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Spark Grant Paves Way for Scalable Measurement of Hospital Management Practices

In June of 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau announced the release of new data on hospital management practices. The data, collected through a partnership with Raffaella Sadun, PhD, MSc, the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School (HBS), provides an important look into how the quality of hospital management practices affects… Continue reading Spark Grant Paves Way for Scalable Measurement of Hospital Management Practices

Strengthening Global Health Security through Critical Immunization Programs

Drs. Rebecca Weintraub and Asaf Bitton are signatories on the latest report of the CSIS Working Group on Routine Immunizations and Global Health Security.

Pregnancy-related death, like Tori Bowie’s, is a far too common occurrence among Black women

Ariadne Labs’ TeamBirth project highlighted in STAT News opinion piece written by Omare Jimmerson.

WSHA partners to implement TeamBirth program in all Washington birthing hospitals

The Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) is partnering with Ariadne Labs to implement TeamBirth in all 54 birthing hospitals across the state of Washington.

Five Questions with Ami Karlage: Turning Ideas Upside Down

In our Five-Question series, we highlight the staff and faculty behind the compelling work at Ariadne Labs. Ami Karlage likes to joke that one of the challenges of working at Ariadne Labs has been figuring out her  job title. As the official Senior Specialist for Writing at Ariadne Labs, she is a member of the… Continue reading Five Questions with Ami Karlage: Turning Ideas Upside Down

Primary Care in Need of Emergency Action

A publication from leading experts in U.S. primary care issues a dire warning: primary care is in crisis. The paper, published in NEJM Catalyst and co-authored by Ariadne Labs Executive Director Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH, shares findings from the largest national survey of primary care clinicians conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings highlight the… Continue reading Primary Care in Need of Emergency Action

Building Skills and Teamwork for Safe, Dignified Maternity Care in Zanzibar

In May 2023, WAJAMAMA, Zanzibar’s first holistic maternal health clinic, and the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) launched a newly renovated Simulation Lab on the SUZA campus, signaling an important step toward centering respectful maternity care and building concrete nursing and midwifery skills. These partners, in collaboration with Ariadne Labs’ Delivery Decisions Initiative, Laerdal Global… Continue reading Building Skills and Teamwork for Safe, Dignified Maternity Care in Zanzibar

Five Questions with Mary Brindle: Making Surgery Safer

In our Five-Question Feature to mark the 10-year anniversary of Ariadne Labs, we highlight the staff and faculty behind the lab’s compelling work.  Mary Brindle, MD, MPH, Director of the Safe Surgery/Safe Systems Program at Ariadne Labs,  comes from a very traditional academic background. She graduated Yale University for her Undergraduate degree in Art, received… Continue reading Five Questions with Mary Brindle: Making Surgery Safer

LIFE: Executive Summary 24-Month Birth Cohort

The Executive Summary details study findings for infants from birth to two years. It outlines key actions for an evidence-based approach to improve growth, survival, and development outcomes for these infants, with a focus on early identification of the highest risk infants to allow for early intervention.

Anti-Racism in Serious Illness Care: A Conversation with Karen Bullock

Karen Bullock, PhD, LICSW, FGSA, APHSW-C, is the Louise McMahon Ahearn Endowed Professor in the Boston College School of Social Work. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with mental health practice experience and expertise in health disparities, health equity, serious illness care, aging and gerontology, hospice, palliative and end-of-life care decision making.… Continue reading Anti-Racism in Serious Illness Care: A Conversation with Karen Bullock