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- 01 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients
skilled nursing facilities for their recovery, where they could learn how to walk, climb stairs, and get into a car with their new knee or hip. In other hospitals, however, those skills were discussed in a 30- to 60-minute conversation in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
A Silent Workplace Crisis
Benvenuti Photo courtesy Janet Simpson Benvenuti Although I didn’t realize it until much later, my life changed the day I agreed to become legally responsible for my 78-year-old father and my 77-year-old mother, who suffered from lung cancer and Alzheimer’s disease,... View Details
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Mental Health | MBA
services; as the semester progresses the amount of wait time for an Initial Consultation may increase. CAMHS clinicians are a dedicated group of licensed mental health clinicians, nurse prescribers, psychiatrists, psychologists, and... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
An Atypical Case — Robin G. Berglund (MBA 1971)
to reach a nurse who has paged him. Then, apologizing for his fatigue after thirty sleepless hours, he settles into a chair in a quiet corner to reflect for a few moments on his decision to enter medical school at the age of 45 after a... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Random Sampling of HBS Graduates in the News
transmitted over phone lines to the firm's Natick, Massachusetts, offices, where experienced cardiac nurses also field voice calls. Most calls are questions about symptoms or the advisability of various lifestyle behaviors. Calls... View Details
- Profile
Justin Bardin
month after graduation, Justin's life took another important turn when he married his wife, Patricia. They live on campus; Patricia is pursuing a nursing degree at Bunker Hill Community College while Justin pursues his MBA. Justin's... View Details
- 11 Oct 2012
- News
Answering the Doctor's Call
take it to heart. Says Downing, a married father of three who has spent more than a decade volunteering in the poor urban neighborhoods of nearby Akron, “My true heroes are the pastors, social workers, doctors, and nurses who volunteer in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Case Study: The Doctor Deficit
that today’s nurse shortage could reach 1.2 million vacancies in the same time frame. Alexi Nazem (MBA 2011) has seen the impact of these shortages firsthand. “Health care is a very broken system,” says the doctor and cofounder of Nomad... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 15 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Growing Pains: Prescriptions for U.S. Health Care
declares. "The fact of the matter is, advances in medical technology now make it possible for nurse practitioners to handle many cases with considerable expertise and at considerably less expense. Similarly, family physicians can now... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Classmates Rally to Help Family Stricken with Rare Disease
breathing with a respirator and under 24-hour nursing care. “It's hard to imagine a more agonizing situation for a parent, but somehow, John and Aileen have found the strength to fight back.” “It's hard to imagine a more agonizing... View Details
- Portrait Project
Mardie Oakes
cruise." Taped onto the bottom, as if my parents insisted I give some of the money away, was "And I would give $100 each to a nursing home and an orphanage." Friends read these statements with disbelief and laughter; I... View Details
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
managing labor and delivery units in the United States and assess the associations between unit management and maternal outcomes. Methods: We developed and administered a management measurement instrument using structured telephone interviews with both the primary... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Making Eco Easy
Blueland cofounders, Sarah Paiji Yoo, John Mascari (MBA 2012), and Gina Pak (MBA 2015) (photo by Chris Taggart) As new mom Sarah Paiji Yoo contemplated the switch from nursing her infant son to making him formula, she was horrified to... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 16 Jan 2014
- News
Learning from Helping Others
things happen to people and they are forced to live off of food stamps or go to soup kitchens and food pantries to get their meals," she says. The New Jersey native recalled that her own earliest altruistic efforts—performing Gilbert and Sullivan musicals at View Details
- 31 Oct 2014
- Op-Ed
Ebola’s Call To Arms About Disaster Preparedness
it is self-limiting. It is chiefly a disease of caregivers for that very reason. In that regard, we must give the doctors and nurses on the front lines credit for being willing to take significant risks to help and treat others afflicted... View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- News
Finding Her Place
certification. Chapman plans to add nursing and entrepreneurship options next. Hudson is also exploring innovations on the fundraising side, such as allowing donors to donate stock or cryptocurrency. “The more we can diversify our options... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Short Takes
willing to take risks, admit mistakes, and ask for help themselves. Appearing invincible is counterproductive. Real leaders are not afraid to show their vulnerability," she concluded. Tapping Hidden Wells of Knowledge A nurse follows her... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 21 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them
of hospitals rather than a more holistic view of the sector. "We need [talented managers in] hospices and retail clinics and nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities and biotech, medical devices, and... View Details
- Profile
Luc Sirois
way: a project leader pinpoints problem areas and organizes a hackathon that is attended by an audience of 200 to 300 participants. Doctors and nurses on the front line engage with software developers who are eager to break through the... View Details