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Ariadne Labs Updates Serious Illness Conversation Guide to Foster Equity and Inclusivity

The process engaged patients, caregivers, and clinicians to reflect diverse experiences  Talking about what matters most to patients during a serious illness is rewarding – both for patients and for clinicians. Ten years ago, Ariadne Labs’ Serious Illness Conversation Guide was created to make those conversations easier by giving clinicians the language to discuss patients’… Continue reading Ariadne Labs Updates Serious Illness Conversation Guide to Foster Equity and Inclusivity

Asaf Bitton Named to National Academies Standing Committee on Primary Care

Committee announcement builds on momentum of recent Primary Health Care International Conference Ariadne Labs Executive Director Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH, has recently been appointed to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Standing Committee on Primary Care. This newly established committee comprises experts in primary care delivery, research, and policy who will help… Continue reading Asaf Bitton Named to National Academies Standing Committee on Primary Care

Five Questions with Meghan Long: Putting Humans First in Health Care

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. Meghan Long, MHA, the Assistant Director of the Innovation Platform at Ariadne Labs, didn’t have a background in human-centered design before coming to the lab. Now, it’s her passion. Long, who hails… Continue reading Five Questions with Meghan Long: Putting Humans First in Health Care

I Tracked The First Year Of A Mom’s Life After Having A Baby. What I Discovered Is Shocking.

Lauren Spigel, a senior research specialist at Ariadne Labs, penned an op-ed in HuffPost on the many hours of invisible work she did during her first year of motherhood.

Summit Delivers Practical Tools and Perspectives to Advance Equity in Serious Illness Care

On June 13th and 14th, 2023, the Serious Illness Care Program at Ariadne Labs hosted its inaugural virtual summit, “Driving Equity in Serious Illness Communication and Care.” Over two days, more than 200 attendees from around the U.S. gathered virtually to dive into new research, build community, and gain practical tools so every person with… Continue reading Summit Delivers Practical Tools and Perspectives to Advance Equity in Serious Illness Care

Five Questions with Francine Maloney: Innovation for Impact

In our Five-Question series, we highlight the staff and faculty behind the compelling work at Ariadne Labs. Three years ago, when COVID-19 began to spread, the world was thrown into a state of panic and uncertainty. Francine Maloney, MPH, then the Assistant Director for the Implementation Platform at Ariadne Labs, knew something about living with… Continue reading Five Questions with Francine Maloney: Innovation for Impact

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.