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American Well: The DTC Decision

By: Elie Ofek and Natalie Kindred

In late 2013, telehealth company American Well, which developed a digital platform that allowed patients to conduct online medical consultations with physicians, is considering pursuing a direct-to-consumer (DTC) strategy. Founded in 2006, American Well had, to date,... View Details

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My research examines approaches to improving the performance of our health care delivery system with a primary focus on health information technology. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of my program, my dissertation draws upon theories and insights from... View Details

15 Nov 2022
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Stop Ignoring Bad Behavior: 6 Tips for Better Ethics at Work

also advising the government—the drug-regulation division of the US Food and Drug Administration—on how to strengthen its oversight of pharma. In addition to this alleged conflict of interest, McKinsey recommended questionable sales tactics to Purdue, including... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

11 Apr 2023
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Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide

disappearing when you consider about Apple Pay. Amazon is competing with pharmacy businesses now. So what defines industry membership of a company? And where does an industry start and where does it end? Parallel to all these is our... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consumer Products; Real Estate; Financial Services; Retail

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transformation into a value-based care ecosystem. Under its CenterWell brand, the several millions of members in Humana Medicare Advantage plans now had access to Humana-provided primary care, home care, behavioral health, and mail order View Details

04 Oct 2016
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Why We Recruit: CVS Health

of health. Through its approximately 9,600 retail pharmacies under the CVS, Navarro and Longs Drugs brand names, more than 1,135 walk-in MinuteClinc locations, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with more... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

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Biotech, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals: News

received the search result, may also select Online under Shown Only in the right column of the search result page. Hollis search may help you find journals that is not covered by the above databases, e.g. Pharmacy Time View Details

Howard D. Johnson

After securing a secret ice cream recipe for $300 in 1925, Johnson began preparing ice cream in his basement and selling it in his pharmacy. The success of the ice cream gave way to the closure of the pharmacy and the start of the... View Details

Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging

Career Coach

Jon Puz

boards. Work Experience: Availity (General Manager), Olive (Executive Vice President then General Manager), Verata (Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder), HBS/Blavatnik Fellow Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Shields Pharmacy Services (VP... View Details

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3.1 Student Accounts | MBA

bills by e-mail and can view their student account using their Harvard Key. Payments may be made electronically or by check. Credit cards are not accepted. Charges for tuition and fees and all other charges such as rent, pharmacy charges,... View Details

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Raamin Mostaghimi

earlier, she was living in a Pakistani refugee camp after being smuggled across the border from Iran. She was there because four years prior, a cleric decided that declaring herself a Baha'i was reason enough to expel her from her final year of View Details

01 Mar 2005
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Ideas: Books

research team) examine 24 cases of collaboration between businesses and nonprofit organizations in Mexico (a food bank and an American supermarket), Colombia, Chile (a pharmacy chain and an elder-care home), Argentina (a newspaper and a... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

17 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

The Business Case for Diabetes Disease Management

the latest test results. A third approach—less common—is to create a coordinated "virtual team" around the patient, by sharing lab data, insurance claims data, and pharmacy data in an attempt to enhance overall care. Another... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

01 Dec 2017
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Research Brief: Developing High-Tech Talent

through specialized training, such as carpenters, electricians, and pharmacy technicians. In today’s tech-heavy work environments, however, apprenticeships should not be limited to these trade occupations, Fuller argues, noting that... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Sep 2004
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Bill Dunaway (MBA 1964)

A self-described SOB — son of the boss — Bill Dunaway grew up working in his father’s pharmacy in Marietta, Georgia, a town of 61,000 outside Atlanta. After expanding the business to a chain of 18 drug stores, Dunaway sold the operation... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

22 Feb 2016
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The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist

the federal Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which was designed to protect competition by outlawing monopolistic business practices. This fear of monopoly power made Americans leery of business agreements that smacked of price-fixing. Yet Gleason, in her efforts to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Health; Legal Services

25 Jul 2005
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An Organization Your Customers Understand

medication, which alleviates a health problem, or the face cream, which enhances skin care. But other individuals and groups also satisfy our definition: Pharmacy chains, distributors, hospitals, physicians, and research scientists all... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

01 Mar 2023
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Action Plan: Casting Call

market over the years. While the company continues to make envelopes and printed products, it also produces packaging for pharmacies and other e-commerce mailing needs. With 9 manufacturing facilities and more than 20 sales offices in the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; hobbies; balance; meaning; longevity; aging; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing

03 Dec 2007
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Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising

pharmacy lab who finds young, classically trained musicians; records their work; and distributes the CDs to customers. "He blends the purity of the artist and a sense of discovery with his business," he says. "It speaks to a certain... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Publishing; Advertising

02 Aug 2021
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Uncovering the Virtual Advantage at Humana

role.” This onboarding process was very successful in getting interns the information they needed and building connections without being overwhelming. In addition, site visits to the pharmacy distribution center and call centers that had... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Health-Related Services

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