For Altru Health System, a distant ally brings many local benefits
June 18, 2012 at 7:01 am in Grand Forks Herald
It’s been a year since Altru Health System in Grand Forks joined a network started by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Altru was the first to join, and officials there report benefits both to the health of patients and to the health of the health care organization. Continue Reading
My grandmother’s doctor at Altru just used an econsult last month. He was debating sending her to Mayo. The Mayo doc confirmed that her Altru doc was managing her appropriately. The Mayo doc gave a couple of other suggestions if she didn’t improve. Now she doesn’t have to travel to Rochester and she got a free second opinion from a world renowned medical facility. This is win win for Altru and their patients and the community.
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are you part of the propaganda machine? this comment seems forced and concise.
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Just seems to me like she’s someone who can put a sentance together that makes sense to the person reading it!
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Would you like my grandmother’s phone number? She is the one who relayed the information to me. Or perhaps you can talk to Dr. Roller her physician?
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This “story” should have been a paid advertisement. It met none of the criteria for newsworthiness; i.e., it wasn’t timely, interesting, and informative.
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Maybe you should take over as editor! That way you would only have to read things that you are interested in!
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Do you have anything original to contribute, or are you just an opinion assassin?
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Could it be that your criteria for newsworthiness is flawed? I found the article both interesting and informative. And as for the opinion assassin, if the shoe fits………………
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