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=== Lag time ===
When making a medical diagnosis, a lag time is a delay in time until a step towards [[diagnosis]] of a disease or condition is made. Types of lag times are mainly:
* ''Onset-to-medical encounter lag time'', the time from onset of [[symptom]]s until visiting a [[health care provider]]
* ''Encounter-to-diagnosis lag time'', the time from first medical encounter to diagnosis
** Lag time due to delays in reading x-rays have been cited as a major challenge in care delivery. The Department of Health and Human Services has reportedly found that interpretation of x-rays is rarely available to emergency room physicians prior to patient discharge.

Lag time

When making a medical diagnosis, a lag time is a delay in time until a step towards diagnosis of a disease or condition is made. Types of lag times are mainly:

  • Onset-to-medical encounter lag time, the time from onset of symptoms until visiting a health care provider
  • Encounter-to-diagnosis lag time, the time from first medical encounter to diagnosis
    • Lag time due to delays in reading x-rays have been cited as a major challenge in care delivery. The Department of Health and Human Services has reportedly found that interpretation of x-rays is rarely available to emergency room physicians prior to patient discharge.