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Here is a healthcare industry related challenge.

 *The Rashomon Effect* The 40 year old gentleman was in deep distress. His wife was massaging his left shoulder in a bid to alleviate his pain. In the last 48 hours, he had met three different Doctors (Super-Specialists to be precise) and undergone an ECG, ECHO, MRIs of shoulder and Neck bone, and a battery of blood tests. The wife's hands were overflowing with the prescriptions and the Path Lab reports. Being an IT professional, he had been suffering from Neck pain quite often. Three days ago, the pain started to gradually shift to his left shoulder and arm. The patient googled his symptoms which indicated the possibility of an imminent Heart attack. The couple had rushed to a local Doctor who performed normal blood tests and sent him to a Cardiologist. The Cardiologist thought it could still be a Myocardial ischemia and performed a 2D Echo Test. It turned out to be normal but to be on the safer side, he prescribed a low dose of blood thinners, Cholesterol medications and advised