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- September 2019
- Supplement
Adaptive Platform Trials: The Clinical Trial of the Future? (B)
By: Ariel D. Stern and Sarah Mehta
This case provides an update to the (A) case, which introduces students to adaptive platform trials, an ambitious, more efficient type of clinical trial that increases access to therapies. The (A) case centers on Dr. Brian Alexander’s efforts to launch an adaptive...
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Keywords:
Clinical Trials;
Drug Trials;
Drug Testing;
Cancer Trials;
Glioblastoma;
Platform Trials;
Adaptive Trials;
Adaptive Platform Trials;
Health Testing and Trials;
Health Care and Treatment;
Financing and Loans;
Business Strategy;
Health Industry;
United States
Stern, Ariel D., and Sarah Mehta. "Adaptive Platform Trials: The Clinical Trial of the Future? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 620-001, September 2019.
- 04 May 2020
- News
What the Coronavirus Crisis Reveals About American Medicine
- February 2020 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
From Cradle to Heaven: Taikang Insurance Group
By: William C. Kirby, Shu Lin, John P. McHugh and Yuanzhuo Wang
Taikang Insurance Group was a leading Chinese insurance and financial services institution. It operated in the insurance, asset management, and health and senior care industries. Due to China’s underdeveloped social welfare state, Taikang saw an opportunity for the...
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Kirby, William C., Shu Lin, John P. McHugh, and Yuanzhuo Wang. "From Cradle to Heaven: Taikang Insurance Group." Harvard Business School Case 320-088, February 2020. (Revised June 2020.)
- October 1993 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
A Brush with AIDS (A)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
A product manager at a health products company is responsible for marketing sharps containers, which hospitals use to store used needles in order to protect medical workers from being pricked with AIDS-contaminated needles. After hospitals report repeated instances of...
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Keywords:
Health;
Cost vs Benefits;
Motivation and Incentives;
Safety;
Values and Beliefs;
Profit;
Goals and Objectives;
Compensation and Benefits;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jerry Useem. "A Brush with AIDS (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-058, October 1993. (Revised July 1994.)
- September 2011
- Supplement
Expansion at Narayana Hrudayalaya
By: Tarun Khanna and Tanya Bijlani
Narayana Hrudayalaya has expanded into a multi-specialty health city in Bangalore, with a 25-acre campus that offers complex tertiary care procedures ranging from orthopedics to cancer care. In 2008, NH raised private equity from JP Morgan and Pinebridge Investments to...
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Keywords:
Investment;
Price;
Health Care and Treatment;
Emerging Markets;
Social Enterprise;
Expansion;
Health Industry;
Bangalore;
Cayman Islands;
Miami
Khanna, Tarun, and Tanya Bijlani. "Expansion at Narayana Hrudayalaya." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 712-801, September 2011.
- November 2011
- Case
Lowell General Physician Hospital Organization
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Natalie Kindred
This case focuses on the Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), a novel payment program designed to incentivize providers to deliver less costly, high quality health care. Under the AQC, offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, providers received a fixed-dollar...
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Keywords:
Cost Management;
Service Delivery;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Industry;
Massachusetts
Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Natalie Kindred. "Lowell General Physician Hospital Organization." Harvard Business School Case 612-016, November 2011.
- Program
Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital
responsible for small funds Entrepreneurs who are seeking private financing Families and institutions in the process of raising their first fund or considering private equity investing Angel investors who are looking to formalize their...
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- Web
PhD Programs - Doctoral
PhD program in Health Policy (Management) is rooted in data-driven research on the managerial, operational, and strategic issues facing a wide range of organizations. Coursework includes the study of microeconomic theory, management,...
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- 2016
- Working Paper
Immigrant Entrepreneurs and the Social Safety Net
By: Gareth Olds
This paper explores the role of public health insurance in small business ownership among immigrants, a group with high rates of entrepreneurship. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 created a five-year “waiting period” for legal...
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Olds, Gareth. "Immigrant Entrepreneurs and the Social Safety Net." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-142, June 2016.
- April 1995 (Revised August 1995)
- Case
Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield (A)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ramona Hilgenkamp
Mounting financial losses and increasing public scrutiny present many challenges to the board of directors of a large nonprofit health insurer. This case series presents chronologically the increasing problems of the company.
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Keywords:
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Governance;
Financial Condition;
Organizational Culture;
Problems and Challenges;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Insurance Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Ramona Hilgenkamp. "Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield (A)." Harvard Business School Case 195-216, April 1995. (Revised August 1995.)
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
analysis. Then, you'll learn how to apply these tools in a variety of decision contexts, including securities analysis, credit analysis, corporate financing policies analysis, mergers and acquisitions analysis, and governance and...
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Martha Lagace
- May 1998 (Revised September 1999)
- Background Note
Note on Managed Care
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer
Presents an overview of managed care. Describes the relationship between provider and insurance companies, examines the implications for consumers, and discusses financial arrangements and operational characteristics commonly observed in the industry. Also provides a...
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Keywords:
Customers;
Insurance;
Health Care and Treatment;
Service Operations;
Relationships;
Insurance Industry
Bohmer, Richard M.J. "Note on Managed Care." Harvard Business School Background Note 698-060, May 1998. (Revised September 1999.)
- November 2014 (Revised May 2017)
- Teaching Note
Fresno's Social Impact Bond for Asthma
By: John A. Quelch
The case desccribes a social impact bond (SIB) to fund home-based remediation programs designed to reduce asthma attacks among Fresno residents (especially children) and thereby save on health care costs (ambulance callouts, emergency room visits etc.). The case...
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- June 2016
- Teaching Plan
Terrapin Laboratory
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Andrew Otazo
This teaching plan accompanies the case "Terrapin Laboratory," HBS No. 315-098. That case describes the formation and rapid growth of a drug testing company. The company needs to decide whether to enter the painkiller testing market, in addition to growing its drug...
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Derek C. M. van Bever
Derek van Bever is a Senior Lecturer in the General Management Unit of Harvard Business School. He teaches courses in both years of the MBA program (“Leadership and Corporate Accountability” in the first-year required curriculum and “Building and Sustaining a... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
health care cannot be delegated to the finance function. The most successful implementations have had strong executive support, exceptional clinical leaders, and dedicated, multi-disciplinary project teams....
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Carmen Nobel
- February 2012 (Revised July 2012)
- Background Note
The Promise of Impact Investing
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Sarah Appleby and Laura Moon
This note outlines the segments of a potential $500 billion social investment market; sectors such as housing, microfinance, health and education. The note sketches the roles of the various players and summarizes their investment perspectives.
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Keywords:
Investment
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Sarah Appleby, and Laura Moon. "The Promise of Impact Investing." Harvard Business School Background Note 512-045, February 2012. (Revised July 2012.)
- Web
FAQs - MBA
Boston’s biotech, research and entrepreneurial ecosystems? What resources did MS/MBA students have and are there opportunities outside the classroom? The MS/MBA Biotech program is part of a larger community of health care interested...
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- Program
Succeeding as a Strategic CFO
divestitures, and the optimization of distinct product and geographic segments Identify new opportunities to use finance to advance the strategic goals of your organization Develop your leadership capabilities Lead, motivate, and engage...
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