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"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\">\n <table class=\"narrative-table\">\n <tbody>\n<tr>\n\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Knowledge Artifact Metadata</th>\n\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\n\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Name (machine-readable)</th>\n\n<td class=\"content-container\">SupportingEvidenceMeasure</td>\n</tr>\n\n\n<tr>\n\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Title (human-readable)</th>\n\n<td class=\"content-container\">Supporting Evidence Measure</td>\n</tr>\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Status</th>\n\n<td class=\"content-container\">Draft</td>\n</tr>\n\n\n<tr>\n\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Experimental</th>\n\n<td class=\"content-container\">true</td>\n</tr>\n\n\n<tr>\n\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Description</th>\n\n<td class=\"content-container\"><div><p>This is an example of a Maasure using Supporing Evidence</p>\n</div></td>\n</tr>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Measure Steward</th>\n\n<td class=\"content-container\">HL7 International / Clinical Quality Information</td>\n</tr>\n\n\n<tr>\n\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Steward Contact Details</th>\n\n<td class=\"content-container\"><a href=\"http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/cqi\">http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/cqi</a></td>\n</tr>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Measure Metadata</th>\n\n</tr>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Version Number</th>\n\n<td class=\"content-container\">1.0.0-ballot</td>\n</tr>\n\n\n<tr>\n\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Measure Scoring</th>\n\n<td class=\"content-container\"><span title=\"Codes:{http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-scoring ratio}\">Ratio</span></td>\n</tr>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n <tr>\n\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Measure Population Criteria (ID: group-1)</th>\n\n</tr>\n \n \n \n \n <tr>\n \n \n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Initial Population</th>\n\n \n <td class=\"content-container\">\n \n <em>ID</em>: initial-population\n <br/>\n \n \n <em>Description</em>: No description provided\n \n \n \n \n <em>Logic Definition</em>: <a href=\"#supportingevidenceexample-initial-population-boolean\">Initial Population Boolean</a> \n \n \n </td>\n </tr>\n \n\n \n <tr>\n \n \n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Denominator</th>\n\n \n <td class=\"content-container\">\n \n <em>ID</em>: denominator\n <br/>\n \n \n <em>Description</em>: No description provided\n \n \n \n \n <em>Logic Definition</em>: <a href=\"#supportingevidenceexample-denominator-boolean\">Denominator Boolean</a> \n \n \n </td>\n </tr>\n \n\n \n <tr>\n \n \n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Denominator Exclusion</th>\n\n \n <td class=\"content-container\">\n \n <em>ID</em>: denominator-exclusion\n <br/>\n \n \n <em>Description</em>: No description provided\n \n \n \n \n <em>Logic Definition</em>: <a href=\"#supportingevidenceexample-denominator-exclusion-boolean\">Denominator Exclusion Boolean</a> \n \n \n </td>\n </tr>\n \n\n \n <tr>\n \n \n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Numerator Exclusion</th>\n\n \n <td class=\"content-container\">\n \n <em>ID</em>: numerator-exclusion\n <br/>\n \n \n <em>Description</em>: No description provided\n \n \n \n \n <em>Logic Definition</em>: <a href=\"#supportingevidenceexample-numerator-exclusion-boolean\">Numerator Exclusion Boolean</a> \n \n \n </td>\n </tr>\n \n\n \n <tr>\n \n \n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Numerator</th>\n\n \n <td class=\"content-container\">\n \n <em>ID</em>: numerator\n <br/>\n \n \n <em>Description</em>: No description provided\n \n \n \n \n <em>Logic Definition</em>: <a href=\"#supportingevidenceexample-numerator-boolean\">Numerator Boolean</a> \n \n \n </td>\n </tr>\n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Measure Logic</th>\n\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\n\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Primary Library</th>\n\n<td class=\"content-container\"><code>https://madie.cms.gov/Library/SupportingEvidenceExample</code></td>\n</tr>\n\n\n\n\n<tr>\n <th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"row\" class=\"row-header\">Generated using version 0.4.6 of the sample-content-ig Liquid templates</th>\n</tr>\n </tbody>\n </table>\n</div>"
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