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The Diagnostic Information System (sm)
The Pressing Problem
•Patient test result data from many dispersed sources Leads to critical information being missed
•30% of clinicians’ time is spent gathering and organizing data
•At least 20% of tests are redundant (unnecessary duplicates of others already done but not accessible)
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Missing Data
Duplicated Info
Lost Time
Negative Impact to Quality of Care
Patient Information
Dispersed Info