http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Goal|4.0.1

description: Describes the intended objective(s) for a patient, group or organization care, for example, weight loss, restoring an activity of daily living, obtaining herd immunity via immunization, meeting a process improvement objective, etc.
derivation: specialization
name: Goal
type: Goal
elements:
  description:
    short: Code or text describing goal
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/clinical-findings'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 5
  category:
    short: E.g. Treatment, dietary, behavioral, etc.
    array: true
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/goal-category'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 3
  addresses: {short: Issues addressed by this goal, array: true, index: 18}
  expressedBy: {short: 'Who''s responsible for creating Goal?', isSummary: true, index: 17}
  start:
    short: When goal pursuit begins
    choices: []
    isSummary: true
    index: 8
  achievementStatus:
    short: in-progress | improving | worsening | no-change | achieved | sustaining | not-achieved | no-progress | not-attainable
    binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/goal-achievement'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 2
  statusReason: {short: Reason for current status, index: 16}
  note: {short: Comments about the goal, array: true, index: 19}
  priority:
    short: high-priority | medium-priority | low-priority
    binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/goal-priority'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 4
  outcomeCode:
    short: What result was achieved regarding the goal?
    array: true
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/clinical-findings'}
    index: 20
  identifier: {short: External Ids for this goal, array: true, index: 0}
  statusDate: {short: When goal status took effect, isSummary: true, index: 15}
  target:
    constraint:
      gol-1: {human: Goal.target.measure is required if Goal.target.detail is populated, severity: error, expression: (detail.exists() and measure.exists()) or detail.exists().not()}
    short: Target outcome for the goal
    array: true
    index: 9
    elements:
      measure:
        short: The parameter whose value is being tracked
        binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-codes'}
        isSummary: true
        index: 10
      detail:
        short: The target value to be achieved
        choices: []
        isSummary: true
        index: 12
      due:
        short: Reach goal on or before
        choices: []
        isSummary: true
        index: 14
  outcomeReference: {short: Observation that resulted from goal, array: true, index: 21}
  subject: {short: Who this goal is intended for, isSummary: true, index: 6}
  lifecycleStatus:
    isModifier: true
    short: proposed | planned | accepted | active | on-hold | completed | cancelled | entered-in-error | rejected
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/goal-status|4.0.1'}
    isModifierReason: This element is labelled as a modifier because it is a status element that contains status entered-in-error which means that the resource should not be treated as valid
    isSummary: true
    index: 1
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Goal
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 4.0.1
required: [lifecycleStatus, subject, description]