Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2013: Report From A New Vista

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Dr. William Lanier, Editor-in-Chief of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Professor of Anesthesiology in the Division of Neuroanesthesiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, shares key points from his annual editorial appearing in the January 2013 issue of the journal covering past successes and new initiatives. Available at: http://tinyurl.com/bycxruc

Incidence of Cutaneous Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections, 1980-2009

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Dr. Lisa Drage, Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses her article appearing in the January 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, which reveals a 3-fold increase in nontuberculous mycobacteria infections, verified by data collected from the Rochester Epidemiology Project. Available at: http://tinyurl.com/aaykljc

The Promise of Lean in Healthcare

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Dr. John Toussaint, Internist and CEO emeritus of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value in Appleton, WI, discusses his article co-authored with Leonard Berry and appearing in the January 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, where he introduces the “lean” methodology in healthcare and explains how to implement it.
Available at: http://tinyurl.com/ag2zoh6

Why Patients Visit Their Doctors: Most Prevalent Conditions in Olmsted County, MN.

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Dr. Jennifer St. Sauver, Associate Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Health Sciences Research at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses her article appearing in the January 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings revealing surprising outcomes on the prevailing medical concerns of patients in Olmsted County, MN.
Available at: http://tinyurl.com/b9e86wd

Effect of Physical Activity on Serum Prostate-Specific Antigen Concentrations

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Dr. Paul Loprinzi, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise Science and at the Lansing School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY, shares the results of a study coauthored with Dr. Manish Kohli and appearing in the January 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings describing the effect of Dr. Paul Loprinzi describes the effect of physical activity and sedentary behavior on PSA levels. and sedentary behavior on PSA levels. Available at:...

Electronic informed consent management system - DEMO

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Electronic informed consent management system demonstrated in July 2012 at the iDASH All Hands meeting as part of the iCONS project.