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4.6 Resource Goal - Content

This resource maintained by the Patient Care Work Group

Describes the intended objective(s) of patient care, for example, weight loss, restoring an activity of daily living, etc.

4.6.1 Scope and Usage

Goal represents desired targets and/or expectation for the progression, mitigation, enhancement or prevention of particular health-related concerns whose course can be impacted by a number of health-related activities. These targets are the motivation towards which diagnostic, therapeutic, and other activities are directed.

Goals may address for instance the prevention of illness, cure or mitigation of a condition, prolongation of life, or mitigation of pain and discomfort.

This resource is referenced by [CarePlan2]

4.6.2 Resource Content

Structure

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Goal DomainResourceDescribes the intended objective(s) of patient care
... identifier 0..*IdentifierExternal Ids for this goal
... patient 0..1PatientThe patient for whom this goal is intended for
... description 1..1stringWhat's the desired outcome?
... status ?!0..1codeproposed | planned | in-progress | achieved | sustaining | cancelled | accepted | rejected
GoalStatus (Required)
... notes 0..1stringComments about the goal
... concern 0..*ConditionHealth issues this goal addresses

XML Template

<Goal xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> doco
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier External Ids for this goal --></identifier>
 <patient><!-- 0..1 Reference(Patient) The patient for whom this goal is intended for --></patient>
 <description value="[string]"/><!-- 1..1 What's the desired outcome? -->
 <status value="[code]"/><!-- 0..1 proposed | planned | in-progress | achieved | sustaining | cancelled | accepted | rejected -->
 <notes value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Comments about the goal -->
 <concern><!-- 0..* Reference(Condition) Health issues this goal addresses --></concern>
</Goal>

JSON Template

{doco
  "resourceType" : "Goal",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
  "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // External Ids for this goal
  "patient" : { Reference(Patient) }, // The patient for whom this goal is intended for
  "description" : "<string>", // R!  What's the desired outcome?
  "status" : "<code>", // proposed | planned | in-progress | achieved | sustaining | cancelled | accepted | rejected
  "notes" : "<string>", // Comments about the goal
  "concern" : [{ Reference(Condition) }] // Health issues this goal addresses
}

Structure

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Goal DomainResourceDescribes the intended objective(s) of patient care
... identifier 0..*IdentifierExternal Ids for this goal
... patient 0..1PatientThe patient for whom this goal is intended for
... description 1..1stringWhat's the desired outcome?
... status ?!0..1codeproposed | planned | in-progress | achieved | sustaining | cancelled | accepted | rejected
GoalStatus (Required)
... notes 0..1stringComments about the goal
... concern 0..*ConditionHealth issues this goal addresses

XML Template

<Goal xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> doco
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier External Ids for this goal --></identifier>
 <patient><!-- 0..1 Reference(Patient) The patient for whom this goal is intended for --></patient>
 <description value="[string]"/><!-- 1..1 What's the desired outcome? -->
 <status value="[code]"/><!-- 0..1 proposed | planned | in-progress | achieved | sustaining | cancelled | accepted | rejected -->
 <notes value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Comments about the goal -->
 <concern><!-- 0..* Reference(Condition) Health issues this goal addresses --></concern>
</Goal>

JSON Template

{doco
  "resourceType" : "Goal",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
  "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // External Ids for this goal
  "patient" : { Reference(Patient) }, // The patient for whom this goal is intended for
  "description" : "<string>", // R!  What's the desired outcome?
  "status" : "<code>", // proposed | planned | in-progress | achieved | sustaining | cancelled | accepted | rejected
  "notes" : "<string>", // Comments about the goal
  "concern" : [{ Reference(Condition) }] // Health issues this goal addresses
}

 

Alternate definitions: Schema/Schematron, Resource Profile (XML, JSON), Questionnaire

4.6.2.1 Terminology Bindings

PathDefinitionTypeReference
Goal.status Indicates whether the goal has been met and is still being targetedRequiredhttp://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status

4.6.3 Search Parameters

Search parameters for this resource. The common parameters also apply. See Searching for more information about searching in REST, messaging, and services.

NameTypeDescriptionPaths
patientreferenceThe patient for whom this goal is intended forGoal.patient
(Patient)