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- 17 Apr 2015
- HBS Seminar
Leemore Dafny, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- Research Summary
Fairness and Efficiency in Resource Allocation
In studying the relationship of fairness and efficiency, Professor Trichakis takes the novel approach of looking at varied industries for unifying factors, and he pays special attention to inequities by incorporating both quantitative work in social welfare and the... View Details
- 22 Sep 2016
- News
The Road to Successful Bundled Payment Risk
- 25 Feb 2015
- HBS Seminar
Beril Toktay, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology
- 20 Jul 2021
- News
Rewriting the Social Contract
- November 2016 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Improving Access at VA
By: Ryan W. Buell, Robert S. Huckman and Sam Travers
In 2015, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ran the largest healthcare system in the United States, with over 1,700 sites of care that served nearly 9 million veterans. One year earlier, a scandal had erupted over a cover-up of the excessive wait times veterans... View Details
Keywords: Service Operations; Service Delivery; Social Issues; Health Care and Treatment; Government Administration; Performance Improvement; Health Industry; Health Industry; United States
Buell, Ryan W., Robert S. Huckman, and Sam Travers. "Improving Access at VA." Harvard Business School Case 617-012, November 2016. (Revised August 2020.)
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
What Precision Medicine Can Learn from the NFL
- 06 Nov 2013
- News
Six Ways to Save Obamacare
- 08 Jun 2020
- News
Tenants and Investors Will Be Looking for Healthy Buildings
- September 2014
- Article
Defining the Value of Proton Therapy Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing
By: N.G. Thaker, A.B. Guzman, Thomas W. Feeley, T.M. Jones, J.R. Incalcaterra, C. Kolom, S.J. Frank, L.S. Tatum, Ronald S. Walters, Scott B. Cantor, D.I. Rosenthal, A.S. Garden, G.B. Gunn, C.D. Fuller and M.B. Palmer
Technological innovations in radiation therapy (RT) have rapidly improved the quality of care for patients with head and neck cancer. Intensity-modulated proton therapy (MPT) holds promise of further improving outcomes compared with the current photon-based technique... View Details
Keywords: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Activity Based Costing and Management
Thaker, N.G., A.B. Guzman, Thomas W. Feeley, T.M. Jones, J.R. Incalcaterra, C. Kolom, S.J. Frank, L.S. Tatum, Ronald S. Walters, Scott B. Cantor, D.I. Rosenthal, A.S. Garden, G.B. Gunn, C.D. Fuller, and M.B. Palmer. "Defining the Value of Proton Therapy Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing." Oncology Payers, no. 1 (September 2014): 22–28.
- 2021
- Book
Global Goliaths: Multinational Corporations in the 21st Century Economy
By: C. Fritz Foley, James R. Hines Jr. and David Wessel
Globalization and multinational corporations have long seemed partners in the enterprise of economic growth: globalization-led prosperity was the goal, and giant corporations spanning the globe would help achieve it. In recent years, however, the notion that all... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Globalization; Economy; Economic Growth; Equality and Inequality; Employment; Policy
Foley, C. Fritz, James R. Hines Jr., and David Wessel, eds. Global Goliaths: Multinational Corporations in the 21st Century Economy. Brookings Institution Press, 2021.
- 09 Feb 2024
- HBS Case
Slim Chance: Drugs Will Reshape the Weight Loss Industry, But Habit Change Might Be Elusive
what may at first blush appear to be an easier fix: new drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro, says Harvard Business School Professor Regina E. Herzlinger, who has studied the American health care... View Details
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Understanding Psychological Safety in Healthcare and Education Organizations: A Comparative Perspective
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Monica Higgins, Sara J. Singer and Jennie Weiner
Psychological safety plays a vital role in helping people overcome barriers to learning and change in interpersonally challenging work environments. This article focuses on two such contexts—health care and education. The authors theorize differences in psychological... View Details
Edmondson, Amy C., Monica Higgins, Sara J. Singer, and Jennie Weiner. "Understanding Psychological Safety in Healthcare and Education Organizations: A Comparative Perspective." Special Issue on the Role of Psychological Safety in Human Development. Research in Human Development 13, no. 1 (2016): 65–83.
- 02 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Women, Work, and the "M" Word
I’m the eldest of three daughters in a medical family. With a urogynecologist and primary care doctor as parents, I grew up thinking it was normal to talk about all topics of women’s health around the dinner... View Details
- June 2010 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Piramal e-Swasthya (A): Attempting Big Changes for Small Places - in India and Beyond
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Matthew Bird
Anand Piramal and his team sought to "democratize healthcare" in India through the development of a new service delivery model. If Henry Ford could build and deliver cars to everyone in the United States, Piramal thought, then why can't India deliver healthcare to the... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Service Delivery; Social Entrepreneurship; Change Management; Emerging Markets; Health Industry; India
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Matthew Bird. "Piramal e-Swasthya (A): Attempting Big Changes for Small Places - in India and Beyond." Harvard Business School Case 310-134, June 2010. (Revised December 2019.)
- June 2016
- Article
Vaccination Rates Are Associated with Functional Proximity but Not Base Proximity of Vaccination Clinics
By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian and Gwendolyn I. Reynolds
Background: Routine annual influenza vaccinations are recommended for persons 6 months of age and older, but less than half of U.S. adults get vaccinated. Many employers offer employees free influenza vaccinations at workplace clinics, but even then take-up is... View Details
Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and Gwendolyn I. Reynolds. "Vaccination Rates Are Associated with Functional Proximity but Not Base Proximity of Vaccination Clinics." Medical Care 54, no. 6 (June 2016): 578–583.
- 12 Jun 2020
- News
Six Experts on How Capitalism Will Emerge after COVID-19
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- 03 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 3, 2007
Working PapersCan Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Zambia Authors:Nava Ashraf, James Berry, and Jesse M. Shapiro Abstract The pricing of health products in the developing world has become a center... View Details
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