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September 10, 2018

Miss Showing of “The Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope, Science?”

By Neath Folger

The PBS documentary by Ken Burns, “The Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope, Science.” will air on PBS Tuesday September 25, 2018 8-10 p.m. CT on PBS

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September 4, 2018

Looking for term to describe seniors???

By Neath Folger

This comes to us from an article in the Wall Street Journal via Joanne Rosener (click here for article). Joanne writes “Ever wonder why we cam up with Silver Force to describe emeritus and active staff over 60? We’re not alone in struggling with what term to use. Could have gone with Lucky Ones.”

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April 24, 2018

Valuable Improvements Coming To New Medicare Cards

By Neath Folger

New Medicare cards to be issued, beginning April 1 From Mayo News Center On April 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin mailing new Medicare cards. Note these changes on the new cards: The gender of the beneficiary no longer will be displayed on the card. A signature no longer will […]

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April 5, 2018

ALERT! Beware IRS Phishing Scam

By Neath Folger

Beware of IRS DocuSign phishing campaign April 5, 2018 Mayo Clinic is responding to a new email phishing scam that claims the IRS has sent a document from DocuSign that is ready for review or signature. The phishing email contains a link that leads to a fake website requesting users to submit personal information, including […]

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March 15, 2018

IRS Withholding Calculator Now Available

By Neath Folger

The Internal Revenue Service has recently launched a new income tax withholding calculator and encourage everyone to use  this to perform a quick “paycheck checkup.”  This is even more important this year because of recent changes to the tax law for 2018 from the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” The Calculator helps you identify your […]

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March 14, 2018

Watch for new ‘[External]” label in Outlook email subject lines

By Neath Folger

Feb. 23, 2018 Beginning March 6, emails from outside Mayo Clinic will be labeled “[EXTERNAL]” in the subject line. “Malware most often comes into Mayo Clinic from external emails,” says Philip Truesdale, Office of Information Security. “The ‘[EXTERNAL]’ label is a quick way to identify email from outside of Mayo Clinic that needs extra scrutiny. […]

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January 19, 2018

Cybercrime – Protecting your Assets at Home and at Mayo

By Neath Folger

January 16, 2018 Tech Talk on Cybercrime: This was focused on understanding and protecting your identity in the digital age – the latest on cybersecurity from online standards, updates in Mayo’s security requirements that affect you, hacking awareness, increasing your digital defense and what you need to do in 2018 to minimize chances of becoming […]

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January 11, 2018

Volunteering at a Mayo Clinic Near You

By Neath Folger

Volunteers are a vital part of Mayo Clinic’s mission to provide the best care to every patient. Every day, volunteers of all ages spend countless hours serving patients and visitors in key areas throughout Mayo Clinic. If you have the heart to volunteer, you will be fulfilled in a unique way. In giving, you will […]

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January 10, 2018

Upcoming Arizona Educational Adventure Series on American Indians

By Neath Folger

Educational Adventure Series 2018 American Indians Then and Now – A review of their arrival in the Americas and their lives today Paul Schnur, MD Monday, February 5, 2018 For more information, see Flyer  

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January 9, 2018

Improving Security When Logging Onto Select Websites

By Neath Folger

Two factor (or two step) verification is not just for Mayo access to our intranet and other online services. Now many commercial websites as well as many banks offer two factor verification as an added measure for your security when access an online account. The January newsletter from our Office of Information Security has more […]

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