Mayo Clinic Health System
January 17, 2013
St. Peter Hospital, Clinic Accuse Mayo of Questionable Business Practices
When it happened to her friend, Colleen Spike had had enough. Spike, the CEO of River’s Edge Hospital and Clinic in St. Peter, says she and other staff for the past few years have been hearing stories about questionable businesses practices by Mayo Clinic Health System…But Spike says that something her 88-year-old friend told her […]
Tags: business practices, Colleen Spike, Mankato Free Press, Mayo Clinic Health System, River's Edge Hospital and Clinic, ultrasounds
January 15, 2013
Researchers Mine Data From Clinic, Big Insurer
UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Mayo Clinic are set to unveil a new research initiative that will draw on millions of health-insurance claims and in-depth clinical patient records, part of a broader effort in the health industry to glean insights about care from a growing flood of data…The initiative will focus on research into “best outcomes for […]
Tags: clinical patient records, data mining, Dr. John Noseworthy, health insurance, MedCity News, UnitedHealth Group, Wall Street Journal
January 7, 2013
Mayo Clinic Unveils $28M Austin Expansion
Mayo Clinic employees and community leaders got their first look at the new $28 million Austin facility Friday morning after a ceremonial ribbon-cutting ceremony — and more than 100 took full advantage…”It’s very rewarding because those of us who have been working hard on this project haven’t really had a chance to appreciate it,” said […]
Tags: Austin facility, Austin Post Bulletin, Vice President of Administration Rod Nordeng
January 7, 2013
At Mayo’s MOA Outpost, The Doctor Won’t See You Anymore
The Mayo Clinic, which has already put the brakes on an expanded role at the Mall of America, now appears to be moving in reverse. The Pioneer Press reports that Rochester-based Mayo has stopped providing clinic services at its existing MOA location — a service it began last June. Prior to that, Mayo’s presence at the Bloomington-based megamall was a sort […]
Tags: clinic services, Mall of America, Mpls St. Paul Business Journal, Pioneer Press
January 4, 2013
Iowans Rail at Wellmark Premium Proposal
Scores of Iowans have written to the state health insurance commissioner, pleading that she decline to let Iowa’s dominant health insurer raise their premiums again…Jackson also noted that many Iowans continue to go to the Mayo Clinic for relatively routine care. Mayo treatment routinely costs Wellmark twice as much as the same treatment in Iowa, […]
January 2, 2013
Flu Surge Has Health Officials Worried
A sudden spike in flu cases over the holidays is filling emergency rooms and urgent care centers across the state and has health officials fearing this could be one of the worst influenza seasons in years…The Mayo Clinic’s hospital in Mankato now has 15 patients with the flu, said Kevin Burns, director of public affairs […]
Tags: flu, infection, Influenza, Kevin Burns, Mankato, Star Tribune
October 17, 2012
End-Of-Life Medical Care Initiative Prompts Worries About Abuse
A statewide pilot program aimed at getting more people to document their wishes for end-of-life medical care is modeled in part on a successful La Crosse program that has been touted as a national example…Advocates consider the POLST, or Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, an important tool that gives chronically and terminally ill patients greater […]
Tags: end-of-life care, Franciscan Healthcare, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, POLST, Stephen Pavela
October 12, 2012
Swimmer Walks Again After Injuring Spinal Cord
Last October, 26 year-old swimmer Michael Moulton was diagnosed a C-6 quadriplegic after a diving accident at Ray’s Beach. For months he was only able to move his shoulders and biceps. But, he takes us back to the day the accident happened and how miracles can come true… “We got an emergent MRI which shows […]
Tags: Dr. Jonathan Bledsoe, neurosurgery, quadriplegic, WEAU
October 11, 2012
DEVELOPING: Pediatrician Arrested for Sexual ssault
“We were surprised, we were shocked, we were devastated,” said Dr. Randall Linton, the CEO and President of the Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire. Words often cannot describe the feeling that goes along with a betrayal of trust. Even more so, when it is someone you hope is looking out for the health and […]
Tags: Dr. David Van de Loo, Dr. Randall Linton, sexual assault, WEAU-Eau Claire
October 8, 2012
Up to 1,000 Minnesota Patients Linked to Meningitis Outbreak; No Reports in Coulee Region
So far Minnesota has not identified any cases of fungal meningitis related to the outbreak. Officials at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center and Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse and Winona Health in Winona checked their pharmaceutical supplies and determined they never had that brand of steroid in their facilities, spokesmen said. La Crosse […]
Tags: fungal meningitis outbreak, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse Tribune, Winona Health