At Johns Hopkins, we are fortunate to have an enormous research enterprise, which allows us to bring a lot of expertise to spur team-based scientific pursuit. My colleagues at Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) draw from institutional data — and personal experience — to publish research on how academic medical centers can forge transformative partnerships with […]
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Good Health Care Is Good, but Why Stop There?
Posted by | Academic Medicine, Care Providers, Collaboration, Middle East, Patient CareFollowing careful evaluation of health care institutions from all over the world, Saudi Aramco chose Johns Hopkins Medicine as its partner to provide medical care to its employees and transform its health system for the future. After all, we brought to the Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) joint venture nearly 130 years as the founder […]
Three Weeks, 24 Life-Changing Surgeries at JHAH
Posted by | Collaboration, Middle East, Patient CareSome rare or complex health conditions require specialized expertise or technologies that aren’t (yet) available locally. But whenever possible, patients benefit from receiving care in a setting near home with loved ones there for support. In a span of three weeks, 24 patients at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) received life-changing — even life-saving — […]
Direct Download for Value Uptick
Posted by | Collaboration, Health Care Leadership Development, Health System Sustainability, Middle EastAround the world, physicians are increasingly diagnosing patients with long-term chronic diseases, not just episodic health problems. Meanwhile, the treatments for other diseases and health conditions have become more complex — and more expensive. Patients want high-quality care at the lowest cost. Health systems want to serve these patients’ needs … while also staying afloat […]
Tackling Saudi Arabia’s Top Health Risk
Posted by | Clinical Program Development, Collaboration, Health System Sustainability, Middle East, Patient CareNearly half of all adult deaths in Saudi Arabia are from heart disease, while risk factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes continue surging. “Heart disease is a massive killer here, and there is a paramount need to deliver an excellent cardiac program,” says Harry Parissis, head of cardiac surgery at our joint venture […]
Striking Back Fast in Stroke Care
Posted by | Clinical Program Development, Collaboration, Latin America, Patient CareA stroke can cause brain damage within minutes. Receiving expert care immediately can make all the difference in recovery. Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) affiliates in Panama and Colombia saw the need to elevate stroke care in their countries and sought our support. We connected them with Victor Urrutia, director of the comprehensive Stroke Center […]
Hospitals Aren’t the Be All, End All
Posted by | Asia Pacific, Care Providers, Collaboration, Patient CareIn the past 25 years or so, U.S. health care has changed dramatically — expanding from the limitations of hospital-based care to an integrated system that includes clinics, hospitals and home-based care. Johns Hopkins was on the vanguard of this new clinical delivery model, creating a home care division in 1992. Today, we see home […]
What Health Care Can Learn From Disney and Expedia
Posted by | Collaboration, Latin America, Medical Education, Middle East, Patient Care, Patient SafetyJohns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) experts work with affiliates around the world on concrete, quantifiable efforts like creating comprehensive clinical programs, designing medical education programs, implementing quality and safety programs, and improving operational efficiencies. However, our consulting work with our international collaborators also emphasizes the “soft” skills necessary for providing patient- and family-centered care. Patients’ […]
Joint Faculty from Our Joint Venture
Posted by | Academic Medicine, Collaboration, Health Care Leadership Development, Medical Education, Middle East, ResearchA faculty appointment at Johns Hopkins signifies the highest standards of our academic institution — standards that we embrace not only as part of our job description, but as part of who we are as teachers, investigators and physicians. Our physicians and researchers have earned some of the most respected awards and honors in medicine […]
Gathering the Global Family to Get Smarter
Posted by | Academic Medicine, Clinical Program Development, Collaboration, Europe, Latin America, Medical Technology, Middle East, Patient Care, Patient Safety, Precision Medicine, Project DevelopmentFrom Lima, Peru, to Hangzhou, China, and from Toronto, Canada, to Beirut, Lebanon, Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) recently welcomed leaders, clinicians, educators and investigators from across our global affiliates to Baltimore for the 14th annual Partners Forum. We also invited Johns Hopkins Medicine colleagues to share their innovative research on and practical application of […]