Change doesn't come out of nowhere. To make a change and make it stick, you have to consider context. A new blog from the Atlas Initiative team: medium.com/@ariadnelabs/t…

Patient-centered care starts with a conversation. Discussing values and goals helps clinicians center patients' care around their wishes. And this care is meaningful for both patients and clinicians. 🎧 Dr. Erik Fromme on serious illness care: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/car…

"Last year, 57% of patients said they felt involved in the decision-making involving their birthing experience. By March, that rose to 88%." TeamBirth aims to ensure every person giving birth has a voice in their care. Learn more about TeamBirth's impact at Saint Peter's HCS:

“He laid out a framework for thinking about what treatment one might choose if one has a choice...Those discussions were very helpful to me in terms of thinking through any decision I might have to make." Communication is 🔑 to person-centered care. 🔗 bettercareplaybook.org/_blog/2024/12/…

🆕 paper: #TeamBirth was associated with increased maternal autonomy and shared decision-making during labor and birth. Every person giving birth deserves to have a voice in their care. 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Race dialogues –conversations about race and racism among people with different racial identities– might have promise in health care. This review of race dialogues in other fields shows that, as in other serious conversations, context, preparation, empathy, & listening are key.

What does hospital at home look like around the world? We surveyed clinicians at WHAHC to find out. Understanding similarities and differences between programs can provide useful context as the field advances rapidly worldwide. Paper in JAGS: agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

Massachusetts has the second highest life expectancy in the country, but in the same state, health systems are in danger of closing, and within one city, life expectancy can vary by 15 years. Asaf Bitton discusses these disparities in GBH News: wgbh.org/news/health/20…

Could conversations about race and racism in health care help build trust, improve care, and advance health equity? We studied race dialogues' use in fields like education to explore the role they might be able to play in health care.

"State and local health departments have been depleted since the pandemic. They don't have cash reserves to start paying in advance for [expensive vaccines]." Rebecca Weintraub Paying for vaccines is about to get harder for both the uninsured and the programs trying to help them.

Reimplementation can help you maximize the tools you already have and unlock your team's potential. Learn how in Harvard Business Review: hbr.org/2024/07/how-to…

"Prior to TeamBirth implementation, 43% said they felt the pros & cons of [care] options were fully explained. After implementation, that surged to 91%." We're grateful to be able to scale and spread TeamBirth so people across the US can feel informed and empowered during birth.

Can we bring preventive genomic screening to primary care to help improve health outcomes and equity? This PPH pilot with Southcentral Foundation is hoping to achieve just that!

I cannot stress enough how deserving Dr. Cauley Mass General Surgery is for this NIH K76. The work Dr. Cauley has done to improve the surgical care provided to older adults is outstanding. She is a true leader in the field

New health technologies have potential to improve health care delivery around the world. Setting these technologies up for success - especially in resource-limited settings - requires practical implementation strategies that can adapt to local contexts.

Technological innovation can improve patient safety, but the road from ideation to implementation is not always easy. Join us Thursday, 9/12 for a screening of The Pitch, a new documentary about innovation in patient safety, followed by a panel discussion with Evan Benjamin MD MS!

Recovery from major surgery requires a lot of care. As more of this care happens at home, it's important to support older adults and their care partners with information and resources. Dr. Cauley is designing innovative tools to provide this vital support. Congratulations!

In 3 years, COVID-19 has gone from the third leading cause of death in the US to the tenth. For the diseases still at the top, primary care can go a long way toward prevention, diagnosis, and management. Asaf Bitton in STAT: statnews.com/2024/08/08/lea…