Value-based Health Care - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 May 2022
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Capping a Two-Year First at HBS: Inaugural Cohort of MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program Showcase Their Work

November 2022 (Revised April 2024)
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Martine Rothblatt and United Therapeutics: A Series of Implausible Dreams

By: Debora L. Spar and Julia M. Comeau

In 1990, satellite expert and Sirius XM founder Martine Rothblatt was determined to save the life of her seven-year-old daughter, Jenesis, who was diagnosed with a terminal illness called Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). At the time, there was little medication... View Details

Keywords: Pharmaceutical Companies; Technological And Scientific Innovation; Organ Donation; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Innovation and Invention; Pharmaceutical Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States; District of Columbia

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December 2005 (Revised August 2006)
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Amgen Inc.'s Epogen--Commercializing the First Biotech Blockbuster Drug

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Dennis A. Yao

Amgen Inc.'s Epogen was the first biotech blockbuster drug. Epogen helped prevent anemia, a condition that leads to severe fatigue, increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and even death. At the time, the market for Epogen, which included dialysis patients and... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Strategic Planning; Competition; Patents; Innovation and Invention; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry; United States

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01 Mar 2013
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Hurry Up and Wait: Differential Impacts of Congestion, Bottleneck Pressure, and Predictability on Patient Length of Stay

Keywords: by Jaeker Berry Jillian & Anita L. Tucker; Health

01 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 1

champions that the government hoped to create, SPH was also considering an acquisition in the U.S. or Europe. This case allows students to consider the broad trends sweeping China's pharmaceutical industry and health View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

International Economy) Laura Alfaro Spring 2025 Q3 1.5 IFC: Ghana; Africa Rising Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie January 2025 J 3.0 IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Vikram Gandhi January 2025 J... View Details

23 Mar 2023
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Winners Crowned in 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition

Alumni-founded startups M7 Health and Hue came out victorious in the 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition on Thursday, winning the Grand Prize and Runner Up awards respectively in an impressive field of eight global regional winners.... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2020
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Vital Signs

Halle Tecco (MBA 2011) Halle Tecco (MBA 2011) Halle Tecco (MBA 2011) has been a health care investor since she graduated from HBS. Her fascination with the massive disruptions underway in the industry led... View Details

Keywords: Jen Mele; COVID-19; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Ambulatory Health Care Services

04 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

W. Feeley Abstract—Patients and providers are frustrated with seemingly endless data entry. We used our patients’ vested interest in their own health care by actively engaging them in the entry of their own... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

23 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

All Those Zoom Meetings May Boost Connection and Curb Loneliness

then, mental health experts have questioned whether the pandemic has exacerbated the problem, as some workers may have fewer social connections now that they’re working from home. “That may be good in some respects, cutting down on... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

25 Aug 2014
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Ashraf M. Dahod, MBA 1981

support for education and health care—particularly for underserved populations—can be seen in the Boston area as well as in Mumbai, where the couple met as teenagers. Working with Shamim, a medical doctor who has survived two bouts with... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories

of numerous organizations including One Mind, a nonprofit focused on catalyzing change in how mental health is treated and perceived, and 10 Million Names, a collaborative project dedicated to recovering the names of the estimated 10... View Details

14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

magazine’s pages. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53458 November–December 2017 Harvard Business Review The IT Transformation Health Care Needs By: Sahni, Nikhil R., Robert S.... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

: Recipient of a 2020 Google Research Award. Michael Lingzhi Li : Winner of the 2020 Pierskalla Award from INFORMS Health Applications Society for “From Predictions to Prescriptions: A Data-driven Response to COVID-19” ( View Details

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Industry Information - Alumni

national discussion about how technology and innovation are transforming the way government agencies serve citizens and perform vital functions." + – Health Care FierceHealthcare Provides the latest industry... View Details

17 Nov 2016
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What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women

higher education His stand on workplace deregulation raises concerns about continued protection of women’s (and men’s) human and civil rights A reshaped Supreme Court could roll back protections to the rights of women, including the right to choose Changes to the... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely

21 Feb 2023
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Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More

tested their idea through a 2015 field experiment that involved 2,500 participants in a walking program offered by the Evidation health tracking platform. The program paid the walkers small amounts of money based on their total steps. “We... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

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Drug & Alcohol Policy | About

Harvard’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP). The Harvard University Police Department brochure Playing It Safe contains helpful information as well. Additionally, any member of the University may make use of the Health Services on an... View Details

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Edo Bedzra

birth, Dabala, my village, still has no resident physician. But it produced one and with my business acumen, I will take health care to the farthest reaches of the world. The task may seem daunting; the... View Details

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