September 9, 2016
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Editor, Karl Oestreich; Assistant Editor: Emily Blahnik Star Tribune Mortenson picked for Destination Medical Center’s Discovery […]
Tags: ABC News, alcohol, alzheimers, Arcadia, Becker’s Hospital Review, blood pressure, Bloomberg, Camp Oz, Constructive Dive, Consumer Reports, Current, destination medical center
May 1, 2013
No Link Between Anesthesia, Dementia in Elderly, Mayo Clinic Study Finds
Elderly patients who receive anesthesia are no more likely to develop long-term dementia or Alzheimer’s disease than other seniors, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study analyzed thousands of patients using the Rochester Epidemiology Project — which allows researchers access to medical records of nearly all residents of Olmsted County, Minn. — and found […]
Tags: alzheimer's disease, anesthesia, elderly patients, HealthCanal, medical records, Olmsted County, Rochester Epidemiology Project
April 29, 2013
Mayo Clinic captures top two awards for Innovative Services in Health Management
Mayo Clinic captured the top two prizes for Innovative Services in Health Management, one of twelve categories presented by the Edison Awards at the ceremony in Chicago. The Gold went to the Mayo Clinic Patient App, which allows Mayo Clinic patients to have mobile access to their personal medical records and appointment schedules through the […]
Tags: Edison Awards, Health Information, Innovative Services in Health Management, iPad App, Mayo Clinic Patient App, medical records, mobile access, News Medical, Patient Online Services
March 26, 2013
Mayo Clinic’s Medical Records Database Growing
Since 1966, Mayo has collected as many records as possible from Olmsted County and used them to generate important studies that help save lives…Jennifer St. Sauver, scientific manager of the project, says having access to a large and growing pool of medical records gives researchers many more study options. “The great thing about the Rochester […]
Tags: database, Dr. Jennifer St. Sauver, growing database, KSTP, medical records, Olmsted County, Rochester Epidemiology Project
October 8, 2012
Minnesota Lawmakers Want Lou Gehrig’s medical Records
Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig’s death was attributed to ALS but some lawmakers are trying to force the Mayo Clinic into giving up his medical records…Rep. Phyllis Kahn says the records “probably won’t show anything but just in case they might it’s ridiculous not to look at them.” Mayo Clinic spokesman Nick Hanson e-mailed the […]
Tags: A.L.S., Associated Press, Lou Gehrig's Disease, medical records, Nick Hanson, Rep. Phyllis Kahn, USA Today
February 22, 2012
Mayo Clinic and Southeast Minnesota Beacon Community Collaborators will Showcase Work at Conference
Medical records are an invaluable tool in treating patients. When a caregiver has ample information regarding a person’s medical history, treatments are more effective and efficient. Unfortunately, few people have complete medical records — due, in large part, to a lack of any universal repository tools for keeping those records. Mayo Clinic, along with its […]
Tags: 12th annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference & Exhibition, HiMSS, Las Vegas, medical records, Southeast Minnesota Beacon Community