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By Leigh Graham, PhD, MBA The U.S. is the only high-income country in the world where maternal mortality and morbidity is on the rise. Racial inequities in mortality and morbidity — particularly for African American and Native American and Alaska Native women — are pronounced and enduring. Advocates, researchers, and the media, have helped bring… Continue reading Fostering Livable Communities for Birthing People: Harnessing Data to Advance Maternal Health and Wellbeing

By Rebecca Weintraub, MD Today, we mark a new chapter in how the United States Federal government will respond to COVID-19. Over the past month, I have served as a vaccinator at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. This hospital holds great meaning: it’s where I work, trained, delivered my children, and have been a… Continue reading We the People — Must Vaccinate with Speed and Equity: Reflections from a Vaccinator

By Sue Gullo, RN, MS Ariadne Labs’ vision is for health systems to deliver the best possible care for every patient, everywhere, every time. This means next door in Boston, Massachusetts, in cities and towns across the US, or globally to the far reaches of the world. At Ariadne Labs, we rigorously develop simple, scalable… Continue reading A Place to Land: Building a Global Implementation Learning Network

By Avery Plough, MPH; Amber Weiseth, DNP, MSN, RNC-OB; Elizabeth Curtis; Joyce Edmonds, PhD, MPH, RN; Monica Christina Esqueda, PhD; Heather M. Young, PhD, RN, FAAN; Neel Shah, MD, MPP The rapid and unyielding spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed how health care is administered, delivered, and experienced. While this is true across… Continue reading Accelerating Momentum: How COVID-19 Presents an Opportunity to Improve How We Care for Birthing People

By Rachel Broudy In recent years, there has been a movement in health care to focus on goal driven care, where the goals are patient goals and the laudable intent is to provide patient-centered care. However, there is something uncomfortable for me in the focus on goal driven care, goal attainability scales, and achieving what… Continue reading Beyond Goal Driven Care: Autonomy, Meaning, and Belonging in Nursing Home Care

By Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH; Evan Benjamin, MD, MS, FACP; Margaret Ben-Or, MPH Many K–12 schools in the United States are closing in on the end of their first term of the 2020–2021 school year, a year unlike anything we have experienced in recent history due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some schools have opened their… Continue reading Good News: In The Debate About School Re-opening, There Are A Few Things Schools Don’t Actually Need To Do

By Evan Benjamin, MD, MS, FACP; Bozwell Bueno; Meghan Long, MHA; and Saranya Loehrer, MD, MPH Over the past several months we have had the privilege of supporting health care organizations across the United States as they respond to unprecedented challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic. From policy and payment changes at the federal… Continue reading Guiding Principles for the “New Normal” in Health Care

By Rebecca Weintraub, MD Like many families, we watched summer plans for our two children dissolve as the COVID-19 pandemic raged unchecked and travel restrictions mounted, forcing many camps to go virtual or shut down. As we scrambled to find alternatives, we learned of two camps opening in-person in Maine, a state within driving distance… Continue reading Serving as a First Time Camp Doctor in the Midst of a Pandemic: Lessons in Adaptive Leadership

By Mary Brindle, MD, MPH A pediatric surgeon’s job is characterized by urgency — whether operating on a neonate born with a life-threatening condition or a teenager badly injured in a motor vehicle collision. We are familiar with rapid decision-making informed by best evidence. These are qualities that proved essential in confronting the COVID-19 pandemic.… Continue reading Adapting Health Systems During Crisis: Applying Research to Practice

By Laura Subramanian, Anthony McDonnell, Robert Van Exan, Julie Rosenberg, Prashant Yadav, and Rebecca Weintraub As the world awaits the results of COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials, we need to invest now in systems to ensure equitable global vaccine delivery. Sixteen vaccine experts from the vaccine industry, academic and regulatory agencies interviewed by the Center for… Continue reading Vaccine experts speak out on COVID-19 vaccines and how to prepare