Insights from the Armstrong Institute
By Richard Day. The loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and seven astronauts in February 2003 is a tragedy that provides essential learning for organizations… Read More »AI on AI: Lessons from Rocket Science to Inform Healthcare Artificial Intelligence
By Dr. Matt Austin and Dr. Shannon Cole Interest in how to best incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into the US healthcare delivery system is growing.… Read More »AI on AI: Ensuring “Equity Intentionality” as We Implement Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare
One night, a woman is examined in the emergency department complaining of vertigo. Her physician orders a CT scan, and when the tests come back… Read More »Why Public Reporting of Diagnostic Errors Might Come Sooner than You Think
If there was a wonder drug to save the lives of infants with serious heart abnormalities, doctors would be sure to prescribe it. Parents would… Read More »Blockbuster Data: How Reporting Surgical Volumes Could Save Lives
Johns Hopkins ophthalmologist Oliver Schein has found a simple way to save a half a billion dollars a year from our country's health-care bill, with… Read More »A Clear-Eyed Approach to Reducing Costly Health Care Regulations
Her voice cracked with strain. I could imagine the woman at the other end of the line shaking, overcome with remorse about the hospital where… Read More »Why Surgical Volumes Should Be Public
If you understand statistics and possess the intestinal fortitude to examine a ranking methodology, you will recognize that it involves ingredients that have to be… Read More »More Science, Less Sausage-Making Needed for Hospital Quality Measures
In recent years, Johns Hopkins Medicine has grown increasingly sophisticated in its use of patient safety and quality dashboards, not just to spur internal improvement… Read More »5 Lessons for Creating Health Care Performance Dashboards
Selecting the right hospital to receive care can save your life, lower your risks of getting a complication, or even reduce your financial hardship. The… Read More »Why It’s So Hard to Pick the Right Hospital
Wanted: Talented, highly driven individuals to take on multiyear work assignment with potential for benefiting humankind. Requires the highest levels of technical skill, teamwork and… Read More »Seeking the Right Stuff for Teams: In the Hospital or Distant Space