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SAN DIEGO — Science and technology have improved patient care, but they also have created complexities that may cause needless suffering and increased costs. During the May 6 Anna Marie D’Amico Lecture, “System Complexity and the Challenge of Too Much Medicine, ” at the opening ceremony of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Meeting, Neel T. Shah,… Continue reading Keynote to American Ob-Gyns: C-section rates linked to hospital complexities

Unfortunate Paradox: Most in Massachusetts are more comfortable writing wills for after our deaths than controlling how we want to spend the end of our lives People think end-of-life conversations will be challenging, but 76% of respondents said speaking to their physicians was not at all difficult BOSTON, May 9, 2017—Nearly everybody in Massachusetts—96%—believes that… Continue reading New Mass Coalition survey: Most are not talking about wishes for serious illness care

The Ariadne Labs Serious Illness Program is featured prominently in an April 29 cover story in The Economist, among the world’s most influential news magazines. The cover package, How life ends, includes a news story, A better way to care for the dying, with interviews with Serious Illness Care Program Director Dr. Susan Block, Ariadne Labs… Continue reading Serious Illness Care Program featured in The Economist

Ariadne Labs has launched a new initiative to design and test a scalable health system solution to help reduce medically unnecessary and potentially harmful Cesarean sections. Nearly half of the C-sections performed may be medically unnecessary, exposing mothers and babies to significant health risks and adding billions in avoidable spending to the healthcare system. Prior… Continue reading New Delivery Decisions Initiative targets medically unnecessary C-sections

Press Release: A new report published today in the journal Anaesthesia reveals the positive impact of the donation of Lifebox pulse oximeters and training to patient safety in Malawi. The year-long study investigated the effect of the charitable donation of 83 pulse oximeters, along with intense training for anaesthesia providers in their use, and management… Continue reading Study reveals how Lifebox pulse oximeters lead to patient safety improvement

For immediate release: Monday, April 17, 2017 Boston, MA – South Carolina saw a 22 percent reduction in post-surgical deaths in hospitals that completed a voluntary, statewide program to implement the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist. The findings of the five-year project between the South Carolina Hospital Association, Ariadne Labs, and Harvard T.H. Chan… Continue reading South Carolina hospitals see major drop in post-surgical deaths with nation’s first proven statewide Surgical Safety Checklist program