When hospitals proactively communicate to take responsibility after a medical error, patients feel better and hospitals may have fewer claims and lower defense costs, according to a new analysis published in Health Affairs. “The bottom line is that doing the right thing is right in every way — for the patients, the providers and the hospital,”… Continue reading Transparency and apology after medical errors lowers financial impact on hospitals, study finds
For immediate release: Monday, November 5, 2018 BOSTON – Time, flexibility and engagement are the keys to successfully implementing patient safety initiatives at scale, according to new recommendations published today for policy makers at the hospital, hospital association, state and national levels. The recommendations emerge from a new study published in Health Affairs Monday of… Continue reading Study offers recommendations for scaling patient safety initiatives
Ten years ago, a team of medical experts were convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) to achieve a simple yet daunting goal. The WHO wanted to make surgery safer for everyone, everywhere. Not only that, the approach needed to be inexpensive and easy enough to impact millions of lives, in all medical settings. It… Continue reading Ten years later, Surgical Safety Checklist delivers better care for millions
The United States is experiencing rapid growth in health care from mergers, acquisitions and affiliations. Changing health care markets and new payment models have led systems to make these broad, institutional changes to improve operational and financial stability. On September 27, 2018, at 2 p.m., Ariadne Labs researcher Dr. Susan Haas will co-lead a webinar… Continue reading Upcoming Webinar Spotlights Ariadne Labs Research on Health Care Expansion
Ariadne Labs has developed a framework for WHO Safe Surgery Checklist implementation based on lessons learned in over 4,000 facilities globally.
We created this implementation guide to describe that framework, identify best practices, highlight considerations for how individual facilities might apply the framework, and share practical examples from other facilities.
BOSTON – Ariadne Labs founder and Executive Director Dr. Atul Gawande has been named the CEO of the new Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, Berkshire Hathaway nonprofit health care organization and will transition to a new role as chairman of Ariadne Labs. He will remain a practicing surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a professor at… Continue reading Ariadne Labs founder Atul Gawande transitions to chairman and becomes CEO of new health care organization
Ariadne Labs, Stanford University and other leaders in anesthesia patient safety launched the Emergency Manuals Implementation Collaborative (EMIC) in 2011 to circulate emergency checklists for hospitals, health care associations and other medical experts. This week, EMIC is hosting its first webinar series, starting with “Customization and Modification of the Operating Room Emergency Checklist” on June… Continue reading Webinar this Week on Customizing Operating Room Emergency Checklists