Clinical Care Research
Nursing Research Day Celebrates Advances in Clinical Research and Care
Every year, Nursing Research Day – hosted by the Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research at Massachusetts General Hospital -provides an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the inspiring and impactful research being conducted by Mass General nurses.
Read MoreHow New Biomarkers and Smartphone Apps Could Provide New Hope for ALS Patients
James Berry, a researcher in the Neurological Clinical Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital, is working to build tools and identify biomarkers to improve clinical trial methodology. His goal is to speed up the process of identifying the next drug that will slow, reverse or even prevent ALS in the future
Read MoreNew Study from Mass General Seeks to Improve Shared Decision Making Among Minority Patients
A new study from the Mass General Disparities Research Unit provides insights into how to improve care for minority patients through shared decision making.
Read MoreMass General Pediatrician Engages Communities to Make a Lasting Impact on Child Health
Imagine you are a pediatric clinician in an urban community health center. You notice that the majority of your patients have the same triad of conditions – obesity, asthma and behavioral health problems.
Read MorePartners Healthcare to Introduce New Platform for Recording Patients Data
Partners Healthcare is launching a new online system, Connected Health Integration Pathway (CHIP), to make workflow easier for clinicians as well as to provide an easy platform for patients to securely record and share their medical information with their care team. CHIP will be used to integrate patient-generated health data into Epic Hyperspace, which is Partners’ electronic health record system.
Read MoreResearchers and Clinicians Revolutionize Prevention Efforts for Brain Disease
The Institute for Brain Health at Mass General is revolutionizing the way we treat brain disease by developing new strategies for prevention, risk reduction and early treatment.
Read MoreHackathon Revolutionizes Care with Plan to Reduce Deadly Opiate Overdoses
A Mass General team is working to reduce the deadly toll of opioid overdoses by putting Narcan in the hands of citizen volunteers.
Read MoreRevolutionizing Care at Mass General
Massachusetts General Hospital was established to provide care to Boston’s sick, regardless of socioeconomic status—an innovative idea in 1811. In the words of our founder, Dr. John Warren, “When in distress, every man becomes our neighbor.” We then became the first teaching hospital for Harvard University’s new medical school and have been redefining excellence in health care ever since.
Read MoreCelebrating the Important Role of Nurse Researchers at Mass General
Attendees of the 2017 Nursing Research Day celebration at Massachusetts General Hospital on May 9 certainly had a lot to be inspired by. The event began with a poster session featuring 45 posters submitted by nurse researchers at Mass General, and concluded with a series of engaging presentations highlighting the important role that nursing research plays in improving patient care.
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