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Why Apps for Managing Chronic Disease Haven't Been Widely Used, and How to Fix It
By: Robert S. Huckman and Ariel Dora Stern
Keywords: Health Care; Digital Health; Chronic Disease; App; Health Information Technology; Information Technology; Health Industry; United States
Huckman, Robert S., and Ariel Dora Stern. "Why Apps for Managing Chronic Disease Haven't Been Widely Used, and How to Fix It." Harvard Business Review (website) (April 4, 2018).
- October 2023
- Case
Vida Health: Transforming Chronic Disease Treatment
By: William Sahlman and Nicole Tempest Keller
San Francisco based Vida Health, founded by Stephanie Tilenius, former vice president of Commerce and Payments at Google, was a B2B digital health startup focused on the treatment of cardiometabolic conditions, such as diabetes and obesity. Its innovative digital... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Demand and Consumers; Health Care and Treatment; Product Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty; Technological Innovation; Health Industry; Technology Industry; United States; California; San Francisco
Sahlman, William, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "Vida Health: Transforming Chronic Disease Treatment." Harvard Business School Case 824-001, October 2023.
- March 2021
- Article
Provider Teams Outperform Solo Providers in Managing Chronic Diseases and Could Improve the Value of Care
By: Maximilian J. Pany, Lucy Chen, Bethany Sheridan and Robert S. Huckman
Scope-of-practice regulations, including prescribing limits and supervision requirements, may influence the propensity of providers to form care teams. Therefore, policy makers need to understand the effect of both team-based care and provider type on clinical... View Details
Keywords: Disease Management; Team-based Care; Health Care and Treatment; Groups and Teams; Performance
Pany, Maximilian J., Lucy Chen, Bethany Sheridan, and Robert S. Huckman. "Provider Teams Outperform Solo Providers in Managing Chronic Diseases and Could Improve the Value of Care." Health Affairs 40, no. 3 (March 2021): 435–444.
- 01 Oct 2012
- News
The Imperative, and Opportunity, of Chronic Disease
- January 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Hello Heart: The Next Generation of Chronic Disease Management Apps
By: Ariel D. Stern and Danielle Golan
Hello Heart, a hypertension management app debated whether to go deep and cover other heart conditions, or to expand its solution to other chronic conditions. View Details
Keywords: Health; Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Analysis; Business Startups; Transition; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Decision Making; Demographics; Design; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Launch; Product Design; Product Development; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Customization and Personalization; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Strategy; Applications and Software; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Israel; United States
Stern, Ariel D., and Danielle Golan. "Hello Heart: The Next Generation of Chronic Disease Management Apps." Harvard Business School Case 622-061, January 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
Why Apps for Managing Chronic Disease Haven't Been Widely Used, and How to Fix It
While chronic disease management (CDM) apps have had some initial success, they have not yet lived up to their potential. This shortcoming is not due to the technologies, which are quite impressive; the problem is the incentives and institutions of the delivery system... View Details
- July 2023
- Teaching Note
Hello Heart: The Next Generation of Chronic Disease Management Apps
By: Ariel Dora Stern and Kumba Sennaar
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 622-061. View Details
- February 2019
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Who Benefits Most in Disease Management Programs: Improving Target Efficiency
By: Timothy Simcoe, Maryaline Catillon and Paul Gertler
Disease management programs aim to reduce cost by improving the quality of care for chronic diseases. Evidence of their effectiveness is mixed. Reducing health care spending sufficiently to cover program costs has proved particularly challenging. This study uses a... View Details
Keywords: Health Economics; Target Efficiency; Diabetes; Disease Management; Program Evaluation; Heterogeneity; Economics; Health; Quality; Health Care and Treatment; Cost Management; Health Industry
Simcoe, Timothy, Maryaline Catillon, and Paul Gertler. "Who Benefits Most in Disease Management Programs: Improving Target Efficiency." Health Economics 28, no. 2 (February 2019): 189–203.
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Race/Ethnicity and Patient Confidence to Self-manage Cardiovascular Disease
BACKGROUND: Minority populations bear a disproportionate burden of chronic disease, due to higher disease prevalence and greater morbidity and mortality. Recent research has shown that several factors, including confidence to self-manage care, are associated... View Details
Blustein, Jan, Melissa Valentine, Holly Mead, and Marsha Regenstein. "Race/Ethnicity and Patient Confidence to Self-manage Cardiovascular Disease." Medical Care 46, no. 9 (September 2008).
Who Benefits Most in Disease Management Programs?
Disease management programs aim to reduce cost by improving the quality of care for chronic diseases. Evidence of their effectiveness is mixed. Reducing health care spending sufficiently to cover program costs has proved particularly challenging. This study uses a... View Details
- March 2018
- Teaching Note
Twine Health
By: Robert S. Huckman and Ariel D. Stern
In late 2014, Dr. John Moore (CEO), Frank Moss (chairman), and Scott Gilroy (CTO) of Twine Health (Twine) had to resolve several challenges that threatened to restrict the widespread dissemination of its sole product, Twine. Twine was a cloud-based platform that... View Details
- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Business Case for Diabetes Disease Management
whether it would be better economically to treat such a chronic disease on "one system" or just focus on the individual elements of diabetes. Some participants suggested that Medicare and society... View Details
- March 2015
- Case
Twine Health
By: Robert S. Huckman, Ariel D. Stern and Matthew G. Preble
In late 2014, Dr. John Moore (CEO), Frank Moss (chairman), and Scott Gilroy (CTO) of Twine Health (Twine) had to resolve several challenges that threatened to restrict the widespread dissemination of its sole product, Twine. Twine was a cloud-based platform that... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Chronic Disease; Technology Adoption; Digital Health; Health Acceleration Challenge; Strategy; Disease Management; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Health Industry; United States; Massachusetts
Huckman, Robert S., Ariel D. Stern, and Matthew G. Preble. "Twine Health." Harvard Business School Case 615-068, March 2015.
- June 2018 (Revised November 2018)
- Case
Innovation at Insigne Health
By: Srikant M. Datar, Linda A. Cyr and Caitlin N. Bowler
Insigne Health is a fictional for-profit, integrated health insurer/health care provider whose leadership believes that by shifting members’ focus from “sickness” to “well-being” it could increase the overall health of its insured population and decrease the resources... View Details
Keywords: Design Thinking; Behavior Change; Chronic Disease; Health Care; Health Care and Treatment; Design; Behavior; Change; Innovation and Management
Datar, Srikant M., Linda A. Cyr, and Caitlin N. Bowler. "Innovation at Insigne Health." Harvard Business School Case 118-042, June 2018. (Revised November 2018.)
- 2022
- Article
Rapid Growth of Remote Patient Monitoring Is Driven by a Small Number of Primary Care Providers
By: Mitchell Tang, Ateev Mehrotra and Ariel Dora Stern
Growing enthusiasm for remote patient monitoring has been motivated by the hope that it can improve care for patients with poorly controlled chronic illness. In a national commercially insured population in the U.S., we found that billing for remote patient monitoring... View Details
Keywords: Remote Monitoring; Medical Billing; Health Care Costs; Telehealth; Diabetes; Chronic Disease; Insurance Claims; Diseases; Primary Care Providers; COVID-19 Pandemic; Health Care and Treatment; Insurance; Cost; Health Industry; United States
Tang, Mitchell, Ateev Mehrotra, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Rapid Growth of Remote Patient Monitoring Is Driven by a Small Number of Primary Care Providers." Health Affairs 41, no. 9 (2022): 1248–1254.
- October 2016 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Innovating Beyond Ochsner
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Olivia Hull
The Ochsner Health System has developed a proprietary software tool designed to treat hypertension. Built into the system’s electronic medical records, the Hypertension Digital Medicine program allows patients to record their blood pressure at home and share readings... View Details
Keywords: Electronic Medical Records; Telemedicine; Hypertension; High Blood Pressure; Chronic Disease; Entrepreneurship; Health Disorders; Business Model; Business Startups; Innovation and Invention; Growth Management; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Science-Based Business; Business Strategy; Health Industry; Technology Industry; New Orleans; Louisiana
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Olivia Hull. "Innovating Beyond Ochsner." Harvard Business School Case 817-028, October 2016. (Revised November 2016.)
- September 2014 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
Fresno's Social Impact Bond for Asthma
By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez
In 2014, Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) were quickly gaining popularity as an investment vehicle which joined together private investors and nonprofits to tackle social issues. Although numerous SIB projects and proposals had cropped up across the U.S. following the launch... View Details
Keywords: Social Enterprise; Health Care; Marketing; Bonds; Financing; Asthma; Air Pollution; Air Quality; Chronic Disease; Public Health; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Finance; Health Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States
Quelch, John A., and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "Fresno's Social Impact Bond for Asthma." Harvard Business School Case 515-028, September 2014. (Revised May 2017.)
- 16 Aug 2012
- News
Switzerland Has Its Own Kind of Obamacare — and Loves It
- September 2023
- Case
Healthy.io: The Negotiation for the Medical Selfie
By: Amit Goldenberg and Kumba Sennaar
Healthy.io, an Israeli digital health company, prepares to enter the U.S. market with its chronic kidney disease test. A product safety approval is delayed, putting the company’s cash runway at risk. How should the CEO negotiate his offer to insurance companies ahead... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Operations; Business Startups; Market Entry and Exit; Health Industry; Israel; United Kingdom; United States
Goldenberg, Amit, and Kumba Sennaar. "Healthy.io: The Negotiation for the Medical Selfie." Harvard Business School Case 924-001, September 2023.