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Planning and Support Critical to Introducing Life-saving Tools in the OR

Boston, MA — When an emergency arises during surgery, research has shown that surgical teams complete significantly more of the life-saving steps needed to manage the event if they use an OR crisis checklist than when relying on memory alone. Helping surgical teams reach for the checklists when a crisis arises requires a supportive environment… Continue reading Planning and Support Critical to Introducing Life-saving Tools in the OR

Apr 17 2018
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Murthy and Gawande call for health care professionals to play a leading role in curbing opioid epidemic

 Boston, MA — Overdose deaths claimed more than 64,000 lives in 2016 in the United States. That’s more than the number of HIV and AIDS-related deaths in 1995 at the peak of the epidemic. While many players have had a hand in the U.S. opioid crisis, two leaders in the medical and public health… Continue reading Murthy and Gawande call for health care professionals to play a leading role in curbing opioid epidemic

Apr 13 2018
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Changing the System

This article was originally published in the International Doula, Volume 26 Issue 1. By Jessica English, AdvCD/PCD/BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE

Apr 9 2018
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New collaborative aims to improve communication between clinicians and patients with serious illness

BOSTON — Seven leading health systems from around the country have joined with Ariadne Labs, the Center to Advance Palliative Care and VitalTalk in a pioneering new collaborative to transform care for individuals facing serious illness. The new Implementation Collaborative provides health systems with the roadmap, tools and support to bring Ariadne Labs’ innovative Serious… Continue reading New collaborative aims to improve communication between clinicians and patients with serious illness

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New tools aim to protect patient safety during health system mergers and acquisitions

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

Apr 6 2018
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Atul Gawande Asks Katherine Semrau: How We Can Improve Maternal and Newborn Health

Ariadne Labs teamed up with Project Syndicate to produce a podcast about our BetterBirth study in India. Our executive director Atul Gawande took over the reins and interviewed BetterBirth Director Katherine Semrau about what we learned after one of the world’s largest maternal newborn health studies. Gawande: Today I’m taking over the reins from Greg… Continue reading Atul Gawande Asks Katherine Semrau: How We Can Improve Maternal and Newborn Health

Feb 16 2018