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Reduction in laboratory turnaround time decreases emergency room length of stay

Nitin Kaushik1 Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA

Victor S Khangulov2 Department of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Boston Strategic Partners, Inc., Boston, MA, USA

Matthew OߣHara2 Department of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Boston Strategic Partners, Inc., Boston, MA, USA

Ramy Arnaout3 Department of Pathology;4 Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA USACorrespondence[email protected]

Pages 37-45 | Published online: 20 Apr 2018

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