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  1. FHIR Specification Feedback
  2. FHIR-43782

PopulationBasis extension description should refer to Measure.subject[x]

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    • Resolution: Persuasive
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    • US Quality Measures (FHIR)
    • 5.0.0-ballot [deprecated]
    • Clinical Quality Information
    • CQFM Population Basis
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      Agree with recommendation.  Will update the description in the population basis extension (https://hl7.org/fhir/us/cqfmeasures/2024Jan/StructureDefinition-cqfm-populationBasis.html) as follows (changes highlighted in red)

      The population basis specifies the type of elements in the population. For a subject-based measure, this is boolean (because the subject and the population basis are the same, and the population criteria define yes/no values for each individual in the population). For measures that have a population basis that is different than the subject, this element specifies the type of the population basis. For example, an encounter-based measure has a subject of Patient and a population basis of Encounter, and the population criteria all return lists of Encounters.  Note that the subject of a measure can be found in the element [subject[x]|https://hl7.org/fhir/us/cqfmeasures/2024Jan/StructureDefinition-computable-measure-cqfm-definitions.html#Measure.subject[x]]"

      A measure specification needs to be able to specify the expected result type of each population criteria. This value SHALL be consistent with the result type of all population-level criteria in the measure.  

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      Agree with recommendation.  Will update the description in the population basis extension ( https://hl7.org/fhir/us/cqfmeasures/2024Jan/StructureDefinition-cqfm-populationBasis.html) as follows (changes highlighted in red) The population basis specifies the type of elements in the population. For a subject-based measure, this is boolean (because the subject and the population basis are the same, and the population criteria define yes/no values for each individual in the population). For measures that have a population basis that is different than the subject, this element specifies the type of the population basis. For example, an encounter-based measure has a subject of Patient and a population basis of Encounter, and the population criteria all return lists of Encounters.   Note that the subject of a measure can be found in the element [subject [x] |https://hl7.org/fhir/us/cqfmeasures/2024Jan/StructureDefinition-computable-measure-cqfm-definitions.html#Measure.subject[x]]" A measure specification needs to be able to specify the expected result type of each population criteria. This value SHALL be consistent with the result type of all population-level criteria in the measure.   
    • Karl Naden/ Bryn Rhodes: 22-0-1
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    • Compatible, substantive

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      The extension's description includes information on how to determine what value it should have:

      For a subject-based measure, this is boolean...  For measures that have a population basis that is different than the subject, this element specifies the type of the population basis. For example, an encounter-based measure has a subject of Patient and a population basis of Encounter, and the population criteria all return lists of Encounters. (my emphasis)

      What is missing is an indication of how to where in the instance the subject is specified. Through some digging, I was able to find the [Measure.subject[x]|https://hl7.org/fhir/us/cqfmeasures/2024Jan/StructureDefinition-computable-measure-cqfm-definitions.html#Measure.subject[x]] element, which appears to be where the subject is indicated (with a default of Patient if not present)

      a link in the description to the [Measure.subject[x]|https://hl7.org/fhir/us/cqfmeasures/2024Jan/StructureDefinition-computable-measure-cqfm-definitions.html#Measure.subject[x]] would help readers to find this information more easily without significant digging.

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            jen_seeman Jennifer Seeman
            karlnaden Karl Naden
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