Health Care Quality - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Feb 2010
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requirements or social norms, but because we are altruistic; we care intrinsically about the welfare of others. In this paper, we illustrate for these types of decisions how confusion may arise because the distinction between our personal... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

2024
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Prozac—Controversial Blockbuster: Case Histories of Transformational Advances

By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant M. Datar and Katherine Stebbins

This case history describes the development of Prozac, a blockbuster drug that transformed the treatment of depression – and became a cultural phenomenon in the United States. Specifically, we chronicle the: 1) prior treatments for depression and the research that... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Technology Adoption; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

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2024
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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy--Without Cutting In: Case Histories of Transformational Advances

By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant M. Datar and Katherine Stebbins

This case history describes how endoscopy transformed the diagnosis of ulcers, cancerous polyps, and other alimentary canal diseases and enabled “minimally invasive” surgeries to treat such diseases. Specifically, we chronicle how: 1) flexible glass fiber endoscopes... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Technology Adoption; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

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14 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 14

treated and discharged at a faster rate in the dedicated queuing system than in the pooled queuing system. We conduct additional analyses to rule out alternate explanations, such as stinting on care and decreased View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn

Nation in health care, with a focus on preventing diabetes in indigenous populations. "I quickly realized that business alone was not enough to reverse the dysfunction of some tribal economies," says Keen. Earlier, he'd experienced the... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018

both in and out of clinical settings, with the goal of trying to understand the patients’ life and relationship with their illness as completely as possible. They go to appointments with them, have coffee, visit their homes, meet their families, and also meet the... View Details

29 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 29

Within his first few months, Kaplan had rallied the organization around a new strategic direction: to become the quality leader in health care. What Kaplan and his administrators lacked was an effective tool... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Student-Faculty-Profile

Michelle Shell & Ryan Buell

anxiety impacts the quality of a financial planning experience and the integrity of the resulting financial plan, both of which will impact customer satisfaction. The financial services industry has acknowledged that retirement planning,... View Details

26 Oct 2017
News

Can Farming Save the Planet?

interest in the health of the soil. “If you restore soil and agriculture and don’t use chemical fertilizers to grow crops, and you change your tilling practices, if you did this with one in five farms around the world, you would capture... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Organic farming; Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry; Agriculture

31 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World

eyeballs affect the quality and subject matter of online content? Bloggers Analyzed For their study, the pair drew on a data set from a leading Chinese media website that offers a range of services, including blogging. In September 2007,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Information; Publishing; Journalism & News

06 Mar 2018
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First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52341 February 20, 2018 JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association Administrative Costs Associated with Physician Billing and Insurance-Related Activities at an Academic Health... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 8

model for inflammatory bowel disease in 2001 and 2009, before and after the reorganization. The case can be used to examine health care provider strategy, integrated care... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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John Nordin

element drives the quality of the classroom experience. "Our professors really care and bring an element of theater to the classroom," says John. "At first, I thought the idea of working... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

01 Sep 2006
News

One-on-One with Carter Roberts

Nations, that focuses exclusively on environmental issues? Yes, there is. We have the World Health Organization and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that focus on global health issues. We have political... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

01 Jun 2011
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New Venture Winner Mines E-Waste

alumni from fields such as venture capital, consulting, law, accounting, life sciences, and technology. “I was impressed by the great turnout of teams, the care and diligence that the HBS clubs brought to planning the regional contests,... View Details

Keywords: contests; awards; Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining

24 Apr 2014
News

Offering a breath of life for critically ill patients

A scientist by training, David Green (MBA 1991) is drawing upon his business acumen to lead a science fiction-style breakthrough: the creation of replacement body parts (specifically, the trachea) using a recipient’s stem cells. Green is CEO of Massachusetts-based... View Details

10 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017

risk changing its business model or proceed with confidence? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/217035-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-070 Access Health CT: Marketing Affordable View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Management at Harvard Business School, kick off the 2019 Gender and Work Symposium: The Courage of our Convictions. Flash Talks Caring About Caregiving: Living the Courage of My Convictions Nanette Fondas Nanette Fondas, Author, presents... View Details

16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008

Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Europe. European IFRS adoption represented a major milestone towards financial reporting convergence yet spurred controversy reaching the highest levels of government. We find a more positive reaction for firms with lower View Details

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The Orphan Drug Act at 35: Observations and an Outlook for the Twenty-First Century

By: Nicholas Bagley, Benjamin Berger, Amitabh Chandra, Craig Garthwaite and Ariel Dora Stern

On the 35th anniversary of the adoption of the Orphan Drug Act (ODA), we describe the enormous changes in the markets for therapies for rare diseases that have emerged over recent decades. The most prominent example is the fact that the profit-maximizing price of new... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Laws and Statutes; Research and Development; Investment; Markets; Monopoly

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