Resources
Goal
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.
Properties
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| identifier | No | Identifier[] | External Ids for this goal |
| lifecycleStatus | Yes | code | proposed / planned / accepted / active / on-hold / completed / cancelled / entered-in-error / rejected |
| achievementStatus | No | CodeableConcept | in-progress / improving / worsening / no-change / achieved / sustaining / not-achieved / no-progress / not-attainable |
| category | No | CodeableConcept[] | E.g. Treatment, dietary, behavioral, etc. |
| priority | No | CodeableConcept | high-priority / medium-priority / low-priority |
| description | Yes | CodeableConcept | Code or text describing goal |
| subject | Yes | Reference<Patient / Group / Organization> | Who this goal is intended for |
| start[x] | No | date, CodeableConcept | When goal pursuit begins |
| target | No | GoalTarget | Target outcome for the goal |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | Extension[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | Extension[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - measure | No | CodeableConcept | The parameter whose value is being tracked |
| - detail[x] | No | Quantity, Range, CodeableConcept, string, boolean, integer, Ratio | The target value to be achieved |
| - due[x] | No | date, Duration | Reach goal on or before |
| statusDate | No | date | When goal status took effect |
| statusReason | No | string | Reason for current status |
| expressedBy | No | Reference<Patient / Practitioner / PractitionerRole / RelatedPerson> | Who’s responsible for creating Goal? |
| addresses | No | Reference<Condition / Observation / MedicationStatement / NutritionOrder / ServiceRequest / RiskAssessment>[] | Issues addressed by this goal |
| note | No | Annotation[] | Comments about the goal |
| outcomeCode | No | CodeableConcept[] | What result was achieved regarding the goal? |
| outcomeReference | No | Reference<Observation>[] | Observation that resulted from goal |
Search Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Expression |
|---|---|---|---|
| identifier | token | External Ids for this goal | Goal.identifier |
| patient | reference | Who this goal is intended for | Goal.subject |
| achievement-status | token | in-progress / improving / worsening / no-change / achieved / sustaining / not-achieved / no-progress / not-attainable | Goal.achievementStatus |
| category | token | E.g. Treatment, dietary, behavioral, etc. | Goal.category |
| lifecycle-status | token | proposed / planned / accepted / active / on-hold / completed / cancelled / entered-in-error / rejected | Goal.lifecycleStatus |
| start-date | date | When goal pursuit begins | Goal.start |
| subject | reference | Who this goal is intended for | Goal.subject |
| target-date | date | Reach goal on or before | Goal.target.due |
Inherited Properties
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | No | string | Logical id of this artifact |
| meta | No | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
| implicitRules | No | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
| language | No | code | Language of the resource content |
| text | No | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained | No | Resource[] | Contained, inline Resources |
| extension | No | Extension[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| modifierExtension | No | Extension[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
To view the FHIR specification for this resource, see Goal.