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-> **Maintenance status (2026-09):** passive. This repository is kept available as a reference implementation; CI runs on pushes and pull requests only, Dependabot security alerts remain enabled, and no scheduled jobs or hosted services consume ongoing resources. No active development is planned.
 
   <img src="docs/assets/halo-logo.png" alt="HALO — high acuity, low occurrence events in the ED" width="360">
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 # HALO
 
+> **Maintenance status (2026-09):** passive. This repository is kept available as a reference implementation; CI runs on pushes and pull requests only, Dependabot security alerts remain enabled, and no scheduled jobs or hosted services consume ongoing resources. No active development is planned.
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 **HALO — High Acuity, Low Occurrence.** An open-source, evidence-linked EHR module class for