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: ONC Empathy & Relational Engagement Index - XML Representation

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    <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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  <name value="ONCEmpathyIndexVS"/>
  <title value="ONC Empathy &amp; Relational Engagement Index"/>
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  <date value="2026-01-27T09:30:37+00:00"/>
  <publisher value="The Open Nursing Community"/>
  <description
               value="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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