Northwest Hospital in Bentonville added to Mayo Clinic Care Network

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Cities in 26 states and 6 countries are part of it, and I guess we're the 26th state.

"Our patients gain the benefits of Mayo Clinic expertise within their own communities,” said Dr. James Tanner, chief medical officer at Northwest Health."



"Tanner said if a patient at Northwest Health wants a second opinion or if the treating physician is seeking to consult with speciality experts they can converse electronically with Mayo specialists. When a second opinion is wanted the local doctor uploads all of the patient records and receives a written consultation within two days. He said if their patient is in the hospital and the need is acute there is a one-hour service.

He said local doctors can also access treatment protocols for conditions studied at Mayo like Chronic-Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Tanner said because the Mayo Clinic is studying a large number of diseases it could be beneficial for local doctors to access the latest treatment protocol based on recent data.

Hayes said local doctors also have the ability to interact with a multidisciplinary panel of Mayo Clinic specialists and other member via video conference to review and discuss the management of complex cases."


Northwest is paying for the first year "subscription" - not clear on who foots the bill beginning in year two


cool stuff along with Arkansas Children's now in Springdale, and Mercy spending a quarter billion on upgrades and expansion in Benton/Washington County