition value="Defines the individual observation to be performed for each patient or event in the measure
     population. Measure observations for each case in the population are aggregated to determine
     the overall measure score for the population."/> 
  </concept> 
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