Overview

Building on Mayo Clinic's more than a century of experience in applying scientific and engineering principles to health care delivery, the Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery is transforming the way that patients everywhere receive and experience health care.

Key focus areas of the center are:

• Value analysis. Examining quality, safety, cost, outcomes and other data to identify best practices.
• Systems engineering. Applying principles from engineering, management and science to improve patient care.
• Research. Bringing together researchers and clinicians to study, test and implement new models of health care delivery.

At the foundation of all work in the Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery is an unwavering commitment to putting patients' needs first. Every project and initiative in the center is inspired by real-world challenges experienced by patients at Mayo Clinic and elsewhere.

As the center identifies innovative ways to improve health care delivery and puts them into practice, patients will benefit as health care becomes more accessible, affordable and tailored to their particular needs.

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