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- 01 Jan 2017
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Improving Health Care Delivery
Jeffrey and Mary Ellen Jay (both MBA 1987) In the mid-1980s, Jeffrey Jay (MBA 1987) had set his sights on academic medicine, having earned his MD from Boston University. A dramatically changing health care landscape and his growing... View Details
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Affording to Wait: Medicare Initiation and the Use of Health Care
By: Guy David, Philip Saynisch, Victoria Acevado-Perez and Mark D. Neuman
Delays in receipt of necessary diagnostic and therapeutic medical procedures related to the timing of Medicare initiation at age 65 years have potentially broad welfare implications. We use 2005–2007 data from Florida and North Carolina to estimate the effect of... View Details
Keywords: Medicare; Behavior; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Insurance Industry; Public Administration Industry; Health Industry; North Carolina; Florida
David, Guy, Philip Saynisch, Victoria Acevado-Perez, and Mark D. Neuman. "Affording to Wait: Medicare Initiation and the Use of Health Care." Health Economics 21, no. 8 (August 2012): 1030–1036.
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Focus on Quality: An Opportunity to Execute Health Care Reform
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Simons C. Matthews and Peter Pronovost
Herzlinger, Regina E., Simons C. Matthews, and Peter Pronovost. "Focus on Quality: An Opportunity to Execute Health Care Reform." American Journal of Medical Quality 26, no. 3 (May–June 2011).
- Program
Strategy for Health Care Delivery—Virtual
Lead strategic and organizational change to generate value Improve health care quality, system delivery, and patient value Access a network of health View Details
- 10 Aug 2010
- News
A bitter health care pill
- winter 1994
- Article
The Fundamental Forces Reshaping U.S. Health Care and How to Respond to Them
Herzlinger, Regina E. "The Fundamental Forces Reshaping U.S. Health Care and How to Respond to Them." Managed Care Quarterly (winter 1994).
- 09 Mar 2018
- News
Cigna to Buy Express Scripts in $52 Billion Health Care Deal
- October 1999 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
VITAS: Innovative Hospice Care
VITAS, a for-profit hospice, has grown through acquisitions and start-ups. The company considers a rollup strategy, and Deirdre Lawe must decide whether to make a particular acquisition. View Details
Keywords: Value Creation; For-Profit Firms; Service Delivery; Health Care and Treatment; Acquisition; Service Industry
Hallowell, Roger H., and Tonicia C. Hampton. "VITAS: Innovative Hospice Care." Harvard Business School Case 800-031, October 1999. (Revised November 1999.)
- May 2024 (Revised January 2025)
- Technical Note
Health Care Payment in the United States
By: Robert S. Huckman, Jeff Charca and Craig Garthwaite
This document provides an overview of how various actors (e.g., physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers) are paid in the United States health care system. It is particularly focused on features of the payment system that contribute to strategic decisions... View Details
Huckman, Robert S., Jeff Charca, and Craig Garthwaite. "Health Care Payment in the United States." Harvard Business School Technical Note 624-071, May 2024. (Revised January 2025.)
- February 2021
- Article
Health Care Measurements That Improve Patient Outcomes
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Lara Jehi, Clifford Y. Ko, Andrea Pusic and Mary Witkowski
This article describes the challenges and solutions in determining whether a patient’s treatment has been successful. Such an assessment depends on multiple factors, including the patient’s pretreatment status; the qualifications of personnel performing the treatment;... View Details
Keywords: Outcomes Measurement; Health Care and Treatment; Outcome or Result; Measurement and Metrics
Kaplan, Robert S., Lara Jehi, Clifford Y. Ko, Andrea Pusic, and Mary Witkowski. "Health Care Measurements That Improve Patient Outcomes." NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 2, no. 2 (February 2021).
- 20 Nov 2014
- Video
Health Care Acceleration Challenge Finalists
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Elevator Pitch: Standard of Care
16.9 million patients in low- and middle-income countries die due to lack of safe access to surgery; in addition, approximately 85,000 medical staff die after exposure View Details
- 27 Mar 2015
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Small Company Aims to Provide Primary Care for the Masses
- 15 Mar 2016
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Health Care Delivery Innovations That Integrate Care? Yes!
- 23 Jan 2018
- Video
Dr. Marlene Krauss: Health Care Visionary
- October 2, 2015
- Article
The Harvard Contest That's Trying to Improve Health Care Delivery
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Robert S. Huckman, Barbara McNeil, Joseph P. Newhouse and Cara Sterling
Hamermesh, Richard G., Robert S. Huckman, Barbara McNeil, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Cara Sterling. "The Harvard Contest That's Trying to Improve Health Care Delivery." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 2, 2015). (As part of Measuring Costs and Outcomes in Health Care, a collaboration of the editors of Harvard Business Review and the New England Journal of Medicine.)
- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Why Online Retailers Are Starting to Care About Your Feelings
- 28 Jun 2012
- News
How Does Health Care Decision Impact Corporate America?
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MBA Experience - Health Care
than 300 members that comprises MBA students, PhD students, and HBS partners with backgrounds that span all sectors of health care. Student Activities Many opportunities arise, both on and off campus, to engage in health View Details