Healthcare IT - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2009
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Health Care a Top Priority at HBS

The HBS Healthcare Initiative is one of five interdisciplinary areas of interest that is a priority of the School (along with the Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Social Enterprise, and Global initiatives). Its... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

07 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 7

commissions hurt sales. If managers must retain a cap, they should set it as high as possible to avoid reducing reps' incentives. Although overly complicated compensation systems have their downsides, research has found that a system... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Katy Lankester

is an excellent way to train the muscles of judgement, because you build pattern recognition, you hear well-reasoned opposing viewpoints, and your thinking is pushed until it is reasoned and consistent. How has your overall HBS experience... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

27 Jun 2016
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Ulf Mark Schneider Has Plans to Make Nestlé Healthy

the company since 1922. A piece in Fortune notes that the appointment “could trigger a series of acquisitions by the Swiss food giant to further its ambitions in nutrition and medical foods.” Schneider comes to the foodmaker from... View Details

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Elizabeth Bruyere

I was not surprised by my mother's soft, patient knock at 4 AM to tell me that my father had died. It was a moment I had been anticipating each day for five years after his Stage IV cancer diagnosis, and with even more certainty after he... View Details

24 Apr 2020
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Spreading the Love

or have meaningful messages but we also have the capability to go beyond that into different areas,” says Rose. “So we said, ‘What’s the problem statement?’” To begin the design thinking process, Rose, Lovepop’s CEO, and Wise, its COO,... View Details

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Thomas Grenier

How has your HBS experience shaped your career path? I came to HBS from McKinsey and will continue working at McKinsey now that I have completed my MBA. This might lead people to think that HBS didn't really influence my career path, but View Details

09 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/419011-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School 718-471 Medtronic: Navigating a Shifting Healthcare Landscape Medtronic is adapting its strategy to changes in View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

04 Oct 2016
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October 4, 2016

2016 Self-published Introduction to Financial Accounting: Review Quizzes and Practice Exams By: Narayanan, V.G. Abstract—This book provides practice multiple choice questions on introductory accounting topics. It can be used to prepare... View Details

04 May 2010
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First Look: May 4

E-See You Now Elie Ofek and Ron LauferHarvard Business School Case 510-061 What is next for healthcare IT provider American Well, whose innovative Online Care technology allows physicians to deliver care to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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THE VALUE OF THE PHYSICIAN SHADOW PROGRAM: Witnessing The Front Lines of Care Delivery - Blog: Health Supplement

how involved and present anesthesiology was from start to finish of the procedure. I was very impressed with the preparation, stamina, and coordination it took from all the practitioners involved to complete the successful seven-hour... View Details

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Andrew Dervan

Weekend he attended, Andrew was impressed by the scope and depth of the School's Healthcare Initiative and by the quality of the MBA students. "You have the most to learn from the people who are most different from you," says... View Details

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Exploring Trade Links in the Interior - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business... View Details

07 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - COP27 and the Climate Crisis

sustainable development through organic and biodynamic farming. “We will try to tell everyone [at COP27], whether it’s a government, a corporation, or civil society that agriculture, to our understanding from our example at SEKEM, is proven to be one of the best... View Details

15 May 2017
Blog Post

Exploring Career Options at HBS

While working in investment banking and e-commerce roles, I realized the importance of interpersonal and leadership skills in successfully growing an organization. My decision to attend business school was largely fueled by my desire to build these skills. HBS has... View Details

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Venture Capital: Hot Markets and Current Industry Trends

sleeves.—Jeff Fagnan Lisa L. Wiersma, Principal, Tribune Ventures, invests around core businesses or newspapers and television stations. Her firm, perhaps not too surprisingly, is particularly interested in ventures that are not driven by advertising revenues. View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2018
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Case Study: Your Data, Your Health

early detection of gynecological diseases. The Oakland-based company completed its second clinical trial and is now raising Series A funding. Its initial indications focus on identifying conditions that... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

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Women on Boards: How Lara Druyan and Ann Lucena Are Shaping the Future of Corporate Leadership - Blog: RGE Report

meaningful work in health care. After graduating from HBS, she joined Tenet Healthcare and worked her way up to become Chief of Staff to the President of Hospital Operations—a role that gave her a front-row seat to corporate governance.... View Details

03 Feb 2014
News

Eyes on Medical Breakthroughs

harder than her male classmates to succeed. From her father, a Hungarian immigrant with no business training who bought New York City's Chelsea Hotel and turned it into one of the Big Apple's most famous addresses, she learned to take... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; Management; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

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A Chronicle of the China Trade. The Papers of Augustine Heard & Co., 1840-1877