The ME&C Fellowship Program is a one-year learning experience designed to foster the development of individuals committed to a career in healthcare, business consulting and systems engineering. The Fellowship Program allows individuals to gain the practical experience necessary to meet the minimum requirements of a Health Systems Engineer.  Associates interface directly with Mayo Clinic Departments, … Continue reading ME&C Fellowship Program →

Many internal and external stakeholders are involved in the admission or transfer of a patient needing a higher level of care.  The processes are numerous, complex and interdependent.  Executed efficiently, a refined process can positively impact patient and staff satisfaction, overall cycle time, and safety.  This episode of Mayo Clinic Consulting Edge, Mike Fabel, Principle … Continue reading Pre Hospital Communications →

Chimeric antigen receptor -T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) is a cancer treatment that shows remarkable clinical responses in hematologic malignancies. The FDA first approved CAR-T for adult commercial use in October of 2017. It was approved to treat two types of blood cancers: aggressive B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in adults and B cell acute … Continue reading Car-T Cell Therapy →

The Mayo Clinic Health System (MCHS) – Mankato Bariatric Surgery program was accredited as a Comprehensive Center through the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) in 2015. As part of the Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, Management Engineering and Consulting (ME&C) was engaged in an improvement initiative with a goal to reduce … Continue reading Post-Bariatric Surgery Improvements →

Approximately 40% of ICU survivors experience debilitating long-term consequences associated with their critical illness and its treatments.  Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) is a term that describes the cognitive, psychological, physical and other consequences that plague ICU survivors.  Post-ICU impairments are often undiagnosed and inadequately treated, and ICU survivors are at high risk for hospital readmission.    … Continue reading Post-ICU Clinic →

Valuing equity, diversity, and inclusion means creating an workplace that respects and includes differences, recognizing the unique contributions that individuals with many types of differences can make, and creating a work environment that maximizes the potential of all employees. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are no longer optional – they’re imperative. Speakers Sarah Dhanorker, Unit Head, Rachel Martin, Senior … Continue reading ME&C Diversity Strategies & Approaches →

FAST Program is Mayo Clinic’s pioneering initiative, led by Department of Radiology to support the development and deployment of AI algorithms in the clinical practice. The Program uses a portfolio strategy to identify priority algorithms and implement them into the clinical practice. The program has succeeded in defining the technical, clinical and regulatory pathway in … Continue reading AI FAST Program →

Mayo Clinic has developed an advanced care at home program. This model of care provides comprehensive treatment and recovery service to patients in their own home, and will allow patients who are “sick, but stable” to have the option of recovering where they are most comfortable: At home. Aligned with Mayo Clinic’s 2030 strategy, advanced … Continue reading Advanced Care at Home →

Children with complex congenital or acquired conditions affecting breathing, swallowing, and growth often required multispecialist care that is costly and complex, characterized by multiple procedures, heavy reliance on technology and frequent hospitalizations. Today, these kids often start their care journey in the Aerodigestive Clinic but up till 2018 there was lack of a national consensus definition of … Continue reading Transforming Complex Multispecialty Practice Through Systems Engineering →

Mathematical optimization is a set of methods for identifying the best solution to a problem given real-world constraints. Such methods have been applied to a wide range of industries and business problems including capacity management, facility location, portfolio allocation, product recommendations, logistics, and scheduling among many others. Paired with emerging technologies like machine learning and … Continue reading Mayo Clinic Outpatient Practice Modeling →