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- October 2022 (Revised June 2025)
- Case
Lyra Health: Transforming Mental Health
By: Rembrand Koning and Nicole Keller
In January 2022, Lyra Health was deciding between several different alternatives to grow the business. Founded in 2015, Lyra Health was a digital mental health platform that combined technology with human therapists and coaches to deliver high quality mental health... View Details
Keywords: Mental Health; Health Care and Treatment; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Customer Value and Value Chain; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Health Industry; Health Industry; San Francisco
Koning, Rembrand, and Nicole Keller. "Lyra Health: Transforming Mental Health." Harvard Business School Case 723-365, October 2022. (Revised June 2025.)
- July 2002
- Article
Let's Put Consumers in Charge of Health Care
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Let's Put Consumers in Charge of Health Care." Harvard Business Review 80, no. 7 (July 2002).
- Article
Market Mechanisms for Newborn Health in Nepal
By: Karsten Lunze, Rosie Dawkins, Abeezer Tapia, Sidharth Anand, Michael Chu and David E. Bloom
Lunze, Karsten, Rosie Dawkins, Abeezer Tapia, Sidharth Anand, Michael Chu, and David E. Bloom. "Market Mechanisms for Newborn Health in Nepal." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 17 (December 2017).
- July 2013 (Revised July 2015)
- Background Note
Innovating in Health Care—Framework
Contains the framework for the second-year Innovating in Health Care course. Delineates the role of six exogenous forces on new ventures: structure, financing, regulations, consumers, accountability, technology, and public policy and presents the essential elements of... View Details
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Innovating in Health Care—Framework." Harvard Business School Background Note 314-017, July 2013. (Revised July 2015.)
- 2018
- Working Paper
Two Hundred Years of Health and Medical Care: The Importance of Medical Care for Life Expectancy Gains
By: Maryaline Catillon, David Cutler and Thomas Getzen
Using two hundred years of national and Massachusetts data on medical care and health, we examine how central medical care is to life expectancy gains. While common theories about medical care cost growth stress growing demand, our analysis highlights the importance of... View Details
Keywords: Mortality; Life Expectancy; Medical Care; Productivity; Public Health; Healthcare Spending; Spending Per Year Of Life Gained; Personal Medicine; Technophysio Evolution; Health; Economics; Health Care and Treatment; Spending; Data and Data Sets; Health Industry
Catillon, Maryaline, David Cutler, and Thomas Getzen. "Two Hundred Years of Health and Medical Care: The Importance of Medical Care for Life Expectancy Gains." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 25330, December 2018.
- 30 Jul 2010
- Other Presentation
Creating a Value-Based Health Care Organization: The Strategic Agenda
This presentation draws on Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results (with Elizabeth O. Teisberg), Harvard Business School Press, May 2006; "A Strategy for Health Care Reform—Toward a Value-Based System," New England Journal of... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Creating a Value-Based Health Care Organization: The Strategic Agenda." CEO Summit, Cerner Corporation, Asheville, NC, July 30, 2010.
- 3 Dec 2008
- Other Presentation
Value-Based Health Care Delivery: Implications for Japan
Dr. Yuji Yamamoto made substantial contributions to this presentation. The author also thanks Jennifer Baron, Senior Researcher, for her valuable assistance. This presentation draws on Michael E. Porter and Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg: Redefining Health Care:... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Value-Based Health Care Delivery: Implications for Japan." American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Tokyo, Japan, December 3, 2008.
- Article
Health Care Challenges for Leaders
By: R. E. Herzlinger
From ancient times to today, perceptive leaders have galvanized people by appealing to commonly shared values. Indeed, a discussion of leadership is virtually impossible without talking about values. As the articles in this issue demonstrate,Values are what animate... View Details
Herzlinger, R. E. "Health Care Challenges for Leaders." Leader to Leader, no. 47 (Winter 2008): 39–45.
- 27 Feb 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
How Following Best Business Practices Can Improve Health Care
Either Heal Health Care?A public insurance option could use its scale to hold prices down, but only if the approach avoids the financing gimmicks that are undermining Medicare. Research Papers Cohort Turnover and Operational Performance:... View Details
- April 2014 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Texas Children's Hospital: Congenital Heart Disease Care
By: Michael E. Porter, Justin M. Bachmann and Zachary C. Landman
In 2014, Dr. Charles D. Fraser Jr., Surgeon-in-Chief of Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, was contemplating the future direction of the congenital heart disease program. The nation's largest pediatric hospital, Texas Children's was ranked by U.S. News & World... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Congenital Heart Disease; Integrated Practice Units; Health Care and Treatment; Outcome or Result; Measurement and Metrics; Performance Improvement; Health Industry; United States; Texas
Porter, Michael E., Justin M. Bachmann, and Zachary C. Landman. "Texas Children's Hospital: Congenital Heart Disease Care." Harvard Business School Case 714-507, April 2014. (Revised March 2018.)
- Article
Defining, Measuring, and Improving Value in Spine Care
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Derek Haas
This chapter discusses how to measure and improve spine care outcomes and costs. Today’s commonly used outcome metrics, such as readmission and complication rates, are actually process and quality metrics. They are not the outcomes, such as improvement in pain and... View Details
Keywords: Spine Care; Outcomes Measurement; Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Health Care and Treatment; Cost; Measurement and Metrics; Performance Improvement; Value
Kaplan, Robert S., and Derek Haas. "Defining, Measuring, and Improving Value in Spine Care." Seminars in Spine Surgery 30, no. 2 (June 2018): 80–83.
- Article
Assessing the Impact of Health System Organizational Structure on Hospital Electronic Data Sharing
By: A Jay Holmgren and Eric Ford
Horizontal consolidation in the hospital industry has gained momentum in the United States despite concerns over rising costs and lower quality. Hospital systems frequently point to potential gains in interoperability and electronic exchange of patient information as... View Details
Keywords: Hospitals; Health Information Technology; Health Care; Health Care and Treatment; Data and Data Sets; Information Technology; Consolidation; Knowledge Sharing; Health Industry
Holmgren, A Jay, and Eric Ford. "Assessing the Impact of Health System Organizational Structure on Hospital Electronic Data Sharing." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 25, no. 9 (September 2018): 1147–1152.
- February 2014 (Revised June 2014)
- Case
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.: Safety, Environment and Health
By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez
In January 2014, Gary Bald, senior vice president of Safety, Environment and Health at Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCL), prepared for a review meeting with the company's chief executive, Adam Goldstein, and chairman, Richard Fain. Prior to joining RCL in 2006, Bald... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Market Segmentation; Operations; Shipbuilding; Cruising; Cruise Lines; Royal Caribbean; Carnival; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Environment; Security; Health; Public Health; Environmental Protection; Health Care; International; Safety; Environmental Sustainability; Health Industry; Health Industry; Europe; West Indies; Mexico; United States; United Kingdom
Quelch, John A., and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.: Safety, Environment and Health." Harvard Business School Case 514-069, February 2014. (Revised June 2014.)
- April 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Background Note
Note on Healthcare in Ghana
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ben Creo
This note provides an overview of the healthcare system in Ghana. It discusses the public and private sector as well as traditional medical practice. It also discusses the country’s pharmaceutical industry. It is recommended as a companion to Professor Regina... View Details
Keywords: Africa; Pharmaceutical Companies; Pharmacy Benefit Manager; Health Care; Health Care Costs; Health Care Delivery; Health Care Entrepreneurship; Telehealth; Health Equity; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Care and Treatment; Business and Government Relations; Health Industry; Health Industry; Ghana
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Ben Creo. "Note on Healthcare in Ghana." Harvard Business School Background Note 323-112, April 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
What’s an Internet Business Model? Ask a Health Care Professional
of Information Technology at Harvard Medical School), noted that most health care marketing in the past was centered around physicians. The basis... View Details
- 2013
- Article
The Impact of Electronic Health Record Use on Physician Productivity
By: Julia Adler-Milstein and Robert S. Huckman
To examine the impact of the degree of electronic health record (EHR) use and delegation of EHR tasks on clinician productivity in ambulatory settings.
Study Design: We examined EHR use in primary care practices that implemented a web-based EHR from athenahealth... View Details
Study Design: We examined EHR use in primary care practices that implemented a web-based EHR from athenahealth... View Details
Keywords: Electronic Health Records; Health Care; Productivity; Healthcare IT; Information Technology; Performance Productivity; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
Adler-Milstein, Julia, and Robert S. Huckman. "The Impact of Electronic Health Record Use on Physician Productivity." Special Issue on Health Information Technology. American Journal of Managed Care 19, no. SP10 (2013): SP345–SP352.
- January 2018 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Adeo Health Science: Turning a Product into a Brand
By: Elizabeth A. Keenan and Jill Avery
For decades, American parents were warned to avoid introducing potential allergens to their babies prior to their first birthday. But two influential clinical studies caused the medical establishment to radically reverse its position. Parents were now warned that... View Details
Keywords: Startup; Health Care; Consumer; Consumer Products; Branding; Distribution; Retailing; Go To Market Strategy; Marketing; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; Health Industry; United States; North America
Keenan, Elizabeth A., and Jill Avery. "Adeo Health Science: Turning a Product into a Brand." Harvard Business School Case 518-065, January 2018. (Revised May 2019.)
- September 2014
- Supplement
Pfizer and AstraZeneca: Marketing an Acquisition (B)
By: John A. Quelch and James Weber
This (B) case provides a brief description of the outcome of the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Health Care Policy; Pharmaceutical Sales; Mergers And Acquisitions; Marketing; Pharmaceutical Industry; United Kingdom; United States
Quelch, John A., and James Weber. "Pfizer and AstraZeneca: Marketing an Acquisition (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 515-008, September 2014.
- September 2011
- Other Article
How to Solve the Cost Crisis in Health Care
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Michael E. Porter
Keywords: Health
Kaplan, Robert S., and Michael E. Porter. "How to Solve the Cost Crisis in Health Care." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 9 (September 2011): 47–64.
- 2016
- Blog
Building A Culture of Health - John A. Quelch: The Marketing of Prevention
By: John A. Quelch
The US will devote 17.5% of GDP to health care this year, around $3 trillion. Yet only 3 percent of that will be spent on prevention, including both primary prevention (preventing illness in the first place) and secondary prevention (preventing sick people getting... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare; Healthcare Marketing; Prevention; Wellbeing; Health; Marketing; Health Industry; Health Industry; Health Industry; Europe; North and Central America
Quelch, John A. "The Marketing of Prevention." Building A Culture of Health - John A. Quelch (blog). May 12, 2016. http://johnquelch.org/the-marketing-of-prevention/.