Goal
The following topic describes information for the Goal resource.
To interact with the REST endpoints in the Goal resource, see Goal.
Overview
The Goal resource describes intended objectives for a patient. A goal is typically expressed as a desired outcome or health state to be achieved by a patient over a period or at a specific point in time. A goal may address preventative health or mitigation of a diagnosis or problem. Goals can be non-healthcare related (for example, dance at a wedding).
This resource supports the following HL7 FHIR US Core Implementation Guide STU 4.0.0 profile:
Note:
The examples provided here are non-normative and replaying them in the public sandbox is not guaranteed to yield the results shown on the site.Fields
Terminology Bindings
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Description: Codes that reflect the current state of a goal and whether the goal is still being targeted.
Details: Goal Lifecycle Status Codes
System:
http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status
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Description: Indicates the progression, or lack thereof, towards the goal against the target.
Details: Goal Achievement Status Codes
System:
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/goal-achievement
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Description: Codes for grouping and sorting goals.
Details: Category
System:
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/goal-category