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Definition for Code SystemMeasureAggregateMethod
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="measure-aggregate-method"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2022-09-07T10:58:29.429+10:00"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p> This code system <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/measure-aggregate-method</code> 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">sum <a name="measure-aggregate-method-sum"> </a> </td> <td> Sum</td> <td> The measure score is determined by adding together the observations derived from the measure population.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">average <a name="measure-aggregate-method-average"> </a> </td> <td> Average</td> <td> The measure score is determined by taking the average of the observations derived from the measure population.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">median <a name="measure-aggregate-method-median"> </a> </td> <td> Median</td> <td> The measure score is determined by taking the median of the observations derived from the measure population.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">minimum <a name="measure-aggregate-method-minimum"> </a> </td> <td> Minimum</td> <td> The measure score is determined by taking the minimum of the observations derived from the measure population.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">maximum <a name="measure-aggregate-method-maximum"> </a> </td> <td> Maximum</td> <td> The measure score is determined by taking the maximum of the observations derived from the measure population.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">count <a name="measure-aggregate-method-count"> </a> </td> <td> Count</td> <td> The measure score is determined as the number of observations derived from the measure population.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"> <valueCode value="cqi"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/measure-aggregate-method"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.2044"/> </identifier> <version value="5.0.0-ballot"/> <name value="MeasureAggregateMethod"/> <title value="Measure Aggregate Method"/> <status value="active"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2019-03-14T23:21:03-06:00"/> <publisher value="Clinical Quality Information WG"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/cqi/index.cfm"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="Aggregation method for a measure (e.g. sum, average, median, minimum, maximum, count)"/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/aggregate-method"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="sum"/> <display value="Sum"/> <definition value="The measure score is determined by adding together the observations derived from the measure population."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="average"/> <display value="Average"/> <definition value="The measure score is determined by taking the average of the observations derived from the measure population."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="median"/> <display value="Median"/> <definition value="The measure score is determined by taking the median of the observations derived from the measure population."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="minimum"/> <display value="Minimum"/> <definition value="The measure score is determined by taking the minimum of the observations derived from the measure population."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="maximum"/> <display value="Maximum"/> <definition value="The measure score is determined by taking the maximum of the observations derived from the measure population."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="count"/> <display value="Count"/> <definition value="The measure score is determined as the number of observations derived from the measure population."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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