FINANCE
Care Network , prospective members must be quality organizations that have a patient-centered culture , a desire to remain independent , and an interest in establishing a clinical collaboration . They go through rigorous due diligence — a formal , detailed review that includes a thorough assessment of the organization ’ s governance structure , clinical practice ( including patient safety ), quality and service , as well as an evaluation of business practices such as legal , compliance , finance , human resources and information technology .
“ Some network members have described this evaluation process as similar to the accreditation process of Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations ,” wrote David Hayes , medical director of the Mayo Clinic Care Network , in a recent post . “ At first , we believed members would be located near Mayo ’ s campuses in Minnesota , Arizona and Florida . But we quickly discovered that there was an appetite for this type of collaboration across the country . The network currently has 31 members located across 18 U . S . states as well as Puerto Rico and Mexico .”
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To date , physician collaboration through the network is proving beneficial both to Mayo Clinic and network members . Network physicians are able to keep more care of their patients local while providing them additional peace of mind , and it has helped stem the migration of their patients to other providers for second opinions .
“ The collaboration helps keep Mayo Clinic ’ s expertise relevant and allows it to be an option for patients needing specialty care not available
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