June 7, 2017
Multiple chronic conditions may be worse than previously suspected, especially for stroke patients
Are you tired of hearing about “chronic conditions” that affect every aspect of your health as well as your longevity? These difficult-to-manage diseases—some brought on by natural causes, others influenced by our behavior— interfere with our ability to enjoy life, and so we must address them. For example, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, high […]
Tags: Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, M. Hassan Murad, multiple chronic conditions, stroke
May 8, 2017
When medical literature is sparse or not clear, where do doctors turn?
Mayo research shows surgery adds years for kidney cancer patients It started with anecdotal evidence. Mayo Clinic urologist Bradley Leibovich, M.D., says he had long seen indications that surgically removing secondary tumor growths, called metastases, in patients with kidney cancer would result in a longer life expectancy. However, studies on the subject were not conclusive, […]
Tags: Bradley Leibovich, cancer, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Harras Zaid, M. Hassan Murad, surgery
November 21, 2016
In recent months, we have heard a lot about physician burnout, medical student suicide, and other health care provider health and wellness issues. A growing problem, and one that is difficult to combat, as physician shortages are predicted to rise in the future, placing ever more burden on those in the system. Shortages lead to issues accessing […]
Tags: Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, M. Hassan Murad, physician burnout
April 21, 2015
Mayo Clinic Designated as an AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center
Continuing more than a century of health care delivery research and innovation In December, Mayo Clinic’s Evidence-Based Practice Research Program received a highly-competitive designation by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), naming Mayo Clinic one of only 13 Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) in North America. The EPC program was launched in the 1990’s […]
Tags: AHRQ, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, M. Hassan Murad