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'''No Clinical Correlation'''
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However, there have been two recorded instances of '''clinical correlation''' not taking place: the first was to protect a radiologist protecting a patient from a provider's incompetence by simply telling the ordering physician directly that the patient had appendicitis and to consult Surgery<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/07/radiologist-recommends-against-clinical-correlation/ Radiologist Recommends Against Clinical Correlation]</ref>, and (2) the second was during the annual [[Joint Commission]] safety purge when '''clinical correlation''' was suspended for 12 hours.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/07/joint-commission-patient-purge/ The Joint Commission Announces First Annual “Patient Safety Purge”]</ref>