Ariadne Labs has launched a new initiative to design and test a scalable health system solution to help reduce medically unnecessary and potentially harmful Cesarean sections. Nearly half of the C-sections performed may be medically unnecessary, exposing mothers and babies to significant health risks and adding billions in avoidable spending to the healthcare system. Prior… Continue reading New Delivery Decisions Initiative targets medically unnecessary C-sections

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Deborah O’Neil O: 617-384-5588 C: 305-215-5675 E: doneil@ariadnelabs.org BOSTON, MA (Jan. 26, 2017) — Even though the hospital where a woman gives birth may be her biggest risk factor for having an unnecessary C-section, a new study by Ariadne Labs suggests most women don’t factor hospital quality into their decision… Continue reading Most women don’t value hospital C-section rates in choosing where to give birth, according to new study

In the January 23, 2017, issue of The New Yorker, in “Tell Me Where It Hurts” (p. 36), Atul Gawande explores the state of health care in America, particularly our emphasis on rescue medicine and neglect of the kind of steady, intimate care over time that often helps people more. Our health-care system was built at a time… Continue reading When Will We Grasp the Power of Incremental Care?

Dr. Atul Gawande moderated a Presidential Plenary on the future of medicine and health care innovation with President Barack Obama at the White House Frontiers Conference on Oct 13. In his remarks, Dr. Gawande, executive director of Ariadne Labs, spoke of changes needed in the next century of science. “The last century was the century of… Continue reading Watch the video: Atul Gawande leads panel with President Obama on the future of medicine