Health Care Spending - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 May 2016
Blog Post

5 Lessons from Business School

provide time to expand your view and explore new passions. For example, I have been able to explore my interest in health care and learn a lot more about the industry than I had time for while working. I... View Details

01 Feb 2002
News

Web Exclusive: Behind the Scenes with Karen Tumulty

scoop: Naomi Wolf and the alpha male The Better Half 12/28/98 Hillary Clinton shines as husband declines Let's Play Doctor 7/13/98 Politicians and health care Why Subsidies Survive 3/25/96 Congress and... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

22 Mar 2016
First Look

March 22, 2016

Ranjay, and Alicia DeSantola Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50787 forthcoming JAMA Oncology Effects of Narrow Networks on Access to High-Quality Cancer Care By: Schleicher,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: February 14

individuals bring well-articulated preexisting preferences to such decisions. Understanding beliefs and attitudes motivating these preferences can assist physicians in helping parents make informed decisions consistent with their values. Consumer-Driven View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2008
News

Business at the Summit

creative capitalism,” said Gates. “But it’s not just about dollars. It really is about the innovation power” that American businesses could unleash by allowing their most creative and innovative people to spend 5 percent of their time... View Details

Keywords: leadership; alumni events; Centennial; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance; Management

31 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss

revenue sources force governments to make deep cuts in staff and services. In contrast, the federal government can borrow to fund its operations. “The federal government can double their spending overnight,” Green says. “It doesn't have... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

10 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

A Fast Start on Your New Job

distinct subcultures. This is all the more dangerous because the new leader is not expecting there to be these differences. Also, as you rise in an organization, the politics become more complicated and the stakes get higher. I advise new leaders to View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

23 Sep 2010
News

Hobbling Science and Scientists

Keywords: Professor Bill Sahlman; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 1997
News

Blockbuster Deals

industries - aerospace, banking, communications, entertainment, manufacturing, railroads, retailing, and health care - opting to join forces with their former competitors? Is this a repeat of the Eighties or... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry

2024
Working Paper

Ultrasound Imaging--Cheap, Versatile, and Safe: Case Histories of Transformational Advances

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

This case history describes how efforts on multiple fronts, including advocacy, training, and technological development, made ultrasound the second most commonly used diagnostic imaging technology (after X-rays). Specifically, we chronicle 1) ultrasound’s development... 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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01 Sep 2010
News

Noted & Quoted

“If I had been leaving Harvard in 2010, this would be the area I would want to be going into.” — Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA ’69), a founder of the European venture capital industry, referring to his latest venture, Social Finance, a social investment bank. (London... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2015
News

The Protagonist Goes Prime Time

Buell sprints from the Skydeck, his gray jacket flapping, to add another student idea to the slowly growing list on the chalkboard. The Managing Health Care Delivery Executive Education class is... View Details

Keywords: April White

Career Coach

Mark Hardie

Mark (MIT Sloan ’93) is a serial entrepreneur and start-up veteran with a knack for finding innovation roles in any size company. He is a career-long mentor who loves working with start-up teams, founders and would-be entrepreneurs. Mark is currently the Director of... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Health Care; Health Care; Health Care; Health Care; Health Care; Health Care

15 Feb 2012
Op-Ed

Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point

capital and an end to predatory lending practices? Organizations lament sky-rocketing health care costs, but why is there such a limited effort to organize preventative care? Cutting Medicare will not stop... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower, Herman B. Leonard & Lynn S. Paine

01 Jun 2012
News

Letters to the Editor

efficiency, it’s true that in many areas, private is more efficient. But not in health care. Compare Medicare administrative costs to those of private insurers. Medicare Advantage has average costs 15 percent higher than traditional... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Disruption: The Art of Framing

potential shared resources. Johnson & Johnson has done this effectively with many of its health care companies—acquiring separate platforms of growth and leaving them largely independent. Knight Ridder... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower

12 Jan 2017
News

Personalizing Women’s Path to Success

more than $350 million—where she focused on health care technology investments. She was general partner, serving on many private, public, and nonprofit boards, while also raising two boys, now 13 and 15. But... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

Profile

Angela R. Hicks Bowman

employees, along with 3 million members in more than 200 cities. The service now includes health care professionals, pet care and even offers a special subscriber list for... View Details

27 Jul 2020
Blog Post

HBS Summer Fellows Respond to COVID-19

that facilitates video consultations with mental health professionals. With its general access and minimal click approach, Bloomup is the low-barrier solution for all concerns, especially those due to the COVID-19 crisis. Peter Le (MBA... View Details

01 Jun 2002
News

Alfred L. Cheauré - A Dog's Life

special. My competitive nature led me to contact a local dog club about showing her in competition, and one thing led to another. For about a year I went almost every weekend to a dog show with Anni and served as kennel help and doer of odd jobs taking View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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