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GOL - Goal Detail Segment

The goal detail segment contains the data necessary to add, update, correct, and delete the goals for an individual.

HL7 Attribute Table - GOL - Goal Detail Segment
Seq# Data Element Name DataType Usage Vocabulary Cardinality Item # Length C.LEN Flags
GOL
1 Action Code ID R [1..1] 00816 [2..2]
2 Action Date/Time DTM R [1..1] 00817
3 Goal ID CWE R [1..1] 00818
4 Goal Instance ID EI R [1..1] 00819
5 Episode of Care ID EI O [0..1] 00820
6 Goal List Priority NM O [0..1] 00821 3 #
7 Goal Established Date/Time DTM O [0..1] 00822
8 Expected Goal Achieve Date/Time DTM O [0..1] 00824
9 Goal Classification CWE O [0..1] 00825
10 Goal Management Discipline CWE O [0..1] 00826
11 Current Goal Review Status CWE O [0..1] 00827
12 Current Goal Review Date/Time DTM O [0..1] 00828
13 Next Goal Review Date/Time DTM O [0..1] 00829
14 Previous Goal Review Date/Time DTM O [0..1] 00830
15 Goal Review Interval W [0..1] 00831
16 Goal Evaluation CWE O [0..1] 00832
17 Goal Evaluation Comment ST O [0..*] 00833 300 #
18 Goal Life Cycle Status CWE O [0..1] 00834
19 Goal Life Cycle Status Date/Time DTM O [0..1] 00835
20 Goal Target Type CWE O [0..*] 00836
21 Goal Target Name XPN O [0..*] 00837
22 Mood Code CNE C [0..1] 02182

GOL-1: Action Code (ID) 00816

Definition: The action code field gives the intent of the problem or goal. Refer to HL7 Table 0287 – Problem/Goal Action Code in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for valid values.

GOL-2: Action Date/Time (DTM) 00817

Definition: This field contains the date/time that the operation represented by the action code was performed.

GOL-3: Goal ID (CWE) 00818

Definition: This field identifies the goal. This is the identifier from an institution's master list of goals.

GOL-4: Goal Instance ID (EI) 00819

Definition: This field contains the unique identifier assigned by an initiating system to this instance of the goal.

Note: It is required that the value in this field be unique over time. This instance ID identifies a specific instance for a specific patient and is unique across all patients. See entity ID data type description in Chapter 2.


GOL-5: Episode of Care ID (EI) 00820

Definition: This field uniquely identifies the episode of care to which this goal applies. See note under "Ongoing issues."

Note: Based on application use, this field is required to be unique over time.


GOL-6: Goal List Priority (NM) 00821

Definition: This field prioritizes this goal on a list that is maintained for an individual.

GOL-7: Goal Established Date/Time (DTM) 00822

Definition: This field identifies the date/time when the stated goal was initially created.

GOL-8: Expected Goal Achieve Date/Time (DTM) 00824

Definition: This field contains the projected date/time for achieving the stated goal.

GOL-9: Goal Classification (CWE) 00825

Definition: This field indicates the kind of goal. This field can be used to categorize goals so that they may be managed and viewed independently within different applications (e.g., admission, final, post-operative, pre-operative, outpatient, discharge, etc.).

Note: This field can be used to differentiate separate goal lists that may be managed independently within applications.


GOL-10: Goal Management Discipline (CWE) 00826

Definition: This field indicates the category of caregiver with responsibility for managing this specific goal (e.g., care team, nursing, medicine, respiratory therapy, occupational therapy, dietary etc.). This is a repeating field to allow identification of all disciplines that may have the responsibility for this goal.

GOL-11: Current Goal Review Status (CWE) 00827

Definition: This field contains the current point in the continuum of a goal review cycle (e.g., due, initiated, reviewed, overdue, verified, etc.).

GOL-12: Current Goal Review Date/Time (DTM) 00828

Definition: This field contains the date/time of the current review of the goal.

GOL-13: Next Goal Review Date/Time (DTM) 00829

Definition: This field contains the date/time of the next scheduled goal review.

GOL-14: Previous Goal Review Date/Time (DTM) 00830

Definition: This field contains the date/time that the goal was reviewed prior to the current review.

GOL-15: Goal Review Interval () 00831

As of Version 2.5, this field was retained for backward compatibility only and withdrawn and removed as of v2.7. Refer to the TQ1 segment described in Chapter 4.

GOL-16: Goal Evaluation (CWE) 00832

Definition: This field provides an indicator of progress towards achievement of the goal (e.g., achieved, ahead of schedule, delayed, failed to achieve, etc.).

GOL-17: Goal Evaluation Comment (ST) 00833

Definition: This field contains the comments associated with the goal evaluation. Examples of comments that might be entered in this field include: a reason for delay in achieving goal, or a clinical footnote about progress made towards the goal, etc.

GOL-18: Goal Life Cycle Status (CWE) 00834

Definition: This field contains an indication of the state of the goal (e.g., Active, Canceled, Inactive, Suspended, etc.).

GOL-19: Goal Life Cycle Status Date/Time (DTM) 00835

Definition: This field contains the effective date/time of the current goal life cycle status.

GOL-20: Goal Target Type (CWE) 00836

Definition: This field contains the individual/group for whom the goal has been established (e.g., family group, family member, patient, etc.).

Note: This field is focused on a specific person/group that is directly patient-related.


GOL-21: Goal Target Name (XPN) 00837

Definition: This field contains the identification of the person(s) on whom the goal is focused. This is a repeating field which allows for the identification of a group of individuals.

GOL-22: Mood Code (CNE) 02182

Definition: This field indicates the Mood of the Goal. It allows expression of the context of the problem.

Note: As Mood Code changes the meaning of the segment it must only be used in new messages as of v2.6.


Refer to HL7 Table 0725 – Mood Codes in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for allowed values.