Category Archives: Quality

Mayo Clinic Physician Recommends Medical Profession Return to Basic Medicine

February 27th, 2013 - 9:00 am

In a commentary in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, Jon Tilburt, M.D., Mayo Clinic Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, and Christine Cassel, M.D., American Board of Internal Medicine, recommend that doctors practice “parsimonious medicine” … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Expert Discusses “Just Right” Medicine at Institute for Healthcare Improvement Annual Meeting

December 11th, 2012 - 10:20 am

Victor Montori, M.D., Mayo Clinic Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, will give a special interest keynote at IHI’s annual meeting today, addressing minimally-disruptive medicine, a new patient-centered health care model designed around the patient’s life goals and … Continue reading →

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National Collaboration Identifies New Ways to Reduce Surgical Site Infections

November 28th, 2012 - 10:00 am

Mayo Clinic and six other U.S. health care systems avoided approximately 135 surgical site infections and saved more than $3.7 million dollars through an improvement project directed by the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare in collaboration with the American … Continue reading →

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Rochester Methodist Hospital Receives National Recognition From American College of Surgeons

October 26th, 2012 - 4:14 pm

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) has recognized Rochester Methodist Hospital, one of Mayo Clinic’s hospitals in Rochester, Minn., as one of 28 ACS NSQIP participating hospitals in the United States that have achieved … Continue reading →

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Diversion of Drugs Within Healthcare Facilities, a Multiple-Victim Crime

October 19th, 2012 - 2:23 pm

Above Keith Berge, M.D., an Anesthesiologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, reviews an article that appeared in the July 2012 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings’ on the increasing occurrence and awareness of drug diversion within the medical community, which … Continue reading →

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Rest Isn’t Always Best During a Hospital Stay

October 11th, 2012 - 10:31 am

Physical and mental decline are common side effects of hospital stays, particularly among older patients. That can hold true even if someone is hospitalized for just a day or two for a common procedure such as knee replacement surgery. There … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Ranked as a Top-Performing Academic Medical Center

September 19th, 2012 - 8:40 am

Mayo Clinic has been identified as one of the nation’s best-performing academic medical centers by the University HealthSystem Consortium. The consortium created a quality and accountability study in 2005 to help academic medical centers improve health care quality and safety. For … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Lauded as One of Nation’s Best Hospitals in U.S. News & World Report Rankings

July 17th, 2012 - 10:39 am

Mayo Clinic ranked near the top of the 23rd U.S. News & World Report annual America’s Best Hospital list, earning the No. 3 overall spot on its “Best Hospitals” list. Mayo Clinic in Rochester also was rated best in the … Continue reading →

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YES Board Creates Efficiencies in Emergency Rooms

July 9th, 2012 - 12:44 pm

When minutes matter, Yes is the best answer. And emergency room physicians at Mayo Clinic are finding the YES Board is the place to find answers. A common problem in many health care institutions is that data come from so many … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic debuts patient mobile application

May 15th, 2012 - 11:23 am

Mayo Clinic has created a comprehensive mobile health application; combining a custom mobile experience with unparalleled expertise and access. Empowering patients with information at their fingertips, this app sets a new standard for health care apps. The Mayo Clinic patient … Continue reading →

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