A good idea is just an idea—until it finds champions to make it a real-life innovation. Institutions across Partners HealthCare are energized to embrace that spark. That was the vision behind the launch of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Digital Innovation Hub in 2013, when 72% of surveyed BWH employees said they had an innovative idea.

​Partners HealthCare researchers are committed to improving quality of life for all patients, including those who encounter significant challenges with everyday activities. For people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia disorders, the simple act of getting dressed each day can be a complex ordeal.

For years, advocates promoted the use of telemedicine in stroke care, citing data pointing to its efficacy in fostering better outcomes and cost savings. Now, a new federal law—enacted thanks in large part to advocacy by organizations like Partners HealthCare, the American Heart Association (AHA), and the American Academy ...

Big data is everywhere – including the Partners HealthCare System. McKinsey Global Institute has reported that “data driven organizations are 20 times more likely to acquire new customers, six times more likely to retain those customers and 19 times more likely to be profitable as a result.”

Partners HealthCare’s commitment to bringing the benefits of telehealth to our patients has taken another stride forward, with a new initiative called Partners HealthCare On Demand. The new solution provides urgent care video visits, with high-quality care from Partners clinicians for minor illnesses and injuries.

A typical day for physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital can often feel anything but typical, as they diagnose and treat patients with a range of conditions. Occasionally, though, a situation throws a curveball to even the most practiced physician. That was the case when MGH physicians played a role in solving a 4,000-year-old mummy mystery.

​“Take two of these; doctor’s orders.” Easy enough? Not according to recent data linking medication nonadherence—or noncompliance—to a host of complications and even preventable deaths. One estimate ties poor medication adherence to as much as $300 billion per year in avoidable costs.

A national databank of genetic- and molecular-level insights that could guide how patients are treated and radically change care for future generations—futuristic pipe dream or tangible goal?

​Much of the work underway in Partners HealthCare’s research laboratories is aimed not only toward elucidating new treatments for specific conditions, but toward fostering better understanding of the basic science that underpins medicine and health care more broadly.

Artificial intelligence (AI) will be the talk of the town when over 1,500 health care stakeholders—clinicians, industry executives, researchers, investors, and policymakers—gather in Boston next week at the 2018 World Medical Innovation Forum, hosted by Partners HealthCare.

From industry consolidation to disruptive technology, a range of pressing health care topics were central to the conversation at the Boston Business Journal's Power Breakfast on February 15. Partners HealthCare President and CEO David Torchiana, MD, was one of four health care leaders participating in the panel discussion.​

For decades, health care reform in Washington, DC has been mired in partisan politics, often limiting policymakers' ability to enact solutions that enhance quality and access. A new effort aims to break the gridlock and deliver affordable, quality care-and Partners HealthCare has a seat at the table.

​Among spinal surgeries, fusion procedures for lumbar spine disorders are exceedingly common—and costly. Though these procedures typically comprise a common framework—minimize pressure on the nerves, stabilize the spine, introduce any necessary implants for stabilization—substantial variety can be found in surgical approaches and surrounding care.

In the past century, medical advances have added 25 years to our lifespan, and yet, Partners Vice President for Connected Health Joseph Kvedar, MD, notes that we have not done enough to ensure individuals are living vibrant, productive, healthy lives as we age.

Collaboration is the essence of Partners HealthCare’s mission. Across our hospitals and 6,000 physicians, efforts are underway—every day—to enhance quality for our patients through interdisciplinary partnerships that uncover new insights and strengthen our standards of care.

For one Massachusetts General Hospital researcher, the crusade to help adolescents with anxiety and depression find hope is matched in significance only by a determination to help give women a rightful place at the bench in STEM research fields.

Every day, doctors and clinicians pursue innovations to improve patient care. These ideas often involve mining patient data to determine the best course of treatment or to proactively avoid symptoms and negative reactions altogether. However, these clinicians often find that this data is siloed across systems, which prevents them from accessing it.

Technological advances have revolutionized the way we approach care for a host of conditions. What if innovation could also revolutionize perhaps the most essential element of health care delivery: the sterile environment?

Is the Senate health care bill the right prescription for the right condition? Two opinion pieces in this morning's Boston Herald identify ways in which the Senate’s "cure" misdiagnoses the health care challenges we face—with unintended side effects.

As we reach the end of Breast Cancer Awareness month, "go pink" campaigns have underscored the importance of early detection. At Partners HealthCare, we maintain that the benefits of mammography are substantial—it can catch more cancers at early stages than other screening, and thus save lives.

What is the outcome when more than 185 clinical colleagues gather for a day of networking in Partners' new Assembly Row building? According to the physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who attended Partners Clinicians Day on Sept. 16, insight and inspiration were just the beginning of the takeaways.

Just this past month, Partners HealthCare CEO David Torchiana, MD, and Dr. Jeffrey Leiden, the chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, co-authored a Boston Globe op-ed reiterating the vital importance of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to the local biomedical community.

As Partners continues to innovate and discover new, effective ways to deliver patient care, it has become increasingly apparent that some patients are best cared for where they are most comfortable, in their homes. This is where the Partners Mobile Observation Unit comes in.

We believe artificial intelligence (AI) will be an inevitable part of health care in the future, and this week we’ve taken steps to partner with our new Boston neighbor, GE Healthcare, to ensure that we remain at the forefront of discovery and innovation in this space.

At the conclusion of the 2017 World Medical Innovation Forum: Cardiovascular, attendees left with a renewed sense of understanding about how the medical and scientific communities will work together to combat ailments that represent one of the biggest health-related killers around the globe.

The Care New England Health System of Providence, Rhode Island (CNE) has announced its intent to join Partners HealthCare. Pending regulatory approval, the decision would mark a culmination of a collaborative cardiovascular and surgical relationship that began at Brigham and Women’s Hospital back in 2009.

Today Partners HealthCare took a big step toward our goal of becoming “net carbon positive” by the year 2025 by way of a partnership with Antrim Wind Energy. This 28.8MW wind farm project in Antrim, New Hampshire, owned by Walden Green Energy, will reduce our organization’s annual greenhouse gas emissions by 110 million pounds.

Under the mantra “Zero Stigma. Zero Deaths,” respected leaders from throughout Massachusetts gathered today to launch a statewide private-sector initiative that will battle the ravaging effects of opioid addiction.

Healthcare transformation has upped the ante in regards to the maintenance of healthcare provider competency.

Today, Partners HealthCare is comprised of 11 hospitals and more than 6,000 physicians. By working together, our network of medical experts has created a whole that is much greater than the sum of its parts when it comes to patient care.

Today Massachusetts Eye and Ear (MEE) is taking its first steps toward becoming a member of the Partners HealthCare system.

Our most popular Connect with Partners post from 2016 was actually a package of three articles that we called “Partners HealthCare Facts.” In this series, we focused on the following three stories, each of which gave a glimpse into the Partners network and its role within the larger health care landscape. The People Who Are Par...

We’re proud of all of our award-winning hospitals, and it seems as though our readers are as well. Taking the number two spot on our top 3 list of the most popular Connect with Partners posts of 2016 is coverage of Massachusetts General Hospital winning the prestigious Foster McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service.

A diverse gene pool is as important to scientific research as a diverse workforce is to ensuring a strong and vibrant organization, said Dr. Scott Weiss, Scientific Director of Partners HealthCare Personalized Medicine.

Partners HealthCare, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital are joining a nationwide research effort to “crowd source” medical information from no less than 1 million individuals as part of an effort to better understand disease and its cures.

It was a day full of cutting-edge innovation, research, and recognition for leadership in medicine here in Boston as medical professionals gathered last weekend for the return of Partners Physicians Day.

HUBweek is back again this year for a second installment of one of Boston’s biggest gatherings for the best and brightest in the fields of science, technology and medicine.

Today we’re proud to announce that five Partners HealthCare hospitals have been recognized for excellence by the annual U.S. News & World Report annual Honor Roll of America’s Best Hospitals.

At Partners HealthCare, we’ve made enhanced treatment and prevention options a priority for the communities we serve. We also recognize this growing issue requires resources from everyone, including political leadership, law enforcement, and other health care organizations.

This week, the Health Policy Commission met for their annual Cost Trend Hearing to address the challenges our industry faces in controlling health care costs. While many questions remain, some progress has been made, and insurers and providers alike were on hand to share the efforts that collectively they have taken to reduce co...

When hospitals assemble their emergency plans, the safety of patients, visitors, and staff is always a top concern, but at academic medical centers, there’s another important consideration to take into account: clinical research. Clinical research brings its own concerns in an emergency. Years of work can be lost if paper noteb...

Throughout the United States, every phase of healthcare is being fundamentally restructured. As these changes take place, the need for disruptive research and applied innovation will remain an enduring priority. Partners HealthCare, as the largest single academic research entity, is convening leaders from around the globe to c...

Partners HealthCare began a new partnership with physician group Harbor Medical Associates on the South Shore on Wednesday. The Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization has a long-standing, close clinical relationship with Harbor Medical Associates. By merging, we will be able to offer more coordinated care for our mutual pa...

Prostate cancer is curable when detected early, yet an American man dies from the disease every 18 minutes. Affecting one in seven men, this disease is even more common than breast cancer (which affects one in eight women), but public awareness and research funding to improve diagnosis and treatment are still lacking. That’s wh...

This afternoon, Superior Court Judge Janet Sanders rejected our consent agreement with the Massachusetts Attorney General which would have allowed us to proceed with our affiliation plans with South Shore Hospital (SSH) and Hallmark Health System (HHS). This decision is very disappointing for all involved in this process, includ...

We’re teaming up with some of the country’s largest insurers and health care systems to promote new payment models for health care providers that improve the quality of care and help lower costs. As The New York Times reported this week, the Health Care Transformation Task Force will advocate for new payment structures that are ...

Partners HealthCare CEO Gary Gottlieb, MD, recently spoke with Modern Healthcare about some of the strategies we’ve pursued to expand access to affordable health care, closer to our patients’ homes. One major effort of recent years has involved implementing population health management across our system. This serves a greater...

Instructor and MGH Institute of Health Professions alumna Ali Stoll teaches an adaptive sports class at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. Experiencing a disabling injury or illness can strike a significant blow to a person’s self-confidence, among many other challenges. Participating in adaptive sports often provides a much-...

http://youtu.be/-H-Xw3AQFO4 Partners HealthCare president and CEO Dr. Gary Gottlieb appeared on WGBH’s “Greater Boston” last night to discuss our proposed partnerships with South Shore Hospital, Hallmark Health and Harbor Medical Associates. “Our vision is really about our patients -- getting them care where they live,” Dr. Go...

Boston is again home to two of the nation’s top hospitals, according to the 2014-2015 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals list. Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) ranked second on the Honor Roll and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), ninth. Boston is also the only city with two hospitals in the top 10 list; 2014 marks the...

After reaching an agreement in principle with the Massachusetts Attorney General earlier this week, multiple news organizations have expressed, in their editorials, support for the proposed new partnerships with South Shore Hospital, Hallmark Health and Harbor Medical Associates as they will allow us to bring high-quality care c...

Yesterday, I had the privilege of taking part in an important conversation hosted by Partners HealthCare at the Massachusetts State House about how we – as a community – can improve our response to domestic and sexual abuse. I joined our state’s legislative leaders, courageous survivors and a number of community-based organiz...

It has been exactly two years since South Shore Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Partners HealthCare made public their collective vision for a more coordinated, more accessible and cost-effective health care system for patients in southeastern Massachusetts. Today, The Boston Globe published this opinion piece by South...

Dr. Nadaa Ali and patient Normie Allen In the fall of 2012, Normie Allen of Roxbury wasn’t doing well. She was nearly 70 years old, and it seemed as though a combination of chronic ailments was going to overwhelm her. First, there were her main conditions: diabetes and congestive heart failure. On top of that, she suffered fro...

http://vimeo.com/88760184 Our population health management initiatives promote better coordinated, more accessible patient care while also helping to control costs over the long-term. Earlier this month, Partners Vice President of Population Health Management Dr. Timothy Ferris discussed our approach with Dr. Rebecca Rosen, sen...

In an editorial published today, The Patriot Ledger wrote that our proposed merger with South Shore Hospital in Weymouth would enable the hospital to serve a broader population in the region. The Quincy-based newspaper noted that existing clinical and development partnerships have already bolstered the ability of South Shore Ho...

At Partners HealthCare, helping to develop careers in health care is one of our priorities. That’s why we’re collaborating with the Kraft Center for Community Health and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers to bring young people together with Kraft Practitioners and Fellows – leaders in community health. ...

As the new year begins, we at Partners HealthCare remain as committed as ever to increasing access to affordable health care and improving health outcomes in the communities we serve. To achieve that, we’re building a “new medical model” that will treat patients in a better, more cost-effective manner, as Partners CEO Gary Gottl...