ST. LUKE’S JOINS MAYO CLINIC CARE NETWORK
In the medical world, the 152year-old Mayo Clinic is regarded as one of the best in its field.
And partnering with the Minnesota-based organization is St. Luke’s Medical Center, making it just the fifth partner-institution of the Mayo Clinic outside the US mainland.
Dr. Edgardo Cortez, president and CEO of SLMC, said the partnership would pave the way for a professional relationship that will benefit both patients and doctors.
Under the agreement, the hospital’s patients—in both Bonifacio Global City and Quezon City facilities—with medical cases regarded as most unusual, rare or very complex can be discussed with Mayo Clinic’s specialists through live video.
Collaboration
And this arrangement will not cost St. Luke’s patients.
“With this collaboration, we can share medical knowledge, have additional access to some of the world’s leading medical experts, and we can leverage this relationship so that these additional resources from Mayo Clinic can be offered to our patients to enhance the care we provide them at no additional cost to them,” said Cortez during the formal launch held at the hospital’s BGC facility.
As network affiliate, the 113-year-old St. Luke’s remains wholly independent and will only pay an annual subscription fee to let its doctors with special cases schedule consultation with Mayo Clinic’s specialists through e-Consults, an electronic method for a Mayo Clinic specialist to answer a [St. Luke’s] doctor’s focused question about diagnosis, therapy or management through a review of the patient’s electronic medical record, imaging studies and laboratory tests.
A response usually takes two days, especially for those with acute cases.
Other available resources include Ask Mayo Expert, an online resource that delivers Mayo Clinic physician-vetted medical knowledge, answers to common clinical questions, and descriptions of care processes online, at the bedside, and at the point of care.
There’s also Healthcare Consulting, which provides advice on improv---