Methodist Healthcare and Mayo Clinic have announced that Methodist has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a national network of healthcare providers committed to better serving patients and their families through collaboration.

Methodist Healthcare is the first healthcare organization in Tennessee to join the network. The formal agreement gives Methodist Healthcare access to the latest Mayo Clinic knowledge and promotes physician collaboration that complements local expertise. Through shared resources, more patients can get answers to complex medical questions while staying close to home.

The network tools and services include:

• eConsults that allow Methodist physicians to connect electronically with Mayo specialists and subspecialists when they want additional input on a patient’s care.
• AskMayoExpert that provides Methodist with point-of-care, Mayo-vetted information on disease management, care guidelines, treatment recommendations and reference materials.

eTumor Board Conferences that allow Methodist physicians to discuss management of complex cancer cases with a multidisciplinary panel of Mayo Clinic specialists and other network members.