A survey of the NEJM Catalyst Insights Council finds a host of interrelated challenges to primary care delivery, led by payment structure, staffing shortages, and organizational structure and management: nej.md/3JLjTI3 Asaf Bitton Ariadne Labs Katherine Rouleau Unity Health Toronto

There are very few people who don’t see the value #PrimaryCare brings to health care delivery. Why, then, is primary care in peril?

Asaf Bitton and Katherine Rouleau analyze a recent NEJM Catalyst survey finding a host of interrelated challenges to primary care delivery.

'Primary Care Is Essential and Under Siege' Insights Council Report with Asaf Bitton Ariadne Labs Brigham and Women's Hospital and Katherine Rouleau Unity Health Toronto World Health Organization (WHO) nej.md/3JLjTI3

'How can care be re-infused with dignity? Innovation isn't a new technology or a new gizmo. It's a new way of doing things that is of value to those served. It's defined by action & intention.'

Excellent opening to our #seriousillness care summit from stacey irwin downey & Asaf Bitton!

One of the things that makes Ariadne Labs special is our breadth of disciplines. Today, we're all coming together to watch the #SeriousIllness care #equity summit and asking how it can inform our work across the Lab.

Great work below:

Our virtual summit, 'Driving #Equity in #SeriousIllness Communication and Care' is 2⃣ weeks away! Have you registered yet?

Register and check out our agenda full of important conversations with incredible speakers ➡️cmecatalog.hms.harvard.edu/serious-illnes…

We analyzed 30k responses from primary care clinicians during COVID, w/ alarming results: inability to meet people’s needs & keep clinics functional

Primary care is a social good requiring sustained, proactive support

You don’t wait until the bridge collapses to start fixing it

#PrimaryHealthCare is the cornerstone of strong health systems. Since COVID-19, the need for investment in #PHC has become even more clear.

Join Kelly Saldana, Kimberly Green, PhD, MA, Asaf Bitton, and Shams Syed for a discussion of how we can center PHC in health systems.

The moment a person becomes acutely ill, the US medical system is eager and equipped to provide heroic care. Meanwhile, in the days, months, and years leading up to the crisis, care is contingent. Why?

Asaf Bitton on turning our sick-care systems into health systems.

.Asaf Bitton tells FrancesSteadSellers: “We know that investments in those primary care systems routinely result in both improved outcomes and improved equity… All other parts of the health care system, you can invest in them, but they will not routinely improve equity.'

Don’t miss this! I’ll be talking with Asaf Bitton and Harvard Chan Dean about why the world’s richest country is experiencing a drop in life expectancy. Join us @postlive on Monday! #ExplainingAmerica #publichealth Ariadne Labs

Why is life expectancy declining in the United States?

Asaf Bitton joins Harvard Chan Dean and FrancesSteadSellers on Washington Post Live to discuss what's driving the decline and what can be done about it.

Monday, 4/10 at 11:30am EDT:
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When we said we would finish strong, we meant it. Check out 3⃣ NEW parting resources from PHCPI:

👉2nd Gen. Vital Signs Profile (BETA): rb.gy/ut3b
👉Reference guide of PHCPI tools: rb.gy/svpq
👉Stories of four PHC champions: rb.gy/scqe

How can the CDC rebuild public trust, strengthen its capabilities, and prepare for future public health threats?

A bipartisan group of experts including Asaf Bitton developed concrete steps for improving the CDC.

Read in Becker's Hospital Review:
beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/…

A strong CDC is the first line of defense against public health threats. However, today's CDC faces operational challenges and declining public trust.

Asaf Bitton served on a bipartisan CSIS Global Health working group that developed actionable steps for building a stronger CDC.

Really honored to tell this story on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, especially during Black History Month. 👇🏾

The World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist and the ERAS® Society guidelines come together.🔥
#ERAS teams can leverage 2 tools in 1 to improve care in critical perioperative communication moments ja.ma/3jLRzLO
via JAMA Network Open part of @JAMANetwork

“This pathogen hasn’t often infected humans, but when it has, 56% of those known to have contracted it have died. Its inability to spread easily, if at all, from one person to another has kept it from causing a pandemic. But things are changing.” nytimes.com/2023/02/03/opi…