BOSTON, MA – Across the United States, millions of individuals face serious, life-limiting illness like cancer, heart disease and stroke, respiratory disease and diabetes. The final year of life with serious illness can be filled with emotional distress and uncertainty about treatment options. When people with serious illness have conversations with their doctors and nurses… Continue reading New study on Serious Illness Care Program underscores significant benefit of more, better, and earlier conversations between clinicians and patients
Dr. Joanna Paladino’s commitment to palliative care runs deep. As a palliative care physician at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, she has initiated meaningful conversations with patients facing a serious illness about what matters most to them. She’s coached other clinicians on doing the same by using the Serious Illness Conversation… Continue reading Ariadne physician-researcher aiming to improve serious illness care receives prestigious grant
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
Through support from the Cambia Health Foundation’s Sojourns Scholar Leadership Program, three Ariadne Labs faculty lead the way to advancing the field of palliative care in the U.S. Compared to other medical specialties, palliative care is young. In fact, American medical accreditors did not recognize Hospice and Palliative Medicine as a subspecialty until 2006. With… Continue reading Three Ariadne Labs faculty are recognized for their work to advance the field of palliative care