Open Nursing Core FHIR Implementation Guide (ONC-IG)
1.0.0 - release
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| Official URL: https://opennursingcoreig.com/ValueSet/onc-empathy-index-vs | Version: 1.0.0 | |||
| Active as of 2026-01-27 | Computable Name: ONCEmpathyIndexVS | |||
A clinical scale measuring the depth of therapeutic empathy in nurse-patient interactions. Traditional EHRs ignore this; the Super-Gold Standard makes it a primary outcome.
References
https://opennursingcoreig.com/CodeSystem/onc-observation-codes version 📦1.0.0| Code | Display | Definition |
| empathy-1 | Low Empathy: Task-focused interaction with minimal person-centred engagement. | Task-focused interaction with minimal person-centred engagement. |
| empathy-2 | Basic Empathy: Professional interaction with patient identity acknowledged. | Professional interaction with patient identity acknowledged. |
| empathy-3 | Moderate Empathy: Active relational engagement with shared decision making. | Active relational engagement with shared decision making. |
| empathy-4 | High Empathy: Authentic partnership with deep understanding of patient experience. | Authentic partnership with deep understanding of patient experience. |
| empathy-5 | Relational Excellence: Flourishing partnership with total alignment on 'What Matters to Me'. | Flourishing partnership with total alignment on 'What Matters to Me'. |
Expansion performed internally based on codesystem ONC Observation Codes v1.0.0 (CodeSystem)
This value set contains 5 concepts
| System | Code | Display (en) | Definition | JSON | XML |
https://opennursingcoreig.com/CodeSystem/onc-observation-codes | empathy-1 | Low Empathy: Task-focused interaction with minimal person-centred engagement. | Task-focused interaction with minimal person-centred engagement. | ||
https://opennursingcoreig.com/CodeSystem/onc-observation-codes | empathy-2 | Basic Empathy: Professional interaction with patient identity acknowledged. | Professional interaction with patient identity acknowledged. | ||
https://opennursingcoreig.com/CodeSystem/onc-observation-codes | empathy-3 | Moderate Empathy: Active relational engagement with shared decision making. | Active relational engagement with shared decision making. | ||
https://opennursingcoreig.com/CodeSystem/onc-observation-codes | empathy-4 | High Empathy: Authentic partnership with deep understanding of patient experience. | Authentic partnership with deep understanding of patient experience. | ||
https://opennursingcoreig.com/CodeSystem/onc-observation-codes | empathy-5 | Relational Excellence: Flourishing partnership with total alignment on 'What Matters to Me'. | Flourishing partnership with total alignment on 'What Matters to Me'. |
Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:
| Level | A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies |
| System | The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere) |
| Code | The code (used as the code in the resource instance) |
| Display | The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application |
| Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept |
| Comments | Additional notes about how to use the code |