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Twelve HBS faculty toured hospitals and health care organizations around the Boston area as part of a day-long excursion. Dubbed “Health Care Delivery in Boston: Fostering Innovation in a Cost-Constrained Environment”, the excursion was sponsored by the Division of Research & Faculty Development (DRFD) and led by Health Care Initiative Faculty Chair Rob Huckman and Director Cara Sterling. “Given that we have so many industry leaders and innovators right here in Boston,” Huckman explained, “We wanted to connect some of them with our faculty, tour their operations, and spur insightful conversations.” [...]
Each year, the Business Alliance for Health Management (BAHM) launches a case competition at which student teams from each member school compete against one another. In 2018, students were asked to prepare a case study on a specific health care organization and its strategy for responding to the uncertainty of health reform under President Trump. Each team prepared a paper, poster, and PowerPoint presentation, the last of which was delivered on the day of the competition which was hosted at University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business. [...]
Some of the greatest health care innovations have taken decades to reach widespread adoption, adding to the ever-increasing cost of health care. This "scale-up" competition seeks to shorten the time frame for innovation dissemination. In the fall of 2016 four teams were selected as finalists. On November 8, 2017, Carrum Health was announced the winner. [...]