Press Release: NDSC : Mayo Medical Laboratories, National Decision Support Company Team Up to Develop Careselect Blood, a Comprehensive Approach to Patient Blood Management

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic implemented a patient blood-management program in 2010 on its Rochester campus and has since experienced a 35-percent reduction of blood transfusions, improving patient outcomes and achieving significant savings. Using best practices from the program, Mayo Medical Laboratories, the global reference laboratory of Mayo Clinic, collaborated with National Decision Support Company (NDSC) to combine Mayo's clinical knowledge with NDSC's industry-leading expertise in electronic health record (EHR) clinical-decision support.