# Economic Systems

## Diagnostics and Lab Services

## Medical diagnosis, screening, and analysis

Before

After

## Diagnostics are a cornerstone for clinical decision-making across telehealth, outpatient, hospital, and long-term care

**Diagnostic Labs + APHL**  
**Channeling laboratory result reporting data through the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) would save billions of dollars each year while improving the quality of our nation’s public health surveillance data.**

Manual

Efficient Reporting