For Immediate Release: April 6, 2018 BOSTON – Health system mergers, acquisitions, and affiliations can expose patients to significant, unintended harm if clinical leaders do not adequately plan for and manage safety risks. To address this largely unrecognized issue, Ariadne Labs and CRICO/Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions today released a new set… Continue reading New tools aim to protect patient safety during health system mergers and acquisitions
How do we improve in the face of complexity? Atul Gawande has studied this question with a surgeon’s precision. He shares what he’s found to be the key: having a good coach to provide a more accurate picture of our reality, to instill positive habits of thinking, and to break our actions down and then… Continue reading Want to get great at something? Get a coach.
Thank you for accessing the tools. Download the Mission and Guiding Principles (Word)Download the Mission and Guiding Principles (PDF) The Toolkit includes an introduction (including suggestions for use), high-priority questions, and the discussion guides. It is available in four formats below: Download the complete Toolkit: Download the Toolkit (Powerpoint)Download the Toolkit (Excel)Download the Toolkit (Word)Download… Continue reading Toolkit for System Expansion
When emergencies arise in the operating room, surgical teams need to act quickly and effectively to make sure no harm comes to the patient. The Ariadne Labs Operating Room (OR) Crisis Checklists guide surgical teams through essential lifesaving practices for the most common OR emergencies. Now, Ariadne Labs is launching a new online toolkit designed to make… Continue reading Ariadne Labs launches online toolkit to help surgical teams implement OR Crisis Checklists