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    "div" : "<div xml:lang=\"en\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\" lang=\"en\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem reading-mode</b></p><a name=\"reading-mode\"> </a><a name=\"hcreading-mode\"> </a><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Last updated: 2026-05-11 00:00:00+0000; Language: en</p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Profile: <a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/shareablecodesystem.html\">Shareable CodeSystem</a></p></div><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/reading-mode</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">braille<a name=\"reading-mode-braille\"> </a></td><td>Braille</td><td>A tactile writing system used by individuals who are visually impaired.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">large-print<a name=\"reading-mode-large-print\"> </a></td><td>Large Print</td><td>Printed materials formatted with enlarged text to assist individuals with low vision.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">digital-spoken<a name=\"reading-mode-digital-spoken\"> </a></td><td>Digital Documents that Can Be Spoken Out Loud</td><td>Digital documents formatted to be compatible with text-to-speech technology.</td></tr></table></div>"
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  "version" : "1.0.0",
  "name" : "ReadingMode",
  "title" : "Reading Mode",
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  "date" : "2026-05-11T00:00:00-04:00",
  "publisher" : "Health Level Seven International",
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