Create Units of Measure for Health Care Metrics

Define units of measure to use with code sets for monitoring healthcare metrics. For example, to monitor a patient’s amount of exercise, create a unit of measure called Hours Per Week.

Available in: Lightning Experience

Available in: Enterprise and Unlimited Editions with Health Cloud


User Permissions Needed
To create Units of Measure records: Edit on UnitOfMeasure
  1. From the App Launcher, find and select Units of Measure.
  2. Click New.
  3. Enter a name for Unit of Measure, for example, Hours Per Week.
  4. Enter a description to help end users understand when to choose this unit of measure.
  5. Add a unit code. For example, weekly hours.
  6. Select a Type of measurement.
  7. Save your changes.
  8. Repeat these steps for all other units of measure.