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fast-tracked

A generic term used in the UK for any accelerated access of a patient to a particular health or social service—e.g., fast-tracking patients with higher stage cancer for urgent surgery or fast-tracking war veterans to specialist care.
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fast track

Cardiology adjective Referring to prioritized Pt management, specifically FT thrombolytic therapy in Pts undergong acute MI. See Myocardial infarction.
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Fast-track is in the process of fitting out the building before Storage King moves into the 64,000 sq ft space this month.
The Fast-Track Services portfolio will be expanded to include voice over IP and collaboration services.
The fast-track rates follow a ruling made by Sir Michael Turner, the judge who oversees the claims process.
Citing the possibility of revising a fast-tracked bill on repurposing investigative rights between the police and prosecution before it is passed, Cho said; "It is the Assembly's job to deal with this when reviewing the bill."
Hence, the South Korean company, Soosung, has been assigned to prepare the DPR for the 76-kilometre fast-track highway project.
Stephanie Bache, programme manager at Parsons, agrees: "Most current projects seem to be on the fast-track route.
Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis said on Tuesday that the newly launched 'fast-track practice' at the Nicosia hospital's emergency department aiming at better serving patients was going back to the drawing board as it was poorly planned, and that trade unionswould have no say in the matter.
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