Mayo+Clinic+Online



=Overview =

Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit medical practice dedicated to the and treatment of virtually every type of complex illness. Mayo Clinic staff members work together to meet the patient's needs. They are operated on a 33-member board trustees. You will see as many doctors, specialists and other health care professionals as needed to provide comprehensive diagnosis, understandable answers and effective treatment. Mayo Clinic is the first and largest integrated, not-for-profit group practice in the world.

=Applications =

Mayo Clinic's three main Web sites provide information and services from the world's first and largest integrated, not-for-profit group medical practice. Manage your health with information and tools that reflect the expertise of Mayo's 3,400 physicians and scientists, learn how to access medical services, and discover Mayo's medical research and education offerings. The website also features a large database constructed specially for patients to look up drug interactions, illnesses, and diseases.

=Patient Usage =


 * Diseases and Conditions:** Comprehensive list A-Z of the various diseases and conditions for patients to look up.
 * Patient Account:** patients are able to access their account and view their lab results and latest appointments on their calendar.
 * Symptom Checker:** Search function for symptoms to help patients figure out what they may or may not have.
 * Request Appointments:** Patients are able to submit an online application to make an appointment at Mayo Clinic.
 * Drugs and Supplements:** Comprehensive list of A-Z of drugs and supplements for patients to look up.
 * Tests and Procedures:** Comprehensive list of A-Z tests and procedures patients can request or research into.
 * Healthy Living:** Information on a number of topics, including nutrition, sexual health, weight loss, etc that users can read about to try and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
 * Expert Blogs:** Blogs from the experts of various subject matters, such as alzheimer's, depression, etc where a specialist in the field will blog about their findings or research.

=Medical Professional Usage =


 * Online Services for Referring Physicians:** Provides a secure environment for doctors to refer patients to mayo Clinic and to view online notes, radiology reports, and any test results the doctor may have for the patient.
 * Grand Rounds:** Videos on various subjects by experts in their respective fields
 * Publications:** Journals, Guides and books, and Newsletters from Mayo Clinic
 * Continuing Medical Education:** Different courses geared towards medical professionals and educating them on the latest, most advanced medical and surgical practices.
 * Mayo Medical Laboratories:** References laboratory services for health care organizations

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 * Resources **

[] Mayo Clinic Website []