Ariadne Labs is a joint center for health systems innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

We create scalable systems-level solutions for better care now and for what’s next in health care. From checklists and conversation guides to fostering international collaborations and establishing global standards of measurement, our work has been accessed in more than 165 countries, touching hundreds of millions of lives.

About Us

Our Work

We design, test and spread scalable systems-level solutions that address gaps in the health care system. Our solutions improve health care processes, enhance purposeful interactions between patients and their providers, and impact populations at scale.

HOW WE WORK

Focus Areas

Clinicians use a page from the Operating Room Crisis Checklists during surgery.
SAFETY GAPS

Addressing gaps in safety using checklists, coaching, data and analytics

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Medical workers give a presentation on reproductive health to a group of young adults.
INTEGRATION GAPS

Building a stronger, more integrated health system that benefits populations around the globe

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A couple consulting with their doctor.
COMMUNICATION GAPS

Improving communication between patients and their providers

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Frontline Clinical Care & Public Health Experience

CHILDBIRTH, NEWBORN & INFANT HEALTH

Quality maternal and newborn care is a fundamental health care right.

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AMBULATORY & PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Expertise in internal medicine, global primary health care policy and measurement.

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SURGERY

Expertise in surgery and surgical systems.

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SERIOUS ILLNESS & ELDER CARE

Expertise in palliative care, end of life, geriatrics and internal medicine.

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Our Impact

133
Million
patient lives touched in 2023
60
new tools
developed and disseminated
185
Countries
have accessed our tools in 2023
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Highlights

PRESS
Improving maternity care through TeamBirth

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health features recent launches of TeamBirth across the United States.

Sep 19 2024
PRESS
The Playbook: Talking With Patients About What Matters Most to Them: The Serious Illness Care Program

The Serious Illness Care Program is spotlighted in the Center for Health Care Strategies’ “The Playbook”, an online resource center that helps health care stakeholders accelerate adoption of best practices in complex care.

Aug 14 2024
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PBS News Hour: Neighborhood Nursing brings healthcare to people’s doorsteps in vulnerable communities

Dr. Asaf Bitton joins PBS News Hour’s reporting on the Baltimore Neighborhood Nursing program that was inspired by the Costa Rican primary health care model.

Aug 7 2024