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- October 2004 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
By: Jay W. Lorsch, Dwight B. Crane and Ashley Robertson
Raises issues about how the nature and function of a board changes as a company moves from ownership by its employees, including the founder, to ownership by a private equity firm, Fremont Partners, culminating in a highly successful IPO. Gives students the opportunity...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Initial Public Offering;
Behavior;
Organizations;
Employee Ownership;
Health Care and Treatment;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States
Lorsch, Jay W., Dwight B. Crane, and Ashley Robertson. "Kinetic Concepts, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 405-042, October 2004. (Revised July 2005.)
- July 2004 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
RelayHealth
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Elizabeth Kind
RelayHealth provides secure, online communications for doctors, patients, and health plans. The company's services include online consultations, prescription renewals, and appointment scheduling. RelayHealth's business model derives subscription revenue from doctors...
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Keywords:
Communication Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Consumer Behavior;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Health Industry;
Health Industry
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Elizabeth Kind. "RelayHealth." Harvard Business School Case 805-021, July 2004. (Revised December 2004.)
- July 2004 (Revised January 2005)
- Case
Shouldice Hospital Limited (Abridged)
By: James L. Heskett and Roger H. Hallowell
A hospital specializing in hernia operations is considering whether and how to expand the reach of its services.
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Keywords:
Expansion;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business Strategy;
Health Industry
Heskett, James L., and Roger H. Hallowell. "Shouldice Hospital Limited (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 805-002, July 2004. (Revised January 2005.)
- July 2004
- Supplement
World Vision International: The AIDS Initiative
Management discusses the organizational and governance challenges of operating a global network of partner organizations. Then key managers reflect on the decision World Vision must make on the AIDS Hope Initiative--a new strategic direction that challenges many of the...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Goals and Objectives;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Problems and Challenges;
Core Relationships;
Welfare;
Value;
Health Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "World Vision International: The AIDS Initiative." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 305-701, July 2004.
- 2004
- Book
Consumer-Driven Health Care: Implications for Providers, Payers, and Policymakers
Herzlinger, Regina E. Consumer-Driven Health Care: Implications for Providers, Payers, and Policymakers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004.
- June 2004
- Article
Redefining Competition in Health Care
By: M. E. Porter and Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg
Porter, M. E., and Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg. "Redefining Competition in Health Care." Harvard Business Review 82, no. 6 (June 2004).
- May 25, 2004
- Article
Specialization and Its Discontents: The Pernicious Impact of Regulations Against Specialization and Physician Ownership on the U.S. Healthcare System
Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Ownership;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Health Industry;
United States
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Specialization and Its Discontents: The Pernicious Impact of Regulations Against Specialization and Physician Ownership on the U.S. Healthcare System." Circulation 109, no. 20 (May 25, 2004): 2376–2378.
- Article
Kidney Exchange
By: Alvin E. Roth, Tayfun Sönmez and Utku Ünver
Roth, Alvin E., Tayfun Sönmez, and Utku Ünver. "Kidney Exchange." Quarterly Journal of Economics 119, no. 2 (May 2004): 457–488.
- Article
Consumer-Driven Health Care: Freeing Providers to Innovate
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Consumer-Driven Health Care: Freeing Providers to Innovate." hfm (Healthcare Financial Management) 58, no. 3 (March 2004): 66–68.
- 2004
- Chapter
Consumer-Driven Health Care: Management Matters
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Amy C. Edmondson and Gary P. Pisano
- Article
Consumer-Driven Health Care: Taming the Health Care Cost Monster
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Consumer-Driven Health Care: Taming the Health Care Cost Monster." Journal of Financial Service Professionals 58, no. 2 (March 2004): 44–48.
- 2004
- Class Lecture
Consumer-Driven Health Care: A Revolution for Employers, Consumers, and Providers
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Consumer-Driven Health Care: A Revolution for Employers, Consumers, and Providers." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2004. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 5992C.)
- December 2003
- Article
Unraveling Reduces Mobility in a Labor Market: Gastroenterology with and without a Centralized Match
By: Muriel Niederle and Alvin E. Roth
Niederle, Muriel, and Alvin E. Roth. "Unraveling Reduces Mobility in a Labor Market: Gastroenterology with and without a Centralized Match." Journal of Political Economy 111, no. 6 (December 2003): 1342–1352.
- Article
Why Hospitals Don't Learn from Failures: Organizational and Psychological Dynamics That Inhibit System Change
By: A. Tucker and A. Edmondson
The importance of hospitals learning from their failures hardly needs to be stated. Not only are matters of life and death at stake on a daily basis, but also an increasing number of U.S. hospitals are operating in the red. This article reports on in-depth qualitative...
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Tucker, A., and A. Edmondson. "Why Hospitals Don't Learn from Failures: Organizational and Psychological Dynamics That Inhibit System Change." California Management Review 45, no. 2 (Winter 2003). (Winner of Accenture Award For the article published in the California Management Review that has made the most important contribution to improving the practice of management.)
- September 2003
- Case
Allscripts, Inc.
By: William A. Sahlman and Laurence E. Katz
Describes a set of decisions confronting an entrepreneurial team that is considering taking managerial control of Allscripts, a health care venture. The company has gone through nine rounds of external financing and has changed its business model several times.
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Business or Company Management;
Venture Capital;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Corporate Finance;
Health Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Laurence E. Katz. "Allscripts, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 804-053, September 2003.
- September 2003
- Article
Speaking up in the Operating Room: How Team Leaders Promote Learning in Interdisciplinary Action Teams
By: A. Edmondson
Edmondson, A. "Speaking up in the Operating Room: How Team Leaders Promote Learning in Interdisciplinary Action Teams." Journal of Management Studies 40, no. 6 (September 2003): 1419–1452.
- August 2003 (Revised July 2023)
- Case
Fighting the Battle of the Bulge—Evaluating Do Good/Do Well Innovations in Morbid Obesity Treatment
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and John McDonough
What can Dr. Dean Ornish learn from the successes and failures of his competitors in ameliorating morbid obesity to create a business model that will “do good” by combatting obesity and associated chronic diseases and “do well” by growing a widely adopted business?...
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Keywords:
Three Pillars;
Industry Analysis;
Health Disorders;
Health Care and Treatment;
Innovation and Invention;
Business Model;
Analysis;
Innovation and Management;
Medical Specialties;
Mission and Purpose;
Health Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., and John McDonough. "Fighting the Battle of the Bulge—Evaluating Do Good/Do Well Innovations in Morbid Obesity Treatment." Harvard Business School Case 304-009, August 2003. (Revised July 2023.)
- August 2003 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
HealthSouth Corporation
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ivan Cheung
Delineates how a for-profit health services business was created. Focuses on sources of financing, the impact of Medicare reimbursement, and Stark laws against fraud and abuse.
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Herzlinger, Regina E., and Ivan Cheung. "HealthSouth Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 304-006, August 2003. (Revised August 2006.)
- August 2003 (Revised September 2008)
- Background Note
Note on Financing of the U.S. Health Care Sector
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Jeff Grahling
This course describes the public and private sources of financing of the U.S. health-care sector,and identifies the characteristics of insurance policies, their costs, the structure of the insurance industry, and the role of consultants and brokers. The insurance...
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Keywords:
Economic Sectors;
Financing and Loans;
Insurance;
Industry Structures;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Jeff Grahling. "Note on Financing of the U.S. Health Care Sector." Harvard Business School Background Note 304-039, August 2003. (Revised September 2008.)
- August 2003 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
Old Tex College
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ray Herschman
Requires student to choose among the following health insurance options for employers: number of plans offered, managed care and consumer-driven options, and self-funding vs. full insurance. Teaching purpose: To Understand the design of health insurance. Includes color...
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Herzlinger, Regina E., and Ray Herschman. "Old Tex College." Harvard Business School Case 304-014, August 2003. (Revised April 2005.)