Task 1 for Helathcare Ecosystems Essay - 1017 Words

On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Since the induction of the Affordable Care Act the Mayo Clinic reached a new goal of 63 million patient services in 2013. (Mayo Clinic , 2014) There has been substantial growth as seen in 2011 they reported just over 20 million patient services. (Mayo Clinic , 2014) The Affordable Care Act has allowed those patients that could not afford health insurance and or issues with pre-existing conditions to finally be able to seek out treatment with the Mayo Clinic. The Mayo Clinic had recognized early on that there would need to be health care reform to ensure the future of quality patient care. In 2006 the Mayo Clinic started the†¦show more content†¦On April 22nd 2014 the Mayo Clinic opened the Mayo Clinic Child and Family Advocacy Center. (Mayo Clinic , 2014) In 2012 the alarming rate of child abuse reports reached 1,632 reports in Olmstead County alone. (Mayo Clin ic , 2014) The center will provide a child-friendly, safe haven for all abused victims and their family to receive medical care and participate in the investigation in a single location rather than sharing the story multiple times to different people and at different locations. The Mayo Clinic upholds their mission and values by truly putting the patients’ needs first. The Mayo Clinic integrates as a unified organization to offer multiple locations and available resources to the patient establishing a continuity of care. They search for answers for every patient through individualized medicine so that Mayo Clinic can better understand disease differences at the genetic level, to personalize treatments more effectively. They also work in accordance with the Division of Government Relations since 2011 to further the advance and protect the interests and strengths of research, education, and clinical practice. One of the ways that the Mayo Clinic is improving quality is through a quality initiative The Rochester Epidemiology Project (Mayo Clinic , 2014). This project is a treasure trove