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A Feasibility Study Using Time-driven Activity-based Costing as a Management Tool for Provider Cost Estimation: Lessons from the National TB Control Program in Zimbabwe in 2018
By: J. Chirenda, B. Nhlema Simwaka, C. Sandy, K. Bodnar, S. Corbin, P. Desai, T. Mapako, S. Shamu, C. Timire, E. Antonio, A. Makone, A. Birikorang, T. Mapuranga, M. Ngwenya, T. Masunda, M. Dube, E. Wandwalo, L. Morrison and R. S. Kaplan
Background: This study used process maps and time-driven activity-based costing to document TB service delivery processes. The analysis identified the resources required to sustain TB services in Zimbabwe, as well as several opportunities for more effective and... View Details
Keywords: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Provider Cost; Health Care and Treatment; Cost Management; Activity Based Costing and Management; Zimbabwe
Chirenda, J., B. Nhlema Simwaka, C. Sandy, K. Bodnar, S. Corbin, P. Desai, T. Mapako, S. Shamu, C. Timire, E. Antonio, A. Makone, A. Birikorang, T. Mapuranga, M. Ngwenya, T. Masunda, M. Dube, E. Wandwalo, L. Morrison, and R. S. Kaplan. "A Feasibility Study Using Time-driven Activity-based Costing as a Management Tool for Provider Cost Estimation: Lessons from the National TB Control Program in Zimbabwe in 2018." BMC Health Services Research 21, no. 242 (2021).
- 05 Oct 2015
- News
Study finds that daughters benefit when moms work
- 26 Nov 2019
- News
Who Killed Healthcare? Dr Regina Herzlinger Knows Who’s Guilty
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
http://www.ajmc.com/publications/issue/2013/2013-1-vol19-n9/Testimonials-Do-Not-Convert-Patients-From-Brand-to-Generic-Medication August 2013 Health Affairs Lessons from England's Health View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2014
- News
Harvard Is Hosting a ‘Health Acceleration Challenge’
- 20 Mar 2012
- News
Romney's Medicare plan could create gap for seniors
- Article
Beyond Statistics: The Economic Content of Risk Scores
By: Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, Raymond Kluender and Paul Schrimpf
"Big data" and statistical techniques to score potential transactions have transformed insurance and credit markets. In this paper, we observe that these widely-used statistical scores summarize a much richer heterogeneity, and may be endogenous to the context in which... View Details
Einav, Liran, Amy Finkelstein, Raymond Kluender, and Paul Schrimpf. "Beyond Statistics: The Economic Content of Risk Scores." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 8, no. 2 (April 2016): 195–224.
- June 2014
- Article
Improving Value with TDABC
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The article discusses the benefits of time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) combined with outcomes measurement for healthcare organizations. Topics covered include improving resource efficiency, optimizing care over the complete care cycle, and planning and... View Details
Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Activity Based Costing and Management; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Improving Value with TDABC." hfm (Healthcare Financial Management) 68, no. 6 (June 2014): 76–83.
- May 2014 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Vaxess Technologies, Inc.
By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez
In February 2014, Michael Schrader, chief executive of Vaxess Technologies, Inc., was assessing the startup health care company's 2014 marketing plan. On December 31st, 2013, Vaxess had obtained an exclusive license to a series of patents for a silk protein technology... View Details
Keywords: Vaccine; Cold Chain; Antigen; Temperature Controlled; Developing Markets; Immunization; Health Care and Treatment; Health Pandemics; Global Strategy; Supply Chain; Health; Health Industry; Health Industry
Quelch, John A., and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "Vaxess Technologies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 514-107, May 2014. (Revised January 2015.)
- June 11, 2021
- Article
Addressing Demographic Disparities in Clinical Trials
By: Kathy Giusti, Richard G. Hamermesh and Mark Krasnow
Disparities in health care are not just limited to the delivery of care. They also exist in the way that clinical trials are structured. Women, people of color, and the elderly often are not adequately represented. This article offers three strategies for addressing... View Details
Giusti, Kathy, Richard G. Hamermesh, and Mark Krasnow. "Addressing Demographic Disparities in Clinical Trials." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (June 11, 2021).
- September 2022
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Trends in Remote Patient Monitoring Use in Traditional Medicare
By: Mitchell Tang, Carter Nakamoto, Ariel Dora Stern and Ateev Mehrotra
Remote patient monitoring (RPM), the collection by patients of physiological measurements that are automatically sent to their health care practitioners, has been touted as a promising tool for improving chronic disease management. Interest in RPM has grown because of... View Details
Tang, Mitchell, Carter Nakamoto, Ariel Dora Stern, and Ateev Mehrotra. "Trends in Remote Patient Monitoring Use in Traditional Medicare." JAMA Internal Medicine 182, no. 9 (September 2022): 1005–1006.
- December 1992 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
Becton Dickinson Division: Marketing Organization
By: Frank V. Cespedes
The marketing director for the largest division of a health care products company is reviewing the structure and staffing of the division's marketing organization. The division has authorization to hire an additional marketing manager. Hence, the immediate case... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Health Care and Treatment; Human Resources; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Managerial Roles; Product Marketing; Measurement and Metrics; Organizational Structure; Strategy; Health Industry; Health Industry
Cespedes, Frank V. "Becton Dickinson Division: Marketing Organization." Harvard Business School Case 593-070, December 1992. (Revised November 1994.)
- July 2000 (Revised August 2005)
- Case
Deaconess-Glover Hospital (A)
Chronicles the initial efforts to teach a health care organization to manage itself according to the principles of the Toyota Production System (TPS). Describes the decision and dilemmas that arose from the implementation experiment. Builds on Bowen and Spear's earlier... View Details
Spear, Steven J., and John Kenagy. "Deaconess-Glover Hospital (A)." Harvard Business School Case 601-022, July 2000. (Revised August 2005.)
- Research Summary
Integrating: A managerial practice that enables implementation in fragmented healthcare environments [Under Review]
In this paper with Michaela Kerrisey, Sara Singer, Nicholas Leydon, and Gordon Schiff, we identify the factors that enabled primary care clinics to overcome implementation barriers and explain how clinic managers can integrate those factors across roles. Our... View Details
- January 2025
- Case
Summer Health: Raising an AI-First Company?
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Sarah Mehta and Maxim Pike Harrell
In October 2023, Summer Health CEO Ellen DaSilva arrived at a defining juncture for her pediatric telehealth startup. Founded in 2021, Summer Health offered parents rapid access to licensed pediatricians via text message. DaSilva, an experienced telehealth executive,... View Details
Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Technology Adoption; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Business Startups; Health Care and Treatment; Business Strategy; Product Development; Health Industry; Health Industry; United States
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Sarah Mehta, and Maxim Pike Harrell. "Summer Health: Raising an AI-First Company?" Harvard Business School Case 825-083, January 2025.
- 16 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers Be Saved From Their Misguided Decisions?
health, career—that an industry is evolving around motivating people to be smarter about their choices. The problem: solutions created by these researchers and other behavioral scientists, such as incentives to remind health View Details
- October 16, 2024
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Physicians Can Help Cut Costs. They Just Need the Right Incentives.
By: Susanna Gallani and Derek A. Haas
Health care organizations have long tried to enlist physicians in their effort to control or reduce costs. One effective means for doing so is to create an incentive system that rewards physicians for their contributions. To design such a system, organizations should... View Details
Gallani, Susanna, and Derek A. Haas. "Physicians Can Help Cut Costs. They Just Need the Right Incentives." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (October 16, 2024).