Using Operational Research to Guide Innovation and Save Lives

Driving dangerously to save lives.

Correspondence: Samrat Sinha, MA, PhD Centre for Study of Political Violence Jindal School of International Affairs Sonipat Narela Road Sonipat, Haryana 131001 NCR of Delhi, India E-mail: [email protected] The article ‘‘In the Line of Duty: A Study of Ambulance Drivers During the 2010 Conflict in Kashmir’’ provides critical insights into the nature of risks faced by local health care workers...

Hubs to spread technology and save lives

The patent on an expensive preventive treatment for respiratory syncytial virus infections expires this year. A WHO technology transfer hub in the Netherlands aims to help developing countries make the drug themselves. Gary Humphreys reports.

Harnessing the Power of Innovation to Save Mothers and Children: How 11 Innovations Could Save More Than 6 Million Lives

Can lean save lives?

PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to show how over the last 18 months Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust have been exploring whether or not lean methodologies, often known as the Toyota Production System, can indeed be applied to healthcare. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH This paper is a viewpoint. FINDINGS One's early experience is that lean really can save lives. The Toyota Production System is a...

Does Medicare save Lives?

Health insurance characteristics shift at age 65 as most people become eligible for Medicare. We measure the impacts of these changes on patients who are admitted to hospitals through emergency departments for conditions with similar admission rates on weekdays and weekends. The age profiles of admissions and comorbidities for these patients are smooth at age 65, suggesting that the severity of...