Mayo Clinic news and information

The controversy surrounding hospital pricing resurfaced last week after the CMS released hospital charges and payments for the top 100 diagnosis-related groups.
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The Mayo Clinic has big plans to join other top-flight medical centers in an expensive fight for well-heeled patients, but it faces a problem: Its sleepy hometown needs a face-lift.
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Shirley Weis, VP and chief administrative officer for the Mayo Clinic, plans to retire by the end of the year. Weis, a former emergency room nurse and a veteran of healthcare management and managed-care operations, joined the Rochester, Minn.-based system in 1995 from the insurer Blue Care...
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Mayo Clinic President and CEO Dr. John Noseworthy discusses Medicare payment issues, a new initiative that Mayo launched with UnitedHealth Group's Optum, and a recent request the Clinic made to the state of Minnesota.
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Editor's note: The Mayo Clinic is working to stay at the forefront of healthcare delivery and medical research in an era of retrenchment in public resources. Modern Healthcare Washington Bureau Chief Jessica Zigmond caught up with Mayo Clinic President and CEO Dr. John Noseworthy during a visit...
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The Mayo Clinic announced that Shirley Weis, vice president and chief administrative officer for the Rochester, Minn.-based system, will retire by the end of the year.
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Cancer Genetics, a diagnostics firm focused on developing genomic-based oncology tests, made its initial public offering at a time of rapid growth in the diagnostic testing market.
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The Mayo Clinic's treasure trove of medical records is getting even bigger. Since 1966, Mayo has collected as many records as possible from Olmsted County, Minn., and used them to generate important studies that help save lives. The Rochester Epidemiology Project now holds close to 600,000 medical...
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ISHPEMING, Mich.—LifePoint Hospitals, Brentwood, Tenn., forged its second deal in Michigan in less than a week as the company seeks to build a presence in the state's Upper Peninsula. The publicly traded system made its first purchase in Michigan last year when it acquired Marquette...
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The Mayo Clinic loosened a tight grip on expenses last year with spending on technology and expansion efforts that markedly eroded its profit margin.
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