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Most Americans can expect to undergo seven operations during their lifetime, and there will be one surgery for every 25 individuals worldwide each year. Given how universal surgery has become, it is one of the most critical moments in people’s lives with the potential for significant impact on health and well-being. Despite advances in medical… Continue reading Surgery: OR Crisis Checklists
All families deserve the right to start or grow their family with dignity by accessing safe, supportive, and empowering childbirth care. The Challenge We Face Women and newborns can be harmed in two ways during childbirth: from too much care too soon, and too little care too late. In some places, women do not receive… Continue reading Delivery Decisions Initiative
BOSTON (October 2, 2017) — Ariadne Labs announced today that Dr. Evan Benjamin, a national leader in quality improvement and patient safety, will become its new chief medical officer, leading the organization’s clinical and scientific effort to drive health systems innovation around the world. Benjamin brings 30 years of experience in clinical care, quality improvement, and population… Continue reading National patient safety leader joins Ariadne Labs as Chief Medical Officer
In the October 2, 2017, issue of The New Yorker, in “Is Health Care a Right?” (p. 48), Dr. Atul Gawande reports from his home town of Athens, Ohio, in the Appalachian foothills, where he asks people this question that divides Americans. He receives answers that have not been widely heard, however—ones that point to potential common ground. Gawande writes,… Continue reading “Is Health Care a Right?” Dr. Atul Gawande’s latest article in The New Yorker explores this question