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- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
to prove that a new medication’s benefits merit a higher price if cheaper, similar drugs are available. The process rewards companies whose drugs are more novel or help patients more, while forcing manufacturers of equally or less... View Details
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Health Plans - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Value-Based Health Care... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Short Takes
winners and losers?" he asks. Bradach will continue to study these issues in future work. Coordinating Patient Care With tight hospital budgets and shorter hospital stays the norm today, hospitals must not... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
At Your Service
care organization that has embraced the concept of tradeoffs with positive results. Some time ago, the Mayo Clinic decided to focus on the priority of reducing the amount of time patients wait to be seen. As... View Details
- 28 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation
bottom line of medical device companies—it’s good for patients as well. Related Reading: New Medical Devices Get To Patients Too Slowly Public R&D Investments and Private-sector Patenting: Evidence from... View Details
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurial Hospital Pioneers New Model
In Bangalore, a state-of-the-art hospital staffed by Western-trained physicians treats anyone suffering from a heart ailment. It accepts patients regardless of caste, class, religion, and perhaps most surprisingly, their ability to pay... View Details
- 20 Mar 2018
- News
Seeing a Way Forward
Daphne Leger (MBA 2012), director of continuous improvement for Mexico-based social enterprise salauno, uses her business savvy to bring affordable eye care to those who most need it. “I firmly believe that business has a key role to play... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Health-Care Forum's Rx for US System
Lawrence University Professor Michael Porter offered several ideas for coordinating and economizing, including assigning patient care to holistic, integrated practice units, instead of treatment by... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Your Own Medicine
level of creatine kinase—an enzyme indicative of muscle damage—in a normal person's blood is around 50 units per liter, maybe as high as 100 after a workout. Charley's was 20,000. It suggested muscular dystrophy. Related Links Curing Health View Details
- 05 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
Using Competition to Reform Healthcare
procedure centric, or institution centric, not patient centric. They are also misaligned with how patient value is actually created. Patient value in health View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Life-Saving Network
give and receive from others who, like them, have signed on to a larger computerized network that matches willing donors and recipients. Said Roth, “There are 70,000 people waiting for a kidney. I don’t think it solves the whole problem, but it solves these problems... View Details
- 02 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Laura Mackay...
models and aspirations to transform the industry. One company in particular grabbed my attention: Fibroblast, a referral management platform. The business is focused at the heart of the one for the most challenging issues for patient... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Making a Statement
Getting Behind Health Care Andrew M. Paul (MBA 1983) sees a powerful connection between the business side of health care and the benefits of better service delivery to patients. “By investing in companies... View Details
- 15 Apr 2021
- News
Bringing Light to the Fight
symbol of health care activism, not the internationally recognized icon it is today. Starting a public conversation about women’s health was not easy, certainly, but the foundation believed that education and awareness—among both women... View Details
- 17 Aug 2011
- News
Breath of Life
36-year-old patient without need of immunosuppressive drugs. Performed in Sweden, the procedure was undertaken because a growing, inoperable tumor threatened the patient’s ability to breathe. Experts say the surgery was a precursor to... View Details
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VBHCD Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
replacements and repairs Neurosurgical procedures – cervical spine, brain Child birth – vaginal and caesarian Bariatric surgery Hysterectomies Urological procedures Rotator cuff repairs Tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies Observations room View Details
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VBHCD Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
repairs Tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies Observations room patients after ED care Chronic & Primary Care End-stage kidney disease Diabetes Congestive heart failure Audiology... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Faculty Research Online
innovation. Visit http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5799.html. The Rise of Medical Tourism Medical tourism — traveling far and wide for health care that is often better and certainly cheaper than at home — appeals to View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
discussions that took place back in May at Emory University Hospital Midtown will affect more than the bottom line. It will impact the quality of care delivered to thousands of people. Midtown is a 511-bed facility serving over 150,000... View Details
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Articles - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Involved Videos Books Articles PUBLICATIONS: Articles HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW How to Solve the Cost Crisis in Health Care HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW (September 2011) Robert S. Kaplan and Michael E. Porter This pivotal article presents the... View Details