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    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: ValueSet onc-empathy-index-vs</b></p><a name=\"onc-empathy-index-vs\"> </a><a name=\"hconc-empathy-index-vs\"> </a><ul><li>Include these codes as defined in <a href=\"CodeSystem-onc-observation-codes.html\"><code>https://opennursingcoreig.com/CodeSystem/onc-observation-codes</code></a><span title=\"Version is not explicitly stated, which means it is fixed to the version provided in this specification\"> version &#x1F4E6;1.0.0</span><table class=\"none\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-onc-observation-codes.html#onc-observation-codes-empathy-1\">empathy-1</a></td><td>Low Empathy: Task-focused interaction with minimal person-centred engagement.</td><td>Task-focused interaction with minimal person-centred engagement.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-onc-observation-codes.html#onc-observation-codes-empathy-2\">empathy-2</a></td><td>Basic Empathy: Professional interaction with patient identity acknowledged.</td><td>Professional interaction with patient identity acknowledged.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-onc-observation-codes.html#onc-observation-codes-empathy-3\">empathy-3</a></td><td>Moderate Empathy: Active relational engagement with shared decision making.</td><td>Active relational engagement with shared decision making.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-onc-observation-codes.html#onc-observation-codes-empathy-4\">empathy-4</a></td><td>High Empathy: Authentic partnership with deep understanding of patient experience.</td><td>Authentic partnership with deep understanding of patient experience.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-onc-observation-codes.html#onc-observation-codes-empathy-5\">empathy-5</a></td><td>Relational Excellence: Flourishing partnership with total alignment on 'What Matters to Me'.</td><td>Flourishing partnership with total alignment on 'What Matters to Me'.</td></tr></table></li></ul></div>"
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  "version" : "1.0.0",
  "name" : "ONCEmpathyIndexVS",
  "title" : "ONC Empathy & Relational Engagement Index",
  "status" : "active",
  "date" : "2026-01-27T09:30:37+00:00",
  "publisher" : "The Open Nursing Community",
  "description" : "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.",
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