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Association of the Meaningful Use Electronic Health Record Incentive Program with Health Information Technology Venture Capital Funding

By: Samuel Lite, William J. Gordon and Ariel Dora Stern

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Although the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act has accelerated electronic health record (EHR) adoption since its passage, clinician satisfaction with EHRs remains low, and the association of HITECH with... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Laws and Statutes; Innovation and Invention; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital

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01 Oct 1999
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Banking on Success

The Dow's high for the year was 891.66, there were long lines at the gas pumps, and Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Lehman Brothers were essentially one-office firms. "Most of us who went into banking thought it was going to be a... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

31 Jul 2023
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Striving for Imperfection

aversion tax in their example cases range from 25 to more than 50 percent. So think about that: incredible investment opportunities that have been foregone because people were essentially paralyzed. Now someone listening might say, well,... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Feb 2023
What Do You Think?

Will Hybrid Work Strategies Pull Down Long-Term Performance?

(iStockphoto/AndreyPopov) Remote work has always been an essential part of economic activity. Some people work from home, some work from anywhere, and some work where customers need them. But the COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to both... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

11 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard

the organization with stretch targets that take all employees outside their comfort zones. In Stage 3, leadership drives alignment of organizational units and is essential for communicating vision, values, and strategy to all employees.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

firms do not have a succession plan. Maintaining best practices around physical and mental health is not a luxury or a frill, but an essential aspect of risk management. CEOs and top management need to prioritize taking care of their own... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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A Letter from Michael Porter - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative A Letter from Michael Porter A Letter from Michael... View Details

11 Jul 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Deconstructing 'Customer Experience'

evolved to the concept of the “customer experience,” essentially the ability to capture customer loyalty and promote evangelism by offering top-notch service and a delightful experience at every interaction, from browsing products on a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Service

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

partial one. By their control over the money supply, central bankers can essentially set interest rates, especially short-term interest rates. And that's the basis of monetary policy. It's because of that control over the money... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

23 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit

Indian nonprofit devoted to supporting the millions of low-income women who toil in the country’s informal economy. Serving young people and working mothers, brother and sister each came to believe that intervening at the preschool and primary-school levels was View Details

27 Mar 2017
Blog Post

Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA?

I’m happy to concede some territory here: I’m not convinced it’s essential to running the company that I can derive WACC or read Balance of Payments statements. This argument does, though, undervalue the soft stuff that is taught and I... View Details

16 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem

example, managers could receive “bonus points” for choosing underrepresented candidates that they could later redeem for a free service. “This work essentially says you can’t design these algorithms in isolation,” Lakkaraju says. “You’ve... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

08 Feb 2023
Op-Ed

Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears

Fighting bias will be key Teams formed across department and location boundaries tend to be more diverse. What will it take for these teams to outperform during rockier times? Managing implicit bias will be essential to not only engage... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore

20 Jan 2022
Op-Ed

3 Steps to Help Companies Rebuild Trust During the Pandemic

an offer of repair. Researchers studying apologies found one of the most effective elements of an apology is an offer to repair the problem. We’ve found offers of repair are essential to long-term trust recovery. After all, the most View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

27 Aug 2013
Working Paper Summaries

The Impact of Patent Wars on Firm Strategy: Evidence from the Global Smartphone Market

Keywords: by Yongwook Paik & Feng Zhu; Legal Services

13 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?

really goes away. Since the dawn of advertising, retailers have made a point of marketing separate lines of branded products for men and women in many categories, even in cases where their functions are essentially the same. It's a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Auto

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

which directly contributed to the segregation of neighborhoods. Understanding the role systemic racism has played is essential to EJ. For environmental policy to really be EJ, it needs to combat the systemic inequalities from sources like... View Details

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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

your leadership style and managing the conditions that drive team performance. 6 weeks, 7-9 hrs/week Pay by September 11 $1,850 Certificate Management Essentials Professors Joseph Fuller & David Garvin Master four vital managerial... View Details

19 Sep 2013
Working Paper Summaries

U.S. High-Skilled Immigration, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Empirical Approaches and Evidence

Keywords: by William R. Kerr

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The Challenge of Color - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

three-color printing processes. In general, color printing was more complicated and expensive than black and white, and its results less reliable and “realistic.” Trade journals essentially considered black and white “preferable to lurid... View Details

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