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- 05 Sep 2012
- What Do You Think?
Will Business Management Save US Health Care?
doctors and hospitals to remove the cartel and guild aspects of medicine and put more of the purse strings directly into the consumers' hands " Addressing incentives, Tom Dolembo suggested that "We should pay doctors well who... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
Building a Startup at HBS
researchers, or product managers – we could use our time at HBS as an opportunity to both launch a product and build a business from scratch. After discussing a number of pain points we had seen in hospitals over the years, we arrived at... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Meeting an essential health care need in India
When his mother became ill in 2008, Krishna Mahesh (MBA 2005) came face to face with India’s deep deficit of quality hospital beds. It inspired him to launch Sundaram Medical Devices, which develops high-tech, low-cost View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
The Race Against Resistance
Waltham, Massachusetts, suggests two main reasons why so few new antibiotics are in the pipeline. First, antibiotics are used for relatively short courses and, as a result, aren’t as profitable as chronic-care medicines. Second, in the United States, View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 04 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Attention Medical Shoppers: What Health Care Can Learn from Walmart and Amazon
Medical School professor, surgeon, and New Yorker staff writer Atul Gawande; and HBS professor Raffaella Sadun, who has led an international research project on the role of management in acute care hospitals and medical schools. David... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Bringing Out the Best
HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation. As a hospital trustee, she understands the importance of unrestricted giving: “I have seen firsthand how much the hospital needs supporters who trust in its leaders to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Research Brief: Where Top-Down Tops Out
Raffaella Sadun (photo by Russ Campbell) Raffaella Sadun (photo by Russ Campbell) In the face of economic challenges, hospitals in the English National Health Service have turned to a strategy that has proven effective for small private... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 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, View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Doctor Is In
The spotless, brightly lit corridors of Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital are filled with the ebb and flow of the human condition —people from around the globe and around the corner who come here seeking the best possible care for... View Details
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Incentives and Operational Excellence
Whether you're running a major medical supply company or a hole-in-the-wall video store, chances are you know how common operational problems are. If you are the medical supplier, for instance, you probably deal with a hospital group that... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Research Brief: The Best Medicine
As it turns out, innovation doesn’t benefit everyone equally, and a new study tries to understand how that plays out in the pharmaceutical R&D process in the United States. “The numbers are striking,” says Associate Professor Joshua Schwartzstein, pointing to the fact... View Details
- 26 Oct 2015
- News
Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush: A Disruptive Force in Health Care
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
a large hotel chain reached out to express interest, Hoskins began to see the promise of B2B sales in the hospitality market. “They got the value right away,” says Hoskins. “It’s automatic: Your customers are healthier and getting better... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 27 Apr 2018
- News
Placing Nurses Where They Are Needed
Alejandro Moreno (MBA 1988) is CEO of Nightingale Nurses, a service that provides traveling nurses to hospitals and health care facilities across the United States. In this interview, he talks about the advantages of flexibility and the... View Details
- 13 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?
patients during visits, plus more accurate visit notes. However, clinicians’ well-being is unfortunately not always the top priority for hospital executives. Currently, most US hospitals generate revenue... View Details
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Investment Club | MBA
Investment Club To improve members' understanding of investment management; to help members develop practical investment skills and test them in the markets; and to create superior access to career opportunities in the investment industry. Annual Events View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Improving patient care through better communication
Harvard Business School Professor Amy C. Edmondson explores how open communication in hospitals leads to improved patient care. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Random Sampling of HBS Graduates in the News
he told the Boston Business Journal (January 114, 1999). Added Krasnow, "The [medical] system today doesn't really provide the resources people need. Patients are discharged from hospitals very quickly." CardioResponse customers rent or... View Details
- 02 Jan 2020
- Op-Ed
Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?
allow people to choose Medicare or private insurance. The Republicans, for their part, have focused on dismantling Obamacare and making hospital prices more transparent. Which, if any of these, can solve these serious problems? We think... View Details
Robert W. Johnson
Johnson created a large-scale medical products company, specializing in surgical dressings and medical supplies for hospital markets. His name and products have become synonymous with quality health care treatment. View Details
Keywords: Healthcare