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- 10 Nov 2020
- News
Learning to Fight
to make informed decisions about treatment. To date, the Brain Tumor Network’s nurse navigators and social workers have helped more than 1,200 people around the United States. Sontag’s people-first ethos also guides the selection of the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 05 Mar 2014
- What Do You Think?
When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?
fashion, our management nursed the money through the worst of the downturn. The story doesn't end there. On our way out we were introduced to the management and directors of the startup that had the room reserved after us, kozmo.com.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Alfred L. Cheauré - A Dog's Life
were the earliest domesticated animals, and they really do become part of the family. They have total devotion, ask for nothing, and give so much. Being around a dog is an absolutely wonderful experience. You can see the emotion in people's eyes when you take a dog... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Technological Disruption Changes Everything
education programs or, as we like to call it, Harvard Business School. In health care, Christensen set the scene by outlining the four layers of health care professionals: The specialist and sub-specialist physicians top the pecking order, followed by family/personal... View Details
- 04 Dec 2020
- News
Hour by Hour
When Morris was in high school, his mother was given an ultimatum: Switch your nursing shift from afternoons to mornings or find a new job. “She wanted to keep her job,” says Morris. “So I ended up taking my little brother to school every... View Details
- 04 Dec 2014
- News
Hacking Health Care
way: a project leader pinpoints problem areas and organizes a hackathon that is attended by an audience of 200 to 300 participants. Doctors and nurses on the front line engage with software developers who are eager to break through the... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
dares to trust—a young British nurse with a troubled past. When she proves to be an exceptional student of his laws of influence, he urges her to help him complete his mission: Hitler has an atom bomb, and his scientists must be persuaded... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
experience. Some are doctors or nurses who head departments or units within hospitals. Others are full-time administrators like Emory’s Peterson. Navigating the intricacies of modern medicine requires teamwork, yet there’s a good chance... View Details
- 26 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity
many practices realized that it made sense for clinicians—mostly physicians, but also nurse practitioners and physician assistants—to delegate some EHR-related tasks to clinical support staff, including registered nurses, licensed... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Additional alumni books for your consideration.
grind of nursing after you return to work,” and “You are not your husband’s mother!” Fair Pay, Fair Play: Aligning Executive Performance and Pay by Robin A. Ferracone (MBA ’80) (Jossey-Bass) Using her database of executive pay across... View Details
- 14 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 14, 2015
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/PEL073-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 515-102 AIP Healthcare Japan: Investing in Japan's Retirement Home Market The CEO of a health-care based REIT is considering alternative nursing home... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Reinforcing Values: A Public Dressing Down
reduced. Decision making was now crisper and more responsive, even though there was little change in the hospital's senior staff or medical leadership. Morale, not surprisingly, was up as well. To take just one indicator, annual nursing... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
services. In health care, nursing services, community social services, mental health services, and home health-care services are on the rise. One executive recently told me that his firm's business training services were up over 400... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 12 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers
nonprofit entrepreneurial ventures have begun to address the need for cadavers. Generally, recruiters for these ventures target those for whom death is likely to be top of mind. "They'll set up a stand at a retirees' convention, go to View Details
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
supplement:http://hbr.org/search/710023-PDF-ENG Home Nursing of North Carolina Richard S. Ruback and Royce YudkoffHarvard Business School Case 212-120 Ari Medoff's (HBS '11) goal was to control his own professional destiny by owning his... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
not solved) by walk-in retail health-care organizations such as the MinuteClinic, staffed by nurse practitioners, inside CVS/pharmacy stores. “The clinics and nurse practitioners have specific protocols to... View Details
- 31 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018
doctor, palliative care specialist, nurse coordinator, clinical pharmacy specialist, and behavioral and social service specialists. The team focuses on the highest-risk patients to see if the new, proactive care model can improve patient,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Exchange: Lessons from the Edge
a satellite capability to inform people. There’s no insurance market, so he has to figure out a rudimentary insurance system. There’s no physical transport, so he has to physically bring the patients there. There’s no technical help, so he has to build View Details
- 04 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Attention Medical Shoppers: What Health Care Can Learn from Walmart and Amazon
Medicare recipients who are admitted to a hospital end up back at the hospital in less than a month. Studies have shown that the frequency of those repeat stays could be reduced drastically if a doctor or nurse followed up with patients a... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
A. Malachi Mixon, III, MBA 1968
development cycle used to be 24 months; it's now 12." Complementing this, he adds, is a knowledgeable sales force that fosters relationships with home-care providers, nursing homes, and medical equipment retailers; a wide assortment of... View Details