Category Archives: The Science of Health care Delivery

CNET, Mayo to host Twitter chat on health apps

May 7th, 2013 - 1:18 pm

  Mayo Clinic and Scott Stein from CNET will be teaming up for a Twitter chat Wednesday, May 8 from 1-2 p.m. ET. to talk about health apps. Hashtag to follow: #healthapps Mobile software (apps) is designed to run on handheld computers, personal … Continue reading →

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Dual Energy CT Better than X-Rays in Identifying ACL Tears in Emergency Department

April 17th, 2013 - 3:41 pm

Dual energy computed tomography (DECT) is an effective method in evaluating patients who end up in the emergency department for possible anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, one of the most common ligamentous knee injury, Mayo Clinic finds. The injury often … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Researcher Appointed to Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

April 8th, 2013 - 1:18 pm

Lila Rutten, Ph.D., Associate Scientific Director of Population Health Science within Mayo Clinic’s Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, has been appointed to a new Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement. The first meeting will be held tomorrow … Continue reading →

By Shelly Plutowski | Posted in Preventive Medicine, Science of Health Care Delivery, The Science of Health care Delivery, Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

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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Top List of Reasons People Go To the Doctor

January 16th, 2013 - 3:56 pm

A new Mayo Clinic Proceedings study shows people most often visit health care providers because of skin issues, joint disorders and back pain.    Jennifer St. Sauver, Ph.D., says, ”Much research already has focused on chronic conditions, which account for the majority of health care utilization … Continue reading →

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