While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:Regional Medical Center implemented telemedicine technology six months ago under...
GMAT Expression of Ideas : (Expression) Questions
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- Regional Medical Center implemented telemedicine technology six months ago under Dr. Sarah Chen's leadership
- Prior to telemedicine, the hospital's patient satisfaction scores averaged 3.2 out of 5 stars
- Emergency response times to rural communities previously averaged 45 minutes
- After implementing virtual consultations, patient satisfaction rose to 4.1 out of 5 stars
- Current emergency response coordination through telemedicine averages 22 minutes
- Rural healthcare accessibility has improved significantly since the technology rollout
The student wants to explain an advantage of telemedicine technology. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Regional Medical Center implemented telemedicine technology six months ago under Dr. Sarah Chen's leadership to serve rural communities.
Before telemedicine implementation, the hospital's patient satisfaction scores averaged 3.2 out of 5 stars and emergency response times averaged 45 minutes.
Following telemedicine implementation, patient satisfaction increased from 3.2 to 4.1 out of 5 stars and emergency response times improved from 45 to 22 minutes.
Rural healthcare accessibility has improved significantly since Regional Medical Center's telemedicine technology rollout six months ago.
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "Regional Medical Center implemented telemedicine technology six months ago under Dr. Sarah Chen's leadership" |
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| "Prior to telemedicine, the hospital's patient satisfaction scores averaged 3.2 out of 5 stars" |
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| "Emergency response times to rural communities previously averaged 45 minutes" |
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| "After implementing virtual consultations, patient satisfaction rose to 4.1 out of 5 stars" |
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| "Current emergency response coordination through telemedicine averages 22 minutes" |
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| "Rural healthcare accessibility has improved significantly since the technology rollout" |
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Part B: Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Telemedicine implementation at Regional Medical Center has produced measurable improvements in patient satisfaction and emergency response times while enhancing rural healthcare accessibility.
Argument Flow: The notes establish the timeline and leadership of telemedicine implementation, then present clear before-and-after data showing improvements in two key metrics (patient satisfaction increased from 3.2 to 4.1 stars, emergency response times decreased from 45 to 22 minutes), concluding with a summary statement about improved rural healthcare accessibility.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- To explain an advantage of telemedicine effectively, the answer should use specific data from the notes that demonstrates clear improvement or benefit
- The strongest approach would be to show measurable before-and-after comparisons that prove telemedicine made things better
- We have concrete numbers for both patient satisfaction (3.2 to 4.1) and emergency response times (45 to 22 minutes), which provide compelling evidence of improvement
Regional Medical Center implemented telemedicine technology six months ago under Dr. Sarah Chen's leadership to serve rural communities.
- States implementation details but doesn't demonstrate any advantage
- Simply announces what happened without showing benefits or improvements
Before telemedicine implementation, the hospital's patient satisfaction scores averaged 3.2 out of 5 stars and emergency response times averaged 45 minutes.
- Only provides baseline data from before telemedicine
- Show the "before" picture but no improvements or advantages
Following telemedicine implementation, patient satisfaction increased from 3.2 to 4.1 out of 5 stars and emergency response times improved from 45 to 22 minutes.
- Uses specific numerical data to show clear improvements in two key areas
- Demonstrates patient satisfaction increase (3.2 to 4.1 stars) and dramatic response time improvement (45 to 22 minutes)
- Perfectly matches our prethinking by using before-and-after comparisons to prove advantages
Rural healthcare accessibility has improved significantly since Regional Medical Center's telemedicine technology rollout six months ago.
- Makes a general claim about improvement without supporting evidence
- Uses vague language rather than the specific data available in the notes