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3.8 Health Insurance | MBA
3.8 Health Insurance All Harvard University students who are registered as more than half time are enrolled in the Harvard University Student Health Program (HUSHP), which enables them to use Harvard University Health Services (HUHS)... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Allston Options Up for Discussion
The report recommended fast and frequent shuttle service between Cambridge, Allston, and the Longwood Medical Center. It also suggested several transportation options, including new through streets, a new... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Student turns family health crisis into online solution
CareSolver, is an online health care service platform that offers families customized care guides as well as educational material and resources. The goal is to help caregivers get better care for their aging loved ones at a lower cost.... View Details
- February 2015
- Supplement
MedCath Corporation (C)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Kevin Schulman and F. Fallon Upke
MedCath is a horizontally integrated chain of heart hospitals that partners with local cardiologists. It claims that its focus leads to better and cheaper results than those of an everything-for-everybody general hospital. Community hospitals generally vehemently... View Details
Keywords: Medical Specialties; Market Entry and Exit; Service Delivery; Conflict and Resolution; Horizontal Integration; Health Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., Kevin Schulman, and F. Fallon Upke. "MedCath Corporation (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 315-018, February 2015.
- September 2002 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
MedCath Corporation (A)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Pete Stavros
MedCath is a horizontally integrated chain of heart hospitals that partners with local cardiologists. It claims that its focus leads to better and cheaper results than those of an everything-for-everybody general hospital. Community hospitals generally vehemently... View Details
Keywords: Medical Specialties; Market Entry and Exit; Service Delivery; Conflict and Resolution; Horizontal Integration; Health Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Pete Stavros. "MedCath Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 303-041, September 2002. (Revised January 2013.)
- 25 Feb 2021
- News
Building Hope
gained attention in recent years as an off-label medication for treatment-resistant depression. Zapolin says that unlike plant medicines that involve intense psychedelic explorations, ketamine has a short period of onset lasting about an... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Morrell
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
BioMine Strikes Gold
Contest were Boss Medical and Baby.com.br, while SANA Care won in the social enterprise track. More than 90 teams submitted entries as part of this year's Alumni New Venture Contest. Clubs in Boston, Brazil, Chicago, Germany, India, New... View Details
- Profile
Bobby Daly
Business and service have been parallel themes in Bobby Daly's life. In high school, he volunteered with the local ambulance corps. At Stanford, where he majored in economics, he helped organize a group of student volunteers who provided... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
Gita's medical history and her symptoms suggest a heart problem, MeraDoctor ultimately recommends that she get an echocardiogram (for which she has to pay at a private facility because the government one is too crowded). The test reveals... View Details
- 08 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen on Disrupting Health Care
for the number and cost of the services they provide rather than by the value of those services in helping patients. In short, medical professionals make money when their... View Details
- 09 Feb 2016
- News
Providing the Care That Seniors Need
out of Harvard Business School, I became a real estate developer with a specialty on medical campuses. Almost simultaneously, my mother-in-law developed what we know today to be early-stage Alzheimer’s disease and I found myself caught... View Details
- Profile
John Schupbach
anticipated. Yet we have been lackadaisical in the development of services that cater to the people with the greatest needs." Combining disciplines to improve life at a large scale When John returned to the United States, he applied... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare/Biotech
- May 2007 (Revised July 2011)
- Case
The West German Headache Center: Integrated Migraine Care
By: Michael E. Porter, Clemens Guth and Elisa M. Dannemiller
Describes the joint efforts of the German health plan KKH and Essen University Hospital to develop an integrated practice unit (IPU), and the West German Headache Center's efforts to improve the quality of migraine care. Provides an overview of the German health care... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Industry Structures; Service Delivery; Integration; Health Industry; Germany
Porter, Michael E., Clemens Guth, and Elisa M. Dannemiller. "The West German Headache Center: Integrated Migraine Care." Harvard Business School Case 707-559, May 2007. (Revised July 2011.)
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care
Under positive-sum competition, providers would not attempt to match competitors' every move. Instead, they would develop clear strategies around unique expertise and tailored facilities in those areas where they can become distinctive. Most hospitals would retain a... View Details
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1.11 Leaves of Absence | MBA
graduation may request a leave of absence. Requests for a leave of absence may be granted by the Registrar in consultation with other officers of the University, as appropriate. With respect to a voluntary leave of absence for medical... View Details
- Profile
Lucasz S. Babiarz
together." In fact, Lukasz's clinical rotations are themselves lessons in both clinical care and business operations. At Cambridge Hospital, Lukasz worked largely with a poor and medically underserved population. Later, he served a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Redefining Health Care
a national second-opinion service it has to scramble to find staff doctors who have certifications in all the states even though the clinic is a preeminent medical center. There are a striking number of... View Details
- September 2007 (Revised January 2009)
- Case
Reading Rehabilitation Hospital: Implementing Patient-Focused Care (A) (Abridged)
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Reading Rehab Hospital has experimented with a popular concept in health care--patient-focused care--intended to increase quality and reduce costs by organizing care delivery around particular diagnoses or "service lines," rather than around the functions or... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Quality; Cost; Management Practices and Processes; Business Strategy; Service Delivery; Health Industry
Shapiro, Roy D. "Reading Rehabilitation Hospital: Implementing Patient-Focused Care (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 608-070, September 2007. (Revised January 2009.)
- 19 Feb 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Amazoned: Is Any Industry Safe?
discussion on health care management, experts looked to the retail industry as a possible model for delivering medical services more effectively. What's your take on Amazon? Share your thoughts in the reader... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Racial Bias Pervades Health Care
kidney and liver transplants, and less pain medication when they are operated on. Furthermore, women with heart disease receive less angioplasty than men; Hispanics have a lower rate of recommended health-care View Details