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Comprehensive Collaborative Team Approach to Care

Posted by mpflood7 @mpflood7, Oct 10, 2020

I have been trying to navigate the Mayo system and understand that in the general Internal Medicine department there is a program where a patient is given a General Medical Exam by an Internist who then plays quarterback and brings in Specialists who for a Comprehensive “Multi-Specialty, Integrated, Collaborative and Team”, which I’ll call MICT. However, I don’t see it described on the Mayo website. Meanwhile, per the below, I did see almost “exactly” the same on Cleveland Clinic’s website. I’d prefer to go to the Mayo Clinic - but don’t want to travel 1000s of miles (from Florida) only to find out the Mayo program I was wrong and Mayo’s program is not the same, and be disappointed. I also have only one chance financially to get this right (to go to a top academic medical center). I’d favor Mayo too due to the rankings, kindness I’ve come across in the administrative staff and lower cost (lodging etc). Does anyone have any thoughts on this and/or can answer my question? Thank you.

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mpflood7 | @mpflood7 | Oct 11, 2020
In reply to @johnbishop "@mpflood7 - If I'm not mistaken the concept of multispecialty teamwork originated with Mayo Clinic. "Jul..." + (show)
@johnbishop

@mpflood7 - If I'm not mistaken the concept of multispecialty teamwork originated with Mayo Clinic.

"Jul 12, 2018 — The concept of multidisciplinary teamwork originated with the Mayo ... Finally, the Mayo Clinic is the largest integrated transplant provider in the ..." Multidisciplinary Teamwork Ensures Better Healthcare: https://www.td.org/insights/multidisciplinary-teamwork-ensures-better-healthcare-outcomes

Mayo Clinic: multidisciplinary teamwork, physician-led governance, and patient-centered culture drive world-class health care
- https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/catalog/nlm:nlmuid-101537958-pdf

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Hi John - The two articles you sent are really helpful. Can I ask how you were able to find them? I'd like to find similar.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Oct 11, 2020
In reply to @mpflood7 "Hi John - The two articles you sent are really helpful. Can I ask how you..." + (show)
@mpflood7

Hi John - The two articles you sent are really helpful. Can I ask how you were able to find them? I'd like to find similar.

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Hi @mpflood7, I think the first one I searched for using the following Google search "Comprehensive Collaborative Team Approach to Care +mayo clinic" -- basically your title text followed by a space and +mayo clinic. I used a free URL shortener site to make the six line URL take up less room. Here's the shortened version of the link with all of the coding - https://rb.gy/ntpwlv

I normally just use quotation marks around a phrase to find a particular phrase and a plus + or minus - sign to include a term or exclude a term in a search - here's more on advanced searching - https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/35890?hl=en

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 12, 2020

@mpflood7 I see that @johnbishop has found many resources for you about Mayo Clinic's approach to care. Simply put Mayo Clinic is the world's oldest and largest integrated multispecialty group medical practice. Patient centered care is part of our DNA.

Here's more information:
- Why Choose Mayo Clinic https://www.mayoclinic.org/why-choose-mayo-clinic
- What makes care at Mayo Clinic different? https://www.mayoclinic.org/why-choose-mayo-clinic/what-makes-mayo-clinic-different
- Your guide to getting care at Mayo Clinic https://www.mayoclinic.org/patient-visitor-guide

MPFlood, you've started a few discussions about getting care at Mayo Clinic and I know this is a big decision both medically and financially. Please let us know if after reading the linked articles, there is still something holding you back from calling Mayo Clinic. The phone call costs nothing and they can answer questions that more specifically address your situation.

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happy2bhere | @happy2bhear | Oct 8, 2021

I'm curious what you finally decided to do. I've been with Mayo for a couple months and find the Team network works in every department and is excellent for catching everything.

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