Brigham and Women's Hospital focuses on innovation with new appointment

Dr. David Bates, senior vice president for quality and safety at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, shows off a new pilot program bringing tablets into patient rooms.

Jessica Bartlett

Reporter- Boston Business Journal

Dr. David Bates, the innovative entrepreneur at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has been appointed as the organization’s new senior vice president and chief innovation officer.

The role represents a new direction for the organization, following in the footsteps of others like Boston Children’s Hospital in the development of a chief innovation officer, a position intended to foster a culture of innovation and drive transformative change at the hospital and in health care more broadly.

Bates is well suited for the role. Having previously served as the chief quality officer at the hospital, Bates has focused on patient safety and quality improvement, conducting research and innovating in clinical areas.

“”Innovation is at the core of our academic mission,” said Dr, Elizabeth Nabel, president of Brigham and Women’s Health Care. “Dr. Bates brings a depth and breadth of experience in this area, and under his leadership, the Brigham will support innovation and collaboration to help solve the important and difficult health care challenges of today and tomorrow.”

Most recently, Bates helped create and implement a new tablet program to give patients admitted in the hospital and their families more access to their medical record.

In addition to spearheading a more ingrained innovative culture, Bates will also serve as the executive sponsor of the Brigham Innovation Hub, the hospital’s main innovation pipeline until now.

The roles will add to Bates already extensive resume and busy schedule. Bates will continue to serve as the chief of the Division of General Medicine and Primary Care at the Brigham. Bates is also a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a professor of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he co-directs the program in clinical effectiveness.

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Brigham and Women"s Hospital focuses on innovation with new appointment