HMOs - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Nov 2019
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Evolution of the consumer focus in healthcare

01 Jun 1999
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Ikenna Okezie

patients through their HMOs and would link them online with their lab results, diagnoses, medications, and other relevant information. "We hope to prove that patients will comply more readily with treatment regimens when they understand... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Sep 2004
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Mickey Herbert (MBA 1969)

Mickey Herbert parleyed a stint as an administrative assistant to a pediatric neurologist into a successful career as the founder and CEO of a Connecticut HMO. Not bad for someone who confesses he had “no clue” what he wanted to do after leaving HBS —except play... View Details

Keywords: Lewis Rice; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Feb 1997
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Herzlinger on Health Care: Revolution in Evolution

real market would permit Americans to buy health insurance for themselves, not from a shopper like an HMO. Americans are rejecting what they view as the unfair tactics that HMOs use to keep their costs down: discrimination against... View Details

01 Feb 2000
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Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real

money in unnecessary admissions and treatments, and save patients from dangerous procedures they may not need." Gilligan is already talking with several hospitals and HMOs to get the service off the ground. Taking a step away from high... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Feb 2000
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Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care

Herzlinger led a session in which participants analyzed government's role in a consumer-driven system. In a far-reaching discussion, those on the front lines of patient care, government, and HMOs spoke out. They advocated an exchange of... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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The Business of Biotech

could replace the painful prick of a vaccination needle. And as "delivery vehicles" for medicines proliferate, new distribution channels, such as supermarkets and health clubs, could offer products alongside the more established sources like View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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