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
At the Global Conference on Primary Health Care and the Declaration of Astana, a series of brief country case studies on various Primary Health Care (PHC) reforms over the past four decades were completed and published. The Ariadne Labs Primary Health Care team collaborated with our partners and the WHO to support the development these… Continue reading Newly Published WHO Case Studies on Primary Health Care Share Global Lessons in PHC
The Ariadne Labs childbirth teams will share latest innovations in childbirth care in Brazil this month at the world’s largest gathering of ob-gyns The Ariadne Labs childbirth teams will join a record 8,000 participants from 109 countries at XXII FIGO World Congress 2018, the largest gathering of obstetricians and gynecologists globally. The 22nd International Federation… Continue reading Childbirth teams bring Ariadne Labs tools, strategies and research to FIGO 2018
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
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