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StructureDefinition for goal
<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="Goal"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2015-04-03T14:24:32.000+11:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><!-- Snipped for brevity --></div> </text> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Goal"/> <name value="Goal"/> <publisher value="HL7 FHIR Project (Patient Care)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> </contact> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/patientcare/index.cfm"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="Base StructureDefinition for Goal Resource"/> <status value="draft"/> <date value="2015-04-03T14:24:32+11:00"/> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <uri value="http://hl7.org/v2"/> <name value="HL7 v2"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/> <name value="RIM"/> </mapping> <type value="resource"/> <abstract value="true"/> <snapshot> <element> <path value="Goal"/> <short value="Describes the intended objective(s) of patient care"/> <definition value="Describes the intended objective(s) of patient care, for example, weight loss, restoring an activity of daily living, etc."/> <comments value="Goal can be achieving a particular change or merely maintaining a current state or even slowing a decline."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="DomainResource"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="GOL.1"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".outboundRelationship[typeCode<=OBJ]."/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.id"/> <short value="Logical id of this artefact"/> <definition value="The logical id of the resource, as used in the url for the resoure. Once assigned, this value never changes."/> <comments value="The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation. Bundles always have an id, though it is usually a generated UUID."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="id"/> </type> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.meta"/> <short value="Metadata about the resource"/> <definition value="The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content may not always be associated with version changes to the resource."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="Meta"/> </type> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.implicitRules"/> <short value="A set of rules under which this content was created"/> <definition value="A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content."/> <comments value="Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element as much as possible."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="uri"/> </type> <isModifier value="true"/> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.language"/> <short value="Language of the resource content"/> <definition value="The base language in which the resource is written."/> <comments value="Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute)."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="code"/> </type> <binding> <name value="Language"/> <strength value="required"/> <description value="A human language"/> <valueSetUri value="http://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp47"/> </binding> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.text"/> <short value="Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation"/> <definition value="A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource, and may be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it "clinically safe" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety."/> <comments value="Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative."/> <alias value="narrative"/> <alias value="html"/> <alias value="xhtml"/> <alias value="display"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="Narrative"/> </type> <condition value="dom-1"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="Act.text?"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.contained"/> <short value="Contained, inline Resources"/> <definition value="These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent transaction scope."/> <comments value="This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again."/> <alias value="inline resources"/> <alias value="anonymous resources"/> <alias value="contained resources"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="Resource"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.extension"/> <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/> <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension."/> <comments value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/> <alias value="extensions"/> <alias value="user content"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.modifierExtension"/> <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/> <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions."/> <comments value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/> <alias value="extensions"/> <alias value="user content"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> <isModifier value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.identifier"/> <short value="External Ids for this goal"/> <definition value="This records identifiers associated with this care plan that are defined by business processed and/ or used to refer to it when a direct URL reference to the resource itself is not appropriate (e.g. in CDA documents, or in written / printed documentation)."/> <requirements value="Need to allow connection to a wider workflow."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="Identifier"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".id"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.patient"/> <short value="The patient for whom this goal is intended for"/> <definition value="Identifies the patient/subject whose intended care is described by the plan."/> <requirements value="Goals are associated with a patient."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="PID-3-patient ID list"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".participation[typeCode=PAT].role[classCode=PAT]"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.targetDate"/> <short value="Reach goal on or before"/> <definition value="Indicates when the goal is intended to be reached."/> <requirements value="Identifies when the goal should be evaluated."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="date"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.description"/> <short value="What's the desired outcome?"/> <definition value="Human-readable description of a specific desired objective of care."/> <requirements value="Without a description of what's trying to be achieved, element has no purpose."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="GOL-3.2-goal ID.text"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".text"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.status"/> <short value="proposed | planned | in-progress | achieved | sustaining | cancelled | accepted | rejected"/> <definition value="Indicates whether the goal has been reached and is still considered relevant."/> <requirements value="Allows measuring outcome and whether goal needs to be further tracked."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="code"/> </type> <isModifier value="true"/> <isSummary value="true"/> <binding> <name value="GoalStatus"/> <strength value="required"/> <description value="Indicates whether the goal has been met and is still being targeted"/> <valueSetReference> <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/goal-status"/> </valueSetReference> </binding> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="GOL-18-goal life cycle status"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".statusCode in-progress = active (classCode = OBJ) achieved = complete sustaining = active (classCode=OBJC) cancelled = aborted"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.statusDate"/> <short value="When goal status took effect"/> <definition value="Identifies when the current status. I.e. When initially created, when achieved, when cancelled, etc."/> <comments value="To see the date for past statuses, query history."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="date"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.author"/> <short value="Who's responsible for creating Goal?"/> <definition value="Indicates whose goal this is - patient goal, practitioner goal, etc."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.priority"/> <short value="high | medium |low"/> <definition value="Identifies the level of importance associated with reaching/sustaining the goal."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="CodeableConcept"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <binding> <name value="GoalPriority"/> <strength value="preferred"/> <description value="The level of importance associated with a goal"/> <valueSetReference> <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/goal-priority"/> </valueSetReference> </binding> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".priorityCode"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.concern"/> <short value="Health issues this goal addresses"/> <definition value="The identified conditions and other health record elements that are intended to be addressed by the goal."/> <requirements value="Allows specific goals to explicitly linked to the concerns they're dealing with - makes the goal more understandable."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Condition"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MedicationStatement"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/NutritionOrder"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ProcedureRequest"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RiskAssessment"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".outboundRelationship[typeCode=SUBJ].target[classCode=CONC]"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.notes"/> <short value="Comments about the goal"/> <definition value="Any comments related to the goal."/> <comments value="May be used for progress notes, concerns or other related information that doesn't actually describe the goal itself."/> <requirements value="There's a need to capture information about the goal that doesn't actually describe the goal."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="GOL-16-goal evaluation + NTE?"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".inboundRelationship[typeCode=SUBJ].source[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN, code="annotation"] .value"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.outcome"/> <short value="What was end result of goal?"/> <definition value="Identifies the change (or lack of change) at the point where the goal was deepmed to be cancelled or achieved."/> <comments value="Note that this should not duplicate the goal status."/> <requirements value="Outcome tracking is a key aspect of care planning."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.outcome.id"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/> <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references)."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="id"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.outcome.extension"/> <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/> <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension."/> <comments value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/> <alias value="extensions"/> <alias value="user content"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.outcome.modifierExtension"/> <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/> <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions."/> <comments value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/> <alias value="extensions"/> <alias value="user content"/> <alias value="modifiers"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> <isModifier value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.outcome.result[x]"/> <short value="Code or observation that resulted from gual"/> <definition value="Details of what's changed (or not changed)."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="CodeableConcept"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation"/> </type> <binding> <name value="GoalOutcome"/> <strength value="required"/> <description value="The result of the goal. E.g. "25% increase in shoulder mobility", "Anxiety reduced to moderate levels". "15 kg weight loss sustained over 6 months""/> </binding> </element> </snapshot> <differential> <element> <path value="Goal"/> <short value="Describes the intended objective(s) of patient care"/> <definition value="Describes the intended objective(s) of patient care, for example, weight loss, restoring an activity of daily living, etc."/> <comments value="Goal can be achieving a particular change or merely maintaining a current state or even slowing a decline."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="DomainResource"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="GOL.1"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".outboundRelationship[typeCode<=OBJ]."/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.identifier"/> <short value="External Ids for this goal"/> <definition value="This records identifiers associated with this care plan that are defined by business processed and/ or used to refer to it when a direct URL reference to the resource itself is not appropriate (e.g. in CDA documents, or in written / printed documentation)."/> <requirements value="Need to allow connection to a wider workflow."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="Identifier"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".id"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.patient"/> <short value="The patient for whom this goal is intended for"/> <definition value="Identifies the patient/subject whose intended care is described by the plan."/> <requirements value="Goals are associated with a patient."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="PID-3-patient ID list"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".participation[typeCode=PAT].role[classCode=PAT]"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.targetDate"/> <short value="Reach goal on or before"/> <definition value="Indicates when the goal is intended to be reached."/> <requirements value="Identifies when the goal should be evaluated."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="date"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.description"/> <short value="What's the desired outcome?"/> <definition value="Human-readable description of a specific desired objective of care."/> <requirements value="Without a description of what's trying to be achieved, element has no purpose."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="GOL-3.2-goal ID.text"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".text"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.status"/> <short value="proposed | planned | in-progress | achieved | sustaining | cancelled | accepted | rejected"/> <definition value="Indicates whether the goal has been reached and is still considered relevant."/> <requirements value="Allows measuring outcome and whether goal needs to be further tracked."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="code"/> </type> <isModifier value="true"/> <isSummary value="true"/> <binding> <name value="GoalStatus"/> <strength value="required"/> <description value="Indicates whether the goal has been met and is still being targeted"/> <valueSetReference> <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/goal-status"/> </valueSetReference> </binding> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="GOL-18-goal life cycle status"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".statusCode in-progress = active (classCode = OBJ) achieved = complete sustaining = active (classCode=OBJC) cancelled = aborted"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.statusDate"/> <short value="When goal status took effect"/> <definition value="Identifies when the current status. I.e. When initially created, when achieved, when cancelled, etc."/> <comments value="To see the date for past statuses, query history."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="date"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.author"/> <short value="Who's responsible for creating Goal?"/> <definition value="Indicates whose goal this is - patient goal, practitioner goal, etc."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.priority"/> <short value="high | medium |low"/> <definition value="Identifies the level of importance associated with reaching/sustaining the goal."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="CodeableConcept"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <binding> <name value="GoalPriority"/> <strength value="preferred"/> <description value="The level of importance associated with a goal"/> <valueSetReference> <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/goal-priority"/> </valueSetReference> </binding> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".priorityCode"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.concern"/> <short value="Health issues this goal addresses"/> <definition value="The identified conditions and other health record elements that are intended to be addressed by the goal."/> <requirements value="Allows specific goals to explicitly linked to the concerns they're dealing with - makes the goal more understandable."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Condition"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MedicationStatement"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/NutritionOrder"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ProcedureRequest"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RiskAssessment"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".outboundRelationship[typeCode=SUBJ].target[classCode=CONC]"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.notes"/> <short value="Comments about the goal"/> <definition value="Any comments related to the goal."/> <comments value="May be used for progress notes, concerns or other related information that doesn't actually describe the goal itself."/> <requirements value="There's a need to capture information about the goal that doesn't actually describe the goal."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="GOL-16-goal evaluation + NTE?"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value=".inboundRelationship[typeCode=SUBJ].source[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN, code="annotation"] .value"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.outcome"/> <short value="What was end result of goal?"/> <definition value="Identifies the change (or lack of change) at the point where the goal was deepmed to be cancelled or achieved."/> <comments value="Note that this should not duplicate the goal status."/> <requirements value="Outcome tracking is a key aspect of care planning."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </element> <element> <path value="Goal.outcome.result[x]"/> <short value="Code or observation that resulted from gual"/> <definition value="Details of what's changed (or not changed)."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="CodeableConcept"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation"/> </type> <binding> <name value="GoalOutcome"/> <strength value="required"/> <description value="The result of the goal. E.g. "25% increase in shoulder mobility", "Anxiety reduced to moderate levels". "15 kg weight loss sustained over 6 months""/> </binding> </element> </differential> </StructureDefinition>
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.