Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2013

The health care industry has survived economically by cross-subsidizing margin shortfalls in one activity with the revenues generated from others. But the very existence of these cross-subsidies is symptomatic of deep flaws in the health care reimbursement system.

Health Care 10

Health Care Kaplan Porter Cost 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The news that health care in Zimbabwe can be paid for with peanuts (and sometimes corn and goats) made the front page of the New York Times. This peanut-finance system, which turned the peanuts into food for hospital patients, seems quaint, like tales from 19th century America of rural doctors taking chickens for treating chicken pox.

Finance 15

Finance Strategy Banking Retail 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The cuts have caused economic and other distress across the nation, including serious impacts within the health care sector. Consider the following impacts of sequestration on Federal health agencies and activities: Cuts to the FY13 budget: $1.71 Follow the Leading Health Care Innovation insight center on Twitter @HBRhealth.

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Health Care Budgeting Pharmaceuticals Review 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Finally, health care, which has been largely immune to the forces of disruptive innovation , is beginning to change. Whereas new technologies, competitors, and business models have made products and services more affordable and accessible in media, finance, retail, and other sectors, U.S. Transforming Health Care.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Insurance Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

In the mid-Atlantic region of the United States, an effort is under way to get insurers, providers, employers, and unions to cooperate in creating a system that can reduce total health care costs and premiums while achieving better outcomes. This continuing transfer from wages to health care does not reflect better value for money.

Health Care 9

Health Care Cooper Insurance Cost 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

As health care reform evolves, large public institutions that offer a health safety net have some advantages over privately owned enterprises. Those are all assets in an era of health care reform. I head one of these institutions: Dallas-based Parkland Health and Hospital Systems. Insight Center.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Insurance Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2018

health care system, but our five-year research project in India and the U.S. Almost every high-performing health care organization we studied was led by a medical professional (something that academic research has also found ). They view health care as a human right, and they empathize with the plight of patients.

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Quality Health Care Govindarajan Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2011

I have long believed that innovation is not just about creating new products or services; it's also about rethinking the very nature of an organization's relationships. At Starbucks, this shift is values can be seen in the health-care coverage and stock options we have long offered to part-time employees.

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Health Care Crisis Innovation Brainstorming 22

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2011

It was always meant to be a "social innovation," a way for corporations to make a profit at the same time that they do something good for society. When you deny access to education, finance, housing, and health care, the poor remain poor. And all of those innovations are opportunities for businesses.

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Microfinance IPO Bottom-up Finance 16

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2011

Non-profit corporations may not be providing a financial return to investors or owners, but they still capture value to finance activities with contributions, grants, and service revenue. Government agencies are financed by taxes, fees, and service revenue, but are still accountable to deliver citizen value at scale.

Business Model 16

Business Model Kaplan Finance Health Care 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Vital though near-term effectiveness is, the exchanges hold a longer-term potential—they can help reshape the organization, delivery, and financing of insurance. Simply put, we think that the health insurance exchange—supported at various times by both liberals and conservatives—may well fulfill the health reform dreams of both.

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Insurance Goal Health Care Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Many hospitals, including the Cleveland Clinic , are implementing a variety of strategies to improve the patient experience —an issue that’s rapidly becoming a top priority in health care. The Accountable Care Act now links performance related to patient-experience metrics to reimbursement.

Health Care 14

Health Care COO Operations Storytelling 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2013

Young scientists will invent energy-saving or health-promoting products, incubate new ventures while still in college, and sell them to markets eager for ways to control energy or health care costs. Innovative forms of financing, such as Kickstarter, will continue to grow, also invented by social entrepreneurs.

Health Care 17

Health Care Merchandising Incubator Airlines 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

In today's world, start-ups aren't the only ones who can innovate. As I discussed in my post How Big Companies Can Save Innovation , large companies are now better positioned to innovate than ever before. Innovation increasingly involves creating business models that tap big companies' unique strengths.

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Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Health Care 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Innovating for Value in Health Care. In heath care, Omada has similarly turned services into a product, packaging complementary healthcare devices, services, and support into a turnkey offering it sells to employers and health insurance plans to help people lose weight and reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes or heart disease.

Health Care 8

Health Care Insurance Wireless Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

The innovations that made these companies worth billions of dollars could be classified as computer hardware and software infrastructure. Have all the innovative ideas already been done? The only way out of this innovation gridlock is an expansion in founding team diversity. Most of the big successes followed this pattern.

Venture Capitalist 21

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 21

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

The innovations that made these companies worth billions of dollars could be classified as computer hardware and software infrastructure. Have all the innovative ideas already been done? The only way out of this innovation gridlock is an expansion in founding team diversity. Most of the big successes followed this pattern.

Venture Capitalist 21

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 21

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Organizations that move into developing nations to help small technical businesses, must help those businesses manage their finances. People need at least a rudimentary understanding of finance to become good entrepreneurs or artisans. People need at least a rudimentary understanding of finance to become good entrepreneurs or artisans.

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Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. Yes, they are closer to the business and should know better what they need to do so they can meet their business goals. Moreover, almost everybody in a company has certain opinions about how to do HR.

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CIO Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 17

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2017

Bundled payments in health care have gained favor because they can reduce costs and help improve outcomes. In essence, episodic bundles cover the cost of a patient’s care from start to finish—all the procedures, devices, tests, drugs and services a patient will need for, say, a knee replacement or back surgery.

Health Care 8

Health Care Participative System Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2013

At the breakfasts he asked, “What rules did you break to make your care great?” On my visits to health care organizations, I often ask these four questions to assess the overall level of quality and to understand how the leaders drive for best performance: Do you know how good you are? Leading Health Care Innovation.

Crisis 12

Crisis Health Care Quality System 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Innovating for Value in Health Care. In 2011, when I came to Centura Health in Colorado as President of its largest operating group (Mountains and North Denver Operating Group or MNDOG) and CEO of its flagship health organization, Saint Anthony Hospital, I saw a clear mandate for change. Insight Center.

Health Care 8

Health Care How To Operations Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

In turn, reflection becomes the rocket fuel for experimentation, the lifeblood of high-level innovation, the spark of deeper meaning, and the wellspring of enduring purpose. If youre here to "innovate" sugar water, then thinking in terms of orthodox buyers and suppliers might do the trick. So throw Frederick W.

Short-term 18

Short-term Guidelines Mass Marketing Telecommunications 18

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2018

health care system. The audience for such innovation wants to be receptive: A recent American Hospital Association (AHA) survey found that 75% of senior hospital executives endorsed the importance of digital innovation. surgery, medicine, oncology), care areas (e.g., Health Care’s New Frontier.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting System Innovation Payback Period 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

From the start we asked: What are the complexities of financing these homes? Suri proposed potential solutions, including innovative materials, new ways of thinking of the construction process, and building up. And David Smith's entry on the financial challenge shows that flexibility can be born out of financing options as well.

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Suri Godin Real Estate Construction 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, child care workers earn even less than home health care workers. Support Portable Health Care. Given the rising costs of health care, working parents benefit greatly from health care policies that don’t punish them for taking time off or moving.

Policies 14

Policies Health Care Education Career 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2017

Kurt Newman became a pediatric surgeon because he was attracted to the innovative culture and the extraordinary variety of problems doctors encounter at children’s hospitals, as well as the dramatic recoveries children can make. The payback is so meaningful that it draws people who are creative and innovative and thinking differently.

CEO 8

CEO System Innovation Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

More on: Economy , Finance , Global business Join the Discussion | Email/Share Previous Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative Never miss a new post from your favorite blogger again with the Harvard Business Review Daily Alert email. And perhaps failing to recognize that is whats really at the root of this great crisis.

Banking 18

Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 18

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. This last article is the one that really grabbed my attention.

NGO 15

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

Some business pundits today believe innovation ignites better in startups than in large, established corporations. In fact, a lot of big companies have proven they are better positioned than emergent firms to create and execute innovation, however on-fire a startup may be. Laura Schneider FOR HBR. ” I disagree.

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Innovation Company Transportation Software 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence Balanced Scorecard 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Innovation and entrepreneurship : The U.S. But government policy in health care, intellectual property, financial regulation, and antitrust — among other areas — all needs to take better account of the needs and challenges of entrepreneurs. Finance: The financial sector has come to play too big a role in the U.S.

Outsourcing 15

Outsourcing Education Policies Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The perception has been eroding our industry's image and has caused many in our industry to assume that R&D, innovation, and social contribution are unaffordable luxuries in a fiercely cost-based competitive game. This philosophy has started to take its toll.

Industry 14

Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

As I think about companies that compete on consistent, low cost, reliable operations, most have or had leaders who were process innovators, such as Herb Kelleher at Southwest Airlines, Sam Walton at Wal-Mart, Ray Kroc at McDonalds, Jeff Bezos at Amazon.com, and Fred Smith at FedEx.

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Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Hunter: an Innovator and Catalyst for Quality Improvement. Related: A Historical Look at Deming’s Career: Lecture by J. Stuart Hunter – Books and articles by Roger Hoerl – The Importance of Management Improvement – William G.

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Rogers Deming Six Sigma Engineering 28

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2014

In addressing the billion-dollar adherence problem, Vitality (since acquired by NANTHEALTH ) considered the interests of the players in the diverse ecosystem, including pharmaceutical companies, retail pharmacies, and health care providers. My favorite example of this is iRobot , the maker of the innovative Roomba vacuum.

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Products Productivity Company Engineering 11