This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v0.0.82: DSTU 1). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0 . For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions . Page versions: R5 R4B R4 R3 R2 Content Examples Detailed Descriptions Mappings Profiles 4.6.4 Resource Goal - Detailed Descriptions Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Goal resource. Goal Definition Describes the intended objective(s) of patient care, for example, weight loss, restoring an activity of daily living, etc. Control 1..1 Comments Goal can be achieving a particular change or merely maintaining a current state or even slowing a decline. Goal.identifier Definition 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). Note This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion ) Control 0..* Type Identifier Requirements Need to allow connection to a wider workflow. Goal.patient Definition Identifies the patient/subject whose intended care is described by the plan. Control 0..1 Type Reference ( Patient ) Requirements Goals are associated with a patient. Goal.description Definition Human-readable description of a specific desired objective of care. Control 1..1 Type string Requirements Without a description of what's trying to be achieved, element has no purpose. Goal.status Definition Indicates whether the goal has been reached and is still considered relevant. Control 0..1 Binding GoalStatus: Required : http://hl7.org/fhir/goal-status (Indicates whether the goal has been met and is still being targeted) Type code Is Modifier true Requirements Allows measuring outcome and whether goal needs to be further tracked. Goal.notes Definition Any comments related to the goal. Control 0..1 Type string Requirements There's a need to capture information about the goal that doesn't actually describe the goal. Comments May be used for progress notes, concerns or other related information that doesn't actually describe the goal itself. Goal.concern Definition The identified conditions that this goal relates to - the condition that caused it to be created, or that it is intended to address. Control 0..* Type Reference ( Condition ) Requirements Allows specific goals to explicitly linked to conditions - makes the goal more understandable. © HL7.org 2011+. FHIR DSTU (v0.4.0-4902) generated on Fri, Mar 27, 2015 00:20+1100. Links: What's a DSTU? | Version History | Specification Map | Compare to DSTU1 | | Propose a change