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- June 2001
- Article
Organizational Differences in Rates of Learning: Evidence from the Adoption of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
By: Gary P. Pisano, Richard Bohmer and Amy C. Edmondson
Pisano, Gary P., Richard Bohmer, and Amy C. Edmondson. "Organizational Differences in Rates of Learning: Evidence from the Adoption of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery." Management Science 47, no. 6 (June 2001): 752.
- 2006
- Case
Redesigning a Stroke Service: Developing Collaboration across Organizations
By: Julie Battilana, A.M., Cagna, T., D'Aunno and M.J., Gilmartin
- Article
U.S. Economic Revolution: Mapping the Future of Healthcare
By: R. E. Herzlinger
Herzlinger, R. E. "U.S. Economic Revolution: Mapping the Future of Healthcare." PharmacoEconomics 18, suppl. 1 (December 2000).
- 28 Apr 2020
- News
Lessons from a COVID Survivor
to focus on physical health alone. Slow down and soak it in. Pausing to feel gratitude for those on the front lines of this crisis, as well as those who lead in quiet service every day—beyond this pandemic—and rarely get acknowledged,... View Details
- 11 Dec 2014
- News
Improving the business of medicine
As founder and managing partner of KBL Ventures, Dr. Marlene Krauss (MBA 1967, MD 1979) combines her business and medical training to bring health care device and bio-tech ventures to market. (Published December 2014) View Details
- 2010
- Chapter
New Sources in Living Kidney Donation
By: Ruthanne L. Hanto, Alvin E. Roth, M. Utku Ünver and Francis L. Delmonico
Hanto, Ruthanne L., Alvin E. Roth, M. Utku Ünver, and Francis L. Delmonico. "New Sources in Living Kidney Donation." Chap. 8 in Kidney Transplantation: A Guide to the Care of Transplant Recipients, edited by D. McKay and S. Steinberg, pp. 103–17. Springer Science + Business Media, 2010.
- November 1990 (Revised February 1991)
- Case
Commonwealth Blood Transfusion Service
For the first time, the Commonwealth Blood Transfusion Service (CBTS) has to determine product costs for the output of its plasma fractionation center. The motivation for determining product costs is political in nature. Therefore, the CBTS has to find a way to report... View Details
Cooper, Robin. "Commonwealth Blood Transfusion Service." Harvard Business School Case 191-087, November 1990. (Revised February 1991.)
- June 2003 (Revised August 2008)
- Teaching Note
Children's Hospital and Clinics (TN)
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Michael Roberto and Laura Feldman
Teaching Note for (9-302-050). View Details
- January 1982
- Background Note
Proprietary Hospital Industry, Background Note
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Proprietary Hospital Industry, Background Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 182-066, January 1982.
- April 1985 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
Center for Nutritional Research
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Center for Nutritional Research." Harvard Business School Case 185-145, April 1985. (Revised May 1993.)
- 20 Aug 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Can Shared Service Delivery Increase Customer Engagement? A Study of Shared Medical Appointments
- August 2021 (Revised February 2023)
- Case
Fair Park Covid-19 Mass Vaccination Site (A)
By: Willy Shih
This case is an opportunity to apply the methods of the Toyota Production System (TPS) to the analysis of an everyday service application: administering Covid-19 vaccines. It describes the start-up of a drive-up Covid-19 mass vaccination site at the Texas State Fair... View Details
Keywords: Operations Improvement; Operations And Processes; Toyota Production System; COVID-19 Pandemic; Operations; Service Operations; Health Pandemics; Problems and Challenges; Goals and Objectives; Measurement and Metrics; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States; Texas
Shih, Willy. "Fair Park Covid-19 Mass Vaccination Site (A)." Harvard Business School Case 622-003, August 2021. (Revised February 2023.)
- August 2017
- Article
Effective Leadership of Surgical Teams: A Mixed Methods Study of Surgeon Behaviors and Functions
By: J. Stone, E. Aveling, M. Frean, M. Shields, C. Wright, F. Gino, T. Sundt and S.J. Singer
The importance of effective team leadership for achieving surgical excellence is widely accepted, but we understand less about the behaviors that achieve this goal. We studied cardiac surgical teams to identify leadership behaviors that best support surgical teamwork.... View Details
Stone, J., E. Aveling, M. Frean, M. Shields, C. Wright, F. Gino, T. Sundt, and S.J. Singer. "Effective Leadership of Surgical Teams: A Mixed Methods Study of Surgeon Behaviors and Functions." Annals of Thoracic Surgery 104, no. 2 (August 2017): 530–537.
- February 1998 (Revised April 1999)
- Case
Medical Consultants Network, Inc.
By: Paul W. Marshall and Jefferson C. Grahling
Marshall, Paul W., and Jefferson C. Grahling. "Medical Consultants Network, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 898-173, February 1998. (Revised April 1999.)
- 15 Mar 2024
- News
Hungry for Change
As a management consultant at Kurt Salmon, Kate Flynn (MBA 2012) often worked with clients in the packaged food industry. She saw customers asking for healthier and more sustainable foods, and she herself was seeking better options. From that hunger, Sun & Swell was... View Details
- July 1999 (Revised July 1999)
- Teaching Note
Guidant: Cardiac Rhythm Management Business (A) and (B) TN
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Edward T Smith
Teaching Note for (9-698-021) and (9-698-024). View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Doctor Is In
finance, it seems, are never far from the minds of anyone in health care these days, even at fiscally sound MGH, the Harvard-affiliated teaching hospital that is recognized as an industry model. Indeed, with its conflicting mix of human... View Details
- June 2008
- Case
Gordon Williams: Clinical Research at Brigham and Women's Hospital
By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington
Clinical research is a critical element of biomedical research and development. This case describes the challenges of clinical research, and its role in bringing breakthroughs to patients. Dr. Williams leads through his own research and special programs to train... View Details
Keywords: Training; Health Care and Treatment; Success; Programs; Research and Development; Health Industry; Health Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, and Courtney Purrington. "Gordon Williams: Clinical Research at Brigham and Women's Hospital." Harvard Business School Case 608-168, June 2008.
- September 2010 (Revised February 2014)
- Case
The Global Sight Initiative
How to replicate a 'one of' social entrepreneurship effort: To cure blindness, Seva took the Aravind Eye Hospital & scaled it up to 100 hospitals globally. View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Globalization; Health Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E. "The Global Sight Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 311-034, September 2010. (Revised February 2014.)
- November 1, 2022
- Article
To Prepare for Future Surges, U.S. Hospitals Must Start Planning—& Sharing Resources—Now!
Keywords: COVID-19; Crisis Management; Health Pandemics; Disruption; Planning; Health Industry; United States
Herzlinger, Regina E. "To Prepare for Future Surges, U.S. Hospitals Must Start Planning—& Sharing Resources—Now!" Medical Device News Magazine (November 1, 2022).