Neel Shah speaks to WBUR about Boston hospital policy to test pregnant patients prior to giving birth.
Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care founded in 2016 by Ariadne Labs pens op-ed on serious illness conversations in the time of COVID-19.
The guide was developed by Ariadne Labs and The Conversation Project with generous support from the Cambia Health Foundation. BOSTON, April 9, 2020 – Ariadne Labs and The Conversation Project announced the joint development of a conversation guide to support people in discussing their goals and priorities for treatment should they become sick with COVID-19.… Continue reading Being Prepared in the Time of COVID-19: Guide helps patients and those close to them consider what matters most in treatment
An outline of important principles that may help organizations guide the formulation of human resource contingency plans should a surge of critically ill patients occur in your specific institution.
Download as a PDF Pandemic precautions are now in place. Zero visitation policies at hospitals mean no one besides patients are allowed into the facility. Zero—no family members, no friends, no loved ones. It goes against our humanity and everything we, as health care providers, have done in the past, but it is a necessity,… Continue reading Zero Visitation Policy: A Call for Empathy During Troubling Times
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on March 18, 2020: “Keep children out of the health care system if it’s not necessary. Use telemedicine and other non-direct care, when appropriate. Review infection-control measures, including asking patients with symptoms to call ahead so they can be evaluated in isolation… Continue reading Keeping Kids Out of the Clinic Who Don’t Need to Be There
What Singapore’s and Hong Kong’s success is teaching us about the pandemic.