Release 5

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Example CodeSystem/measure-aggregate-method (JSON)

Clinical Quality Information Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

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Definition for Code SystemMeasureAggregateMethod

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "measure-aggregate-method",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2023-03-26T15:21:02.749+11:00",
    "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"]
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<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>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "cqi"
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/measure-aggregate-method",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.2044"
  }],
  "version" : "5.0.0",
  "name" : "MeasureAggregateMethod",
  "title" : "Measure Aggregate Method",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2019-03-14T23:21:03-06:00",
  "publisher" : "Clinical Quality Information WG",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/cqi/index.cfm"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Aggregation method for a measure (e.g. sum, average, median, minimum, maximum, count)",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "001",
      "display" : "World"
    }]
  }],
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/aggregate-method",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "sum",
    "display" : "Sum",
    "definition" : "The measure score is determined by adding together the observations derived from the measure population."
  },
  {
    "code" : "average",
    "display" : "Average",
    "definition" : "The measure score is determined by taking the average of the observations derived from the measure population."
  },
  {
    "code" : "median",
    "display" : "Median",
    "definition" : "The measure score is determined by taking the median of the observations derived from the measure population."
  },
  {
    "code" : "minimum",
    "display" : "Minimum",
    "definition" : "The measure score is determined by taking the minimum of the observations derived from the measure population."
  },
  {
    "code" : "maximum",
    "display" : "Maximum",
    "definition" : "The measure score is determined by taking the maximum of the observations derived from the measure population."
  },
  {
    "code" : "count",
    "display" : "Count",
    "definition" : "The measure score is determined as the number of observations derived from the measure population."
  }]
}

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