Items Tagged ‘Quality’
January 24, 2014
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. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media relations Bloomberg Radio Mayo CEO Says Better Healthcare Strengthens […]
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December 7, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
December 7, 2012 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. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media […]
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October 1, 2009
Quality council program looks at Mayo
The Rochester Area Quality Council is holding a program Oct. 13 called “Transforming Patient Care — Mayo Clinic Innovation,” to be led by Julie Koch of Mayo Clinic. The program is at Rochester Community and Technical College University Center, Coffman Bulding, 206/208. The program is free for quality council members, $10 for partners/students and […]
Tags: innovation, Quality
August 18, 2009
August 18-Quality: Comparative Effectiveness
By ldw06 
Knee replacements are determined to be cost-effective A $20,000 procedure to replace a knee ravaged by arthritis in the elderly is generally a good deal for both patients and the federal Medicare program that pays the bill, according to a new study. In the study, based on a computer model using Medicare claims and other […]
Tags: Cost-effective, Effectiveness, Quality
August 6, 2009
By ldw06
Childhood Game of ‘Tag’ In Boston ED Changes to ‘Assassin’ On May 1, the emergency room team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston agreed to a game of “Tag, You’re It,” primarily to improve hand washing and avoid transmitting infections, but also to add fun to a rote task. They did so in […]