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Research Article| Volume 5, ISSUE 4, P673-695, December 1985

Use of Comprehensive Laboratory Data as a Management Tool

  • C.H. Altshuler
    Correspondence
    St. Joseph’s Hospital, 5000 West Chambers Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53210
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    Pathologist, St. Joseph’s Hospital; and Clinical Professor of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30840-0
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      Effective administrative management of a patient’s medical care requires comprehensive retrievable objective medical information. Studies using such information indicate that good medical care is cost effective and that missing or delaying a diagnosis may result in care that is more expensive than necessary.
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