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Measure Classification

This tab includes:

• Developer
• Primary Measure Domain
• Target Population Age
• Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Concepts (what's this?)
• eMeasure Source

Related Content

This tab includes:

• Information regarding the measure hierarchy (what's this?)
• The ability to view other measure summaries on NQMC by that developer(s)
• External link to the original measure documentation (when available)

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