Monthly Archives: April 2008

Overview Presentation on Health Policy Center Activities

April 28, 2008 – 8:28 pm

Denis Cortese, M.D., the president and CEO of Mayo Clinic, and Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center director Jeff Korsmo, who also is chief administrative officer for Mayo Clinic Rochester, began the LaCrosse Leadership Luncheon on Health Care Reform with a presentation that highlighted Mayo Clinic’s health reform efforts.

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Questions and Comments

April 28, 2008 – 3:09 pm

Here are the questions and comments, submitted via laptops at each table, from the LaCrosse, Wisc. community leaders who attended the Leadership Luncheon on Health Care Reform on Monday, Apr. 28. Please feel free to add your input and contribute to the discussion in the comments below:
Questions and Comments
LaCrosse Leadership Luncheon, April 28, 2008
Dr. Cortese [...]

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Community Panel on Health Reform

April 28, 2008 – 12:32 pm

After the scene-setting from Dr. Cortese and Korsmo, a panel discussion ensued, in which they were joined by Congressman Ron Kind, who represents western Wisconsin in the U.S. House; Mary Jo Werner (with the Wipfli accounting firm), and Rusty Cunningham (Publisher, LaCrosse Tribune).
Congressman Kind raised concerns about IT innovation, which is exciting, but said proprietary [...]

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Overview of Health Policy Center Activities

April 28, 2008 – 11:51 am

Denis Cortese, M.D., Mayo Clinic president and CEO, and Jeff Korsmo, the Chief Administrative Officer for Mayo Clinic Rochester and Director of the Health Policy Center, followed the participant voting with an overview of the HPC activities from the last couple of years.
Why is Mayo Clinic engaging in this? Demographics alone will force Medicare reform, [...]

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La Crosse Leadership Luncheon

April 28, 2008 – 11:16 am

Part of the special contribution of the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center’s approach to health reform is its insistence on bringing the patient perspective to the discussion. That’s why the Your Voice, New Vision trailer is in La Crosse today, giving patients the opportunity to share their stories and perspectives.
The luncheon program today also is [...]

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Leadership Luncheon on Health Care Reform

April 28, 2008 – 10:54 am

The Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center is taking its show on the road today, with a Leadership Luncheon on Health Care Reform at the Radisson in LaCrosse, Wisc.
The Health Policy Center held its 2008 National Symposium on Health Care Reform in early March, and now the HPC is seeking deeper input into its recommendations by [...]

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Presidential Panel Podcast

April 15, 2008 – 11:11 am

At the 2008 Mayo Clinic National Symposium on Health Care Reform, a panel of expert guests joined with representatives of the three remaining major-party presidential candidates to discuss how the candidates’ health reform proposals coincide with or differ from the principles developed through the symposia and policy forums convened through the Mayo Clinic Health Policy [...]

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New York Times Editorial: Quality Care at Bargain Prices

April 10, 2008 – 10:35 am

Today’s New York Times has an editorial entitled “Quality Care at Bargain Prices” that focuses on the findings from the most recently updated Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care. The editorial concludes:
Reducing the cost of medical care will require changing longstanding habits — no easy feat. It may not happen until the medical profession reaches consensus [...]

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Star Tribune Interview with Dr. Cortese

April 1, 2008 – 4:14 pm

Denis Cortese, M.D., Mayo Clinic’s president and CEO, was featured in an extended interview last Sunday in the Commentary section of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. Here’s an excerpt:
Q: THE HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM: CRISIS OR NOT?
A: To the extent that people say the system is broken, I would reject that as a too-simple thought. There is [...]

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