Author Archives: Lee Aase

Chancellor, Social Media University, Global (SMUG)

Mayo Clinic “Model” Highlighted in Washington Post

September 20, 2009 – 2:12 pm

An article in today’s Washington Post, entitled “Is the Mayo Clinic a Model or a Mirage? Jury is Still Out” highlights Mayo Clinic and similar institutions as part of the national health reform debate.
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Mayo Clinic looms out of the prairie here like the mecca it has become, a world-renowned medical complex [...]

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Dr. Cortese on Charlie Rose Show

July 24, 2009 – 8:02 pm

Mayo Clinic CEO Denis Cortese, M.D., was a guest on the Charlie Rose show earlier this week, discussing health care reform. Here is an excerpt of the interview:

You can see the interview in its entirety on the Charlie Rose site.

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Medicare Spending Disparities and Why More Spending Doesn’t Mean Better Care

June 10, 2009 – 5:56 am

Given the attention Mayo Clinic has received from President Obama and from the recent article in The New Yorker for its cost-effective care delivery, I took the opportunity yesterday to interview a member of Mayo Clinic’s health reform team, Raymond Gibbons, M.D. Dr. Gibbons is a national cardiology leader, having served as president of the [...]

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The New Yorker Highlights Mayo Clinic in Health Reform Article

June 4, 2009 – 7:49 am

A featured article in the current issue of The New Yorker compares the health care costs and quality in McAllen, Texas with that of Mayo Clinic, and finds important lessons for health care reform. Here is a sampling:
Americans like to believe that, with most things, more is better. But research suggests that where medicine is [...]

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Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center, M.D. Connector Sponsor Health Education Reform Contest

February 10, 2009 – 9:25 am

The Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center is joining with M.D. Connector, a student-run Web portal that connects premedical students, medical students, and medical doctors, to launch a national competition on health education reform. This unique competition offers student in all health care fields the opportunity to present their ideas on health education reform to nationally [...]

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Unusual Editorial Collaborators

October 24, 2008 – 8:41 am

Today’s New York Times has a thought-provoking editorial column from Billy Beane, Newt Gingrich and John Kerry. It’s about how the data revolution that has led to low-budget baseball teams competing effectively with the Yankees, Mets and Red Sox could be applied to providing better health care at lower costs. Here’s an excerpt:
Similarly, a health [...]

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Commonwealth Fund Report Outlines U.S. Health Care Flaws

July 17, 2008 – 6:35 pm

A report issued today by the Commonwealth Fund further bolsters the case for fundamental health care reform.

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Health Reform News 5-12-08

May 12, 2008 – 10:01 am

Recent health reform news highlights:

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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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