By Evan M. Benjamin, MD, MS, and Meghan Long, MHA Illustrated by Courtney Staples As we gear up for the Boston Marathon, one of the world’s best known road races, we are also marking Patient Safety Awareness Week. This celebrated 26-mile race next month is a testament to commitment, dedication and persistence in the face… Continue reading Patient Safety is a Marathon, not a Sprint
By Evan M Benjamin, MD, MS, FACP Last week, the president of the parent organization of Somerville Hospital near Boston apologized in person to the husband of Laura Levis, who died outside the hospital two years ago after finding an emergency room entry locked. “I’m very sorry for what happened to your wife….I take personal… Continue reading Why hospitals should apologize after harming patients
By Evan M Benjamin, MD, MS, FACP If you are anywhere in the vicinity of Boston these days, you’ve probably been swept up in the World Series excitement. As I write this, the Red Sox have won two of seven and we’ll be tuned in for Game 3 in L.A. tonight. Like any insufferable baseball… Continue reading Confessions of a Red Sox Fan: Yogi Berra and Healthcare
By Evan M Benjamin, MD, MS, FACP Health System Innovations are novel approaches that may improve the quality, safety or efficiency of health care delivery. One of the issues that plagues health system improvement is the frustrating fact that diffusion of innovation takes a long time and is often fraught with failures to spread. Throughout… Continue reading Public health’s next frontier: Overcoming Barriers to Health System Innovations at Scale
Ariadne Labs Jul 11, 2018·4 min read By Janaka Lagoo MD, MPH For far too long, we’ve tolerated poor communication and lack of professionalism by surgeons toward fellow clinicians and even patients. At the extreme, surgeons have been known to yell, bully or intimidate their clinical peers. However, there are also more commonplace examples of… Continue reading Surgeons behaving badly and what that means for malpractice and patient care
Across countries with very different health systems, families, health providers, policymakers and other stakeholders all want health care that is accessible, comprehensive, timely and focused on the needs of the patient. That is the promise of high-quality primary health care, and many countries around the world are pursuing this vision. This past spring, representatives from… Continue reading Collaborative Holds Second Workshop to Advance High-quality Primary Health Care around the World
Clinicians from around the world are interested in finding tools to improve the quality of the care they provide to women and infants during childbirth. Ariadne Labs has partnered with implementers in over 30 countries across the world to integrate the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist into their current health system. Each region is extremely diverse… Continue reading Safe Childbirth Checklist Implementation: Stories from a high-volume birthing hospital in Sudan
Ariadne Labs Mar 18, 2018·5 min read Clinicians from around the world are interested in finding tools to improve the quality of the care they provide to women and infants during childbirth. Ariadne Labs has partnered with implementers in over 30 countries across the world to integrate the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist into their current… Continue reading Safe Childbirth Checklist Implementation: Stories from a high-volume birthing hospital in Sudan
Dr. Antonio Ramos de La Medina, Chief Medical Officer of Hospital Español in Veracruz, Mexico invited Ariadne Labs to provide a training on how to implement the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist. This effort was part of a larger quality improvement initiative to improve maternal and newborn health in Veracruz. Over 70 clinicians from the public… Continue reading Using the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist in Veracruz, Mexico
Ariadne Labs has partnered with implementers in over 30 countries across the world to integrate the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist into their current health system. Each region is extremely diverse – politically, economically, and socially. Ariadne Labs offers customized coaching and technical assistance to each region to facilitate implementation success. As each of our partners… Continue reading Introduction of the Safe Childbirth Checklist in Two Districts in Pakistan: Lessons in Training & Engagement