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- 08 Sep 2015
- News
What Are a Hospital’s Costs? Utah System Is Trying to Learn
Gabe Weinreb
I am a second-year PhD student in the Health Policy and Management program at Harvard Business School where my advisor is Dr. Rob Huckman. I live in Brookline with my fiance Natalie and our two cats, Joe and Huey. Before grad school I was a research assistant in the... View Details
- October 1997 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (A)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Elaine V. Backman
Outlines the dynamic shifts in the external environment surrounding Planned Parenthood's operations in 1994. Health care reform was threatening some of its core customer base. The organization had to come up with a strategy and a process for adapting to the new... View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Elaine V. Backman. "Planned Parenthood Federation of America (A)." Harvard Business School Case 598-001, October 1997. (Revised April 2002.)
- January 2018 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Capital Allocation at HCA
By: W. Carl Kester and Emily R. McComb
In early 2017, HCA Holdings, an investor-owned hospital management company, faced a strategically important capital allocation decision. After the exit of its private equity sponsors in 2016, HCA had to determine how best to allocate its substantial annual free cash... View Details
Keywords: Capital Allocation; Cash Distribution Policy; Dividends; Share Repurchases; Growth Strategy And Execution; Growth Investing; Capital Expenditures; Debt Management; Debt Reduction; Debt Policy; Hospital Management; Investor-owned Hospital Chains; Capital Budgeting; Capital Structure; Cash Flow; Corporate Finance; Decision Choices and Conditions; Health Industry; United States
Kester, W. Carl, and Emily R. McComb. "Capital Allocation at HCA." Harvard Business School Case 218-039, January 2018. (Revised April 2021.)
- June 2024
- Article
Enhancing Value and Well-Being: The Basket of Motivators Framework for Aligning Neurology Clinical Practices with Performance Outcomes
By: Peter N. Hadar, Susanna Gallani and Lidia Moura
Physician burnout, which is prevalent in neurology, has accelerated in recent years. While multifactorial, a major contributing factor to burnout is a payment model that rewards volume over quality, leaving physicians overburdened and unfulfilled. The aim of this... View Details
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Personal Development and Career; Well-being; Motivation and Incentives
Hadar, Peter N., Susanna Gallani, and Lidia Moura. "Enhancing Value and Well-Being: The Basket of Motivators Framework for Aligning Neurology Clinical Practices with Performance Outcomes." Neurology: Clinical Practice 14, no. 1 (June 2024).
- 24 Aug 2016
- News
Can Obamacare Be Saved?
- August 2012 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
HealthAllies (A)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Michael Sherman
This case describes a "do good and do well" firm that enables individuals to buy health care services at discounted prices. It delineates the characteristics of the uninsured and others who are the primary targets for the firm. "HealthAllies (B)" provides information... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Marketing Channels; Demand and Consumers; Commercialization; Health Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Michael Sherman. "HealthAllies (A)." Harvard Business School Case 302-019, August 2012. (Revised from original August 2001 version.)
- 07 Feb 2019
- News
Business Management in the Cardiac Cath Laboratory
- 23 Sep 2014
- News
What Role Do Corporations Have in Society?
- 01 May 2020
- News
The Business of Medicine in the Era of COVID-19
- 07 Jun 2014
- Video
Kyle Schultz - Making A Difference
- April 2012
- Article
Broadening Focus: Spillovers, Complementarities and Specialization in the Hospital Industry
By: Jonathan R. Clark and Robert S. Huckman
The long-standing argument that focused operations outperform others stands in contrast to claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development... View Details
Keywords: Performance Capacity; Operations; Advertising; Production; Corporate Strategy; Relationships; Medical Specialties; Complexity; Risk and Uncertainty; Experience and Expertise; Diversification; Quality; Health Industry
Clark, Jonathan R., and Robert S. Huckman. "Broadening Focus: Spillovers, Complementarities and Specialization in the Hospital Industry." Management Science 58, no. 4 (April 2012): 708–722.
- 09 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 9
Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 612-016 Lowell General Physician Hospital Organization This case focuses on the Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), a novel payment program designed to incentivize providers to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2011
- Supplement
Expansion at Narayana Hrudayalaya
By: Tarun Khanna and Tanya Bijlani
Narayana Hrudayalaya has expanded into a multi-specialty health city in Bangalore, with a 25-acre campus that offers complex tertiary care procedures ranging from orthopedics to cancer care. In 2008, NH raised private equity from JP Morgan and Pinebridge Investments to... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Price; Health Care and Treatment; Emerging Markets; Social Enterprise; Expansion; Health Industry; Bangalore; Cayman Islands; Miami
Khanna, Tarun, and Tanya Bijlani. "Expansion at Narayana Hrudayalaya." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 712-801, September 2011.
- March 2013
- Other Article
Redesigning Primary Care: A Strategic Vision to Improve Value by Organizing Around Patients' Needs
By: Michael E. Porter, Erika A. Pabo and Thomas H. Lee
Primary care in the United States currently struggles to attract new physicians and to garner investments in infrastructure required to meet patients' needs. We believe that the absence of a robust overall strategy for the entire spectrum of primary care is a... View Details
Keywords: Health
Porter, Michael E., Erika A. Pabo, and Thomas H. Lee. "Redesigning Primary Care: A Strategic Vision to Improve Value by Organizing Around Patients' Needs." Health Affairs 32, no. 3 (March 2013): 516–525.
- 27 Jan 2016
- News
Harvard Business School Launches Precision Trials Challenge
Broadening Focus: Spillovers, Complementarities and Specialization in the Hospital Industry
The long-standing argument that focused operations outperform others stands in contrast to claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. Within the literature on corporate strategy, this tension between focus and breadth is reconciled by the concept of... View Details