June 10, 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 Pioneer Press John Noseworthy: Telemedicine will increase access to care, […]
Tags: A.L.S., ABC News, acute coronary syndrome, adjuvant chemotherapy, allergy season, Amber Kohnhorst, AMEInfo, American Cancer Society, Amy Davis, Aneurysm, AOL, Arizona Daily Star
March 1, 2013
CEO says Mayo Clinic in ‘very, very strong financial position’
Mayo Clinic estimates that the reimbursements it receives for patient care will be cut 20 percent to 40 percent in the next five years because of a rapidly changing health-care system. But even with Standard & Poor’s recent downgrade of its outlook on Mayo’s debt, clinic CEO Dr. John Noseworthy said the nonprofit health-care provider […]
Tags: debt, Dr. John Noseworthy, patient care, Post Bulletin, reimbursements, Standard & Poor
July 9, 2012
Healthcare’s Elusive “Economic Customers”
The future for pharmaceutical and medical device companies is said to lie with serving “economic customers,” not physicians. These customers – health insurers and healthcare providers who are financially at-risk for achieving better outcomes – are looking to reduce the cost of healthcare while maintaining or improving its medical quality. …For their part, health systems need […]
Tags: Healthcare, patient care
July 2, 2012
Thanks: Wolfson Children’s Hospital (Editorial)
Michael D. Aubin, president of Wolfson Children’s Hospital, wrote to express his deep gratitude to our community and its leaders — past and present — for treating children as a top priority…”Thanks to the unparalleled collaboration of our pediatric partners — Nemours Children’s Clinic, Jacksonville, the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville and Mayo Clinic […]
Tags: Florida Times-Union, Michael D. Aubin, patient care, Wolfson Children's Hospital
May 29, 2012
Mayo Clinic Debuts Mobile Application
The Mayo Clinic has introduced a mobile application for iPhones and the iPad. The new patient application provides health information and management tips from its website and online publications. It also provides access to a list of clinical trials. The application can be personalized to allow patients access to their medical records, an up-to-date appointment […]
Tags: Arizona Republic, iPads, iPhones, mobile application, patient care
November 2, 2009
Nurture by Steelcase Study Finds Room Design Can Enhance Patient Care
It’s official: the design of a consultation room can improve the quality of an outpatient visit. It comes from an impeccable source, the esteemed Mayo Clinic, the first and largest not-for-profit group practice in the world, which has treated patients from Helen Keller and Lou Gehrig to Presidents Kennedy and Reagan. Nurture, the healthcare division of […]
Tags: patient care, room design
October 14, 2009
Why do we often feel scared, rushed, and powerless in the doctor’s office? Can this affect how we heal? Why do doctors behave the way they do? How can we improve the “dance” we do with doctors? The Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Michael Brennan offers pointers on getting and keeping your physician’s attention and reaping […]
Tags: patient care