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Baylor Scott & White Health Pioneers Ariadne Labs’ Serious Illness Care Program

Largest non-profit health system in Texas is first in U.S. to roll out innovative, patient-centered approach to care DALLAS (February 7, 2017) – Baylor Scott & White Health became the first large U.S. health system to implement the Serious Illness Conversation and Care Planning Program developed by Ariadne Labs, a joint center of Brigham and… Continue reading Baylor Scott & White Health Pioneers Ariadne Labs’ Serious Illness Care Program

Feb 8 2017
Ariadne works with local champion to bring Safe Childbirth Checklist to Rwandan hospital

In November 2016, Ariadne Labs implementation team leaders Nabihah Kara and Emily George were invited to Kigali, Rwanda by Dr. Eugene Tuyishime to provide implementation training of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist to maternity providers at the Masaka District Hospital. During their training, they partnered with clinical leaders to customize the checklist and provided strategies… Continue reading Ariadne works with local champion to bring Safe Childbirth Checklist to Rwandan hospital

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Most women don’t value hospital C-section rates in choosing where to give birth, according to new study

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Deborah O’Neil O: 617-384-5588 C: 305-215-5675 E: doneil@ariadnelabs.org BOSTON, MA (Jan. 26, 2017) — Even though the hospital where a woman gives birth may be her biggest risk factor for having an unnecessary C-section, a new study by Ariadne Labs suggests most women don’t factor hospital quality into their decision… Continue reading Most women don’t value hospital C-section rates in choosing where to give birth, according to new study

Jan 26 2017
Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams, ScD, SM, MS, is the Dean of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Prior to her appointment as Dean, Williams was the chair of the Epidemiology Department and a Stephen B. Kay Family Professor of Public Health and Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She… Continue reading Michelle Williams

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When Will We Grasp the Power of Incremental Care?

In the January 23, 2017, issue of The New Yorker, in “Tell Me Where It Hurts” (p. 36), Atul Gawande explores the state of health care in America, particularly our emphasis on rescue medicine and neglect of the kind of steady, intimate care over time that often helps people more. Our health-care system was built at a time… Continue reading When Will We Grasp the Power of Incremental Care?

Jan 16 2017
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New CEO to lead Lifebox Foundation in making global surgery safer

Lifebox Foundation, an international non-governmental organization and partner to Ariadne Labs in making surgery and anesthesia safer on a global scale has announced the appointment of Kris Torgeson, MPH, as its new CEO. Torgeson is a former Secretary General of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) International based in Switzerland where she led an extensive… Continue reading New CEO to lead Lifebox Foundation in making global surgery safer

Jan 13 2017
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New research identifies significant variation in health outcomes across hospitals

BOSTON, December 14, 2016—A pioneering study of over 22 million hospital admissions found significant variation in health outcomes across the United States. Patients in low-performing hospitals (bottom 10%) are three times more likely to die and 13 times more likely to experience complications than those in high-performing hospitals (top 10%). These are the key findings… Continue reading New research identifies significant variation in health outcomes across hospitals

Dec 15 2016