New screening guidelines cut hours off delays.
Screening guidelines for psychiatric patients can eliminate hours of delays due to costly, time-consuming diagnostic testing. If patients don't have to undergo extensive testing, they can be treated without delay. By eliminating routine diagnostic testing, $300 per patient can be saved. If care is delayed, a patient's condition may worsen and necessitate inpatient admission.
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