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- 04 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?
for this to happen. Q: There's an interesting phenomenon going on, and that's basically outsourcing fairly complex surgeries to India for much cheaper prices. Does this actually pose a threat to the institutionalized health care system at... View Details
- 20 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 20
standards battle between HD-DVD and Blu-ray, focusing on the events that precipitated the Blu-ray victory in early 2008. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/710443-PDF-ENG Hospital for Special Surgery (C): Continuing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
These Coronavirus Heroes Show Us How Crisis Leadership Works
tests. Now both companies are going all out on testing. Dr. Gianrico Farrugia, CEO of Mayo Clinic, was faced with the painful decision to shut down all elective surgery in order to focus treating COVID-19 patients and other emergency... View Details
- 28 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation
laws in their own states.) The decrease in patents was highest in the riskier specialties, such as surgery and orthopedics, where liability is potentially high; it was lowest in comparatively low-risk specialties such as dentistry and... View Details
- 02 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Research and Prospects
hospitals and didn't in others. And it actually had a lot to do with the kind of power their cardiac surgery departments had. It didn't take off in places with politically strong and well respected cardiac View Details
- 07 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
Putting Health Care Consumers in the Driver’s Seat
against heart disease—such as exercise and diet programs—in the same way that angioplasties and bypass surgeries are funded. Despite compelling statistics that show preventive measures are far more effective and would cost much less than... View Details
- 29 May 2007
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First Look: May 29, 2007
based on an advertisement (77%). Fifty-two percent of patient respondents recalled seeing or hearing advertisements related to hip or knee arthroplasty. These patients were more likely to request a specific type of surgery or brand of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
What’s an Internet Business Model? Ask a Health Care Professional
by health insurance, such as laser eye surgery and infertility counseling. "For the exchange to work, there has to be a value proposition for both sides," Slavitt explained. "Providers today live in a world where people they have... View Details
- 26 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
financial markets. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55747 February 2019 Annals of Surgery Burnout in Surgery Viewed Through the Lens of Psychological Safety By: Swendiman,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Healthcare Conference Looks At Ailing Industry
he said, patients had to be "almost dead" before they could be treated for coronary artery disease with open-heart bypass surgery. The surgery was only available at select academic medical centers at great cost and... View Details
- 25 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health
healthcare services is taking place from Asia to Africa. In India, the Avarind Eye Hospital provides routine eye surgeries to the highest quality standards at perhaps a tenth of the developed country price. A mass production approach to... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
You Won't Make It If You Fake It
fields. Can you imagine doing brain surgery without proper training? Or playing the cello at Carnegie Hall or tennis at Wimbledon without years of training and practice? Just as you cannot learn these skills solely in the classroom,... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 19 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail
Clinic had been consistently ranked No. 1 by US News & World Report for heart surgery survival rates, her father opted to go to the No. 2 ranked Mayo Clinic. The reason for his choice: doctors at the Cleveland Clinic had a reputation... View Details
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurial Hospital Pioneers New Model
healthcare, to make it more feasible for other entrepreneurs to do similar work. "The odds against succeeding in a developing country are severe," he said. Robin Hood Via London Born and raised in India, Shetty went to medical school in Mangalore and trained... View Details
- 12 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 12
Mexico. salaUno had grown from doing 75 cataract surgeries in its first month of operation to a high of 388 surgeries 21 months later. This case explores the challenges in scaling up a healthcare venture... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 26
Analysis of the Reduction Mammaplasty Learning Curve: A Statistical Process Model for Approaching Surgical Performance Improvement Authors:Matthew Carty, Rodney Chan, Robert S. Huckman, Daniel C. Snow, and Dennis Orgill Publication:Plastic and Reconstructive View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 15, 2008
Levine, G. Paul DeRosa, and Serena S. Hu Publication:Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (forthcoming) Abstract Currently, approximately ninety percent of the six hundred twenty graduating orthopaedic residents are planning on entering a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
These VC Partners May Make Your Firm Less Innovative
of students, the researchers surmised it may dampen innovation among competitive companies. To test that hypothesis, McDonald, Pahnke, Hallen and Wang looked at close to 200 medical device startups that developed products for minimally invasive View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
PeopleImages In 2012, federal court jurors listened as Ani Chopourian described the sexual harassment she endured as a cardiac surgery physician assistant at a Sacramento hospital. One surgeon greeted her each morning with “I’m horny” and... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 3, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208145 Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston and Dr. Bradford J. Shingleton (2004) Harvard Business School Case 608-151 Dr. Bradford Shingleton has developed some of the highest-quality eye View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace