The state’s biggest health care system has learned many lessons over the last decade when it comes to caring for patients on a budget. Now, those lessons will be shared with health systems near and far, thanks to a $30 million initiative with Utah’s Health Catalyst to develop and license Partners’ care-giving strategies to other health systems. Timothy Ferris, associate professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
Two of Boston’s top hospitals are shuffling around a top executive, with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute announcing that their new CFO will come from Brigham and Women’s. Michael Reney has worked as senior vice president and CFO at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for the last seven years, part of a 25-year-long career in health systems that also included roles at Massachusetts General Hospital, as well as at the Brigham and Mass General’s parent institution, Partners HealthCare. Edward Benz Jr., Richard and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is quoted.
A new study shows that the ‘sleep hormone’ may also give relief to patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), a debilitating neurological disorder that can quickly morph from remission into relapses that last days, months, or even years. Francisco Quintana, associate professor of neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, co-authored the study.
Smokers who switch to e-cigarettes even if it’s only some of the time may dramatically reduce their exposure to air pollutants, including carbon monoxide and acrolein, a British study suggests. Nancy Rigotti, professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
The ability to discern between video broadcast and video-based chat from infancy, which researchers have only recently confirmed, could have a profound effect on our understanding of how the human brain develops, and specifically, how technologies can play a role in shaping abstract concepts early on. Michael O. Rich, associate professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, is quoted.
