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• Case | HBS Case Collection | February 2017 (Revised February 2018)

  Hebrew SeniorLife: Disseminating Excellence in Elder Care and Housing

  Regina E. Herzlinger, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Olivia Hull

  The CEO of Hebrew SeniorLife is contemplating how to scale his highly successful but asset-intensive continuing care retirement community for elders. Among the strategies he is considering is an expansion to China; virtual web-based care; providing continuing care in the home setting; and an expansionist model in the U.S. Hebrew SeniorLife is a mission-driven organization that is managed in a financially-prudent way. Those principles must guide his decision.

  Keywords: continuing care; nursing home; rehabilitation; Assisted Living; elder care; entrepreneurial management; entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; United States;

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  Herzlinger, Regina E., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Olivia Hull. "Hebrew SeniorLife: Disseminating Excellence in Elder Care and Housing." Harvard Business School Case 317-038, February 2017. (Revised February 2018.)  View Details

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  Health Savings Accounts: Enabling Consumer Participation

  Regina E. Herzlinger and James Wallace

  Health savings accounts (HSAs), a creation of the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act, had become an integral part of the drive toward consumer-driven health care. Coupled with high-deductible health plans, HSAs allowed consumers to directly control a significant part of their annual health care spend, and the tax-advantaged nature of the accounts made them an attractive investment vehicle as well. Several thorny questions remained, however. For instance, would insurers and employers embrace the accounts for the customers they influenced? Would financial professionals see the relatively small accounts as a valuable component for their clients? In this context the mobile app HSA Coach was developed. The Health Savings Accounts case presents the challenges facing new innovations in mature sectors, with particular emphasis on technology and finance concerns of Prof. Herzlinger’s Six Factors of the Innovating in Health Care framework.

  Keywords: health care; healthcare costs; health care and treatment; health insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Cost; Insurance; Innovation and Invention; Health Industry; United States;

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  Herzlinger, Regina E., and James Wallace. "Health Savings Accounts: Enabling Consumer Participation." Harvard Business School Case 318-110, February 2018.  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | August 2003 (Revised November 2017)

  Battle of the Bulge—Innovations in Obesity Treatment

  Regina E. Herzlinger and John McDonough

  Morbid obesity is a problem worldwide, causing illness and excessive health care costs; but effective solutions are notable for their absence. This case discusses most of the remedies for obesity and asks the students to select those with the greatest promise to affect positive change. It is an effective case for introducing the framework for how to evaluate health care innovations. ("Innovating in Health Care—Framework," Harvard Business School Case 306-042)

  Keywords: Business Model; Private Sector; Public Sector; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Health Industry;

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  Herzlinger, Regina E., and John McDonough. "Battle of the Bulge—Innovations in Obesity Treatment." Harvard Business School Case 304-009, August 2003. (Revised November 2017.)  View Details

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