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Patients Patients who have conversations with their clinicians about their values, goals, and wishes are more likely to receive the care they want, avoid unnecessary treatments, and report better quality of life. Our research also shows patients reporting better mental health outcomes with lower rates of anxiety and depression. In addition, our research at the… Continue reading Transform your Health System
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By Evan M Benjamin, MD, MS, FACP Last week, the president of the parent organization of Somerville Hospital near Boston apologized in person to the husband of Laura Levis, who died outside the hospital two years ago after finding an emergency room entry locked. “I’m very sorry for what happened to your wife….I take personal… Continue reading Why hospitals should apologize after harming patients
Julie Rosenberg, DrPH, MPH, is Associate Director, Better Evidence at Ariadne Labs, a program working to help current and future health care providers access the latest clinical knowledge at the front lines of care delivery through digital tools. With the Director, she has led the scale-up strategy, research and program operations, leveraging more than $40M… Continue reading Julie Rosenberg
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