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Please find page 17 of the 2006 Quest Diagnostics annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.Wearecommittedtoharnessingadvancedtechnologytoenablephysicianstodeliverthebestpossible
caretotheirpatients.OurCare360PhysicianPortalisapowerfultoolinthiseffort,asDr.YvettePelfrey
attests.“I’mpartofanactiveandwell-establishedpracticethatrecentlystartedusingCare360,”says
Dr.Pelfrey.“Ithasalreadytransformedthewayourofficeoperates,positioningustodeliverevenbet-
terpatientcare.”Care360givesphysicianselectronicaccesstoawealthofpatientdata,allowingfora
comprehensive, 360-degree view of what each patient needs. “There are many advantages to using
Care360,butthebenefitstomypatientsfaroutweighanythingelse.Icanprescribemedicationelec-
tronically,somypatientsgetitfaster,andIcanviewacompleterecordofeachpatient’shistoryand
meds, which prevents confusion and gives me valuable insight,” explains Dr. Pelfrey. Care360 also
offersadministrativebenefits,reducingtheneedforpaperrecords,decreasingerrorsandstreamlin-
ing office functions. “Our staff is spending less time with paper and more time with patients,”
Dr.Pelfreyconfirms.“Andthat’sonlythestart.”
JoYvettePelfrey,M.D.
“Care360hasalreadyputusthreestepsaheadofwherewewereinseveralcriticalareas—from
reviewingpatienthistoriesandprescribingmedicines,toaccessingtestresults,trackingmedical
progressandexpeditingbillingissues.Usingthistechnologyisaresponsibledecisionforourpatients,
asmartmoveforourbusiness,andasteppingstonetothefutureforourpractice.”
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