Capability Profiles

To support flexible representation and packaging of measure and library artifacts for different use cases, this implementation guide uses four general categories of profiles, aligned with the knowledge capabilities established by the CPG-on-FHIR implementation guide:

Measure Profiles

Measure profiles supported in this IG are defined to allow for use independently or in combination with each other to support a wide range of use cases. The diagram below is to demonstrate the variety of combinations and example use cases.

Figure 7-1: Measure Profiles Venn Diagram

Legend	Profile Conformance	Example Use Cases
SCPE	CRMIShareableMeasure CQFMComputableMeasure CQFMPublishableMeasure CQFMExecutableMeasure	Shareable, computable, executable and publishable measures would be fully published measures to support environments that are able to compile CQL or process ELM.
SEP	CRMIShareableMeasure CQFMExecutableMeasure CQFMPublishableMeasure	Shareable, executable and publishable measures might be fully published measures expected to be used in environments that can process ELM.
SCP	CRMIShareableMeasure CQFMComputableMeasure CQFMPublishableMeasure	Shareable, computable and publishable measures might be fully published measures expected to be used in environments that can compile CQL.
SCE	CRMIShareableMeasure CQFMComputableMeasure CQFMExecutableMeasure	Shareable, computable and executable measures might be draft measures shared to environments that can either compile CQL or process ELM for testing and providing feedback on its use.
CE	CQFMComputableMeasure CQFMExecutableMeasure	Measures that conform to computable measure and executable measure are generally intended to support measure content in contained environments that can either compile CQL or process ELM. Conforming to these two profiles supports both types of environments.
Shareable	CRMIShareableMeasure	The shareable measure profile is generally intended to support a draft measure concept that does not have all associated meta data defined but can be shared for comment.
Computable	CQFMComputableMeasure	The computable measure profile is generally intended to support measure content in a contained environment that is able to compile CQL but cannot process ELM.
Executable	CQFMExecutableMeasure	The executable measure profile is generally intended to support measure content in a contained environment that is capable of processing ELM but cannot compile CQL.
Publishable	CQFMPublishableMeasure	The publishable measure profile is generally intended to be used in combination with other profiles, most notably shareable measure. It is used to support the addition of elements necessary for formal publication of a specification.

In addition to conforming to profiles to support appropriate function or representation, measures are required to conform to the appropriate measure profile based on their scoring type:

Scoring Type	Profile
Cohort	CQFMCohortMeasure
Proportion	CQFMProportionMeasure
Ratio	CQFMRatioMeasure
Continuous Variable	CQFMContinuousVariableMeasure
Composite	CQFMCompositeMeasure

Library Profile Usage

Shareable	Computable	Publishable	Executable
CRMIShareableLibrary	CQLLibrary	CRMIPublishableLibrary	ELM JSON Library ELM XML Library

• CQFMComputableMeasure SHALL use CQLLibrary
• CQFMExecutableMeasure SHALL use either ELM JSON Library and/or ELM XML Library
• CQFMPublishableMeasure SHOULD use CRMIPublishableLibrary
• CQFMShareableMeasure SHOULD use CRMIShareableLibrary

Terminology Profile Usage

Artifact	Shareable	Computable	Publishable	Executable
CodeSystem	CRMIShareableCodeSystem	N/A (no requirements)	CRMIPublishableCodeSytems	N/A (no requirements)
ValueSet	CRMIShareableValueSet	CRMIComputableValueSet	CRMIPublishableValueSet	CRMIExpandedValueSet

• Due to varying code system capabilities, measure profiles are not restricted to use corresponding terminology profiles.

Additional Profiles

To support packaging, testing, and distribution of measure and library artifacts, this implementation guide defines the following additional profiles:

Profile	Description
CQFMDevice	A software device used in the creation, validation, evaluation, packaging, and/or testing of a library or measure artifact.
CQFMTestCase	A measure report profile that allows definition and exchange of test cases for a measure.

Alphabetical Listing

• Cohort Measure
• Composite Measure
• Computable Measure
• Continuous Variable Measure
• Device
• Measure Test Case
• Proportion Measure
• Publishable Measure
• Ratio Measure