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measurement description

Architectural Definition

The textual explanation for a quantified clinical value. Used to display and describe the measurement in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for measurement management and reporting.

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application/json
{
  "entity": "measurement-description",
  "domain": "healthcare",
  "metadata": {
    "displayName": "measurement description",
    "status": "STANDARDIZED",
    "version": "1.0.4",
    "isStandardized": true
  }
}
Standard
ISO-8601
Data Type
String/Obj
Steward
Arch Council
Verified
Feb 2026