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Example OperationDefinition/Measure-care-gaps (JSON)

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Operation Definition

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  "id" : "Measure-care-gaps",
  "text" : {
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    "valueCode" : "trial-use"
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    "valueCode" : "cqi"
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  "title" : "Care Gaps",
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  "date" : "2023-12-18T15:12:07+11:00",
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Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.