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• Case | HBS Case Collection | February 1985 (Revised January 2020)

  Health Stop Retail Medical Centers (A): Strategy

  Regina E. Herzlinger, Joyce Lallman and Nancy Kane

  Reviews the different business models of for-profit chains that provide ambulatory health care services and asks the students to evaluate which is most likely to do good and do well. It is an effective case for introducing the framework for how to evaluate health care innovations.

  Keywords: For-Profit Firms; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Strategy; Valuation; Health Industry; Retail Industry;

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  Herzlinger, Regina E., Joyce Lallman, and Nancy Kane. "Health Stop Retail Medical Centers (A): Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 185-084, February 1985. (Revised January 2020.)  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | August 2003 (Revised January 2020)

  The 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;

  Citation:

  Herzlinger, Regina E., and John McDonough. "The Battle of the Bulge—Innovations in Obesity Treatment." Harvard Business School Case 304-009, August 2003. (Revised January 2020.)  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | July 1996 (Revised January 2020)

  THG Management Services

  Regina E. Herzlinger and D. Scott Lurding

  The two entrepreneurial founders of a Medicaid managed-care firm are considering how and where to expand and whether they should manage risk for hospitals that want to enter the managed-care sector or own it.

  Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Risk Management; Motivation and Incentives; Expansion; Health Industry; Insurance Industry;

  Citation:

  Herzlinger, Regina E., and D. Scott Lurding. "THG Management Services." Harvard Business School Case 197-011, July 1996. (Revised January 2020.)  View Details

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