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- June 2021
- Case
HelloSelf: Search
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In August 2018, after nearly six months of searching, Charles Wells was convinced that he should found HelloSelf to help people improve their sense of mental wellbeing. Those feeling mentally unwell would receive support from fully qualified clinical psychotherapists,...
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Keywords:
Mental Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Internet and the Web;
Business Model;
Product Launch
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "HelloSelf: Search." Harvard Business School Case 721-484, June 2021.
- January 2023
- Case
Crow Holdings Development: Mass Timber Construction
By: John D. Macomber, Robert Hernandez and Kyle MertensMeyer
Jim McCaffery and Cody Armbrister of Crow Holdings Development evaluate the pros and cons of committing to mass timber construction instead of conventional concrete or steel for a new 260,000 SF multi-story office building in Texas. Benefits include substantially...
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Keywords:
Real Estate Development;
Architecture;
Air Quality;
Health & Wellness;
Office Property;
Sustainability;
Carbon Abatement;
Natural Environment;
Environmental Accounting;
Green Building;
Design;
Construction;
Cost vs Benefits;
Environmental Sustainability;
Construction Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
Texas
- Web
Doubling Down on Women’s Health Innovation and Leveraging the Private Sector in a Post-Roe v. Wade Era - Blog: Health Supplement
Women’s health is at an exciting inflection point with increased innovation, public awareness and capital. We are excited to be joined by a growing roster of specialized women’s health investors - including...
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- 14 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Trust the Process, and Trust Yourself Even More: Interview with Wellness and Empowerment Leader, Dilan Gomih (MBA 2019)
Head of Partnerships & Community Engagement, she activates communities of board members and senior advisors to support diverse founders and mentor exceptional talent at the senior level while also leading a focus on the future of work with View Details
- November 2011 (Revised February 2012)
- Supplement
Foxconn Technology Group (B)
By: Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim and Beiting Cheng
The (B) case presents Foxconn’s plan to replace manual labor with robots and move some of its employees to more interesting and sophisticated jobs.
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Keywords:
Multinational;
Labor Market;
Electronic Manufacturing Services;
Health & Wellness;
Robots;
Automation;
Social Responsibility;
Employee Relationship Management;
Safety;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Technology Industry;
China
Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and Beiting Cheng. "Foxconn Technology Group (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 112-058, November 2011. (Revised February 2012.)
- April 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Background Note
Note on Healthcare in Ghana
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ben Creo
This note provides an overview of the healthcare system in Ghana. It discusses the public and private sector as well as traditional medical practice. It also discusses the country’s pharmaceutical industry. It is recommended as a companion to Professor Regina...
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Keywords:
Africa;
Pharmaceutical Companies;
Pharmacy Benefit Manager;
Health Care;
Health Care Costs;
Health Care Delivery;
Health Care Entrepreneurship;
Telehealth;
Health Equity;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business and Government Relations;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
Ghana
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Ben Creo. "Note on Healthcare in Ghana." Harvard Business School Background Note 323-112, April 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- Article
Europe's Alternative to Medicare for All: Swiss and Dutch Private Insurance Provide Better Coverage Than Canada's Single-Payer System
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Bacchus Barua
An analysis of Canada’s single-payer healthcare system shows the dangers of the proposed Medicare for All model. In fact, the Canadian healthcare system is costly and drives poor outcomes when compared to objective performance measures. Alternatively, the Swiss and...
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Keywords:
Healthcare Systems;
Universal Health Coverage;
Health Care and Treatment;
Insurance;
Canada;
Switzerland;
Netherlands
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Bacchus Barua. "Europe's Alternative to Medicare for All: Swiss and Dutch Private Insurance Provide Better Coverage Than Canada's Single-Payer System." Wall Street Journal (April 17, 2019).
- June 2021
- Case
HelloSelf: Launch
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In April 2021, Charles Wells, founder and CEO of HelloSelf was reflecting on the company’s progress since it launched two years earlier. HelloSelf’s goal was to help the mentally ill recover and those who were mentally fit to stay well and feel even better. To do this,...
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Keywords:
Mental Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Internet and the Web;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Great Britain
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "HelloSelf: Launch." Harvard Business School Case 721-432, June 2021.
- May 2015
- Case
Acıbadem Healthcare Group
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Esel Çekin, Natalie Kindred and Gamze Yucaoglu
Acıbadem Healthcare Group is Turkey's only premium nationwide hospital network. This case focuses on Acıbadem’s potential expansion strategy after it was acquired by International Healthcare Holdings Berhad (IHH) in 2011, the world's second-largest publicly listed...
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Herzlinger, Regina E., Esel Çekin, Natalie Kindred, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Acıbadem Healthcare Group." Harvard Business School Case 315-120, May 2015.
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Case Study: Alumni Advice for a Health Care Startup
workers), who work as virtual health care assistants, handling everything from long-term care arrangements to transportation. Wellthy’s digital platform is designed as a consumer- friendly project management tool, and allows for...
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- September 2013 (Revised October 2016)
- Background Note
A Note on Healthcare IT and Applications to the Healthcare Industry
By: Robert F. Higgins and Diana Maichin
This note provides an overview of three key healthcare IT areas: electronic medical records and electronic health records, revenue cycle management, and telemedicine. This note also contains a glossary of key terms and acronyms in this space as well as exhibits...
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Keywords:
Health Care;
Health Care Industry;
Healthcare IT;
Healthcare;
Healthcare Technology;
Healthcare Ventures;
Electronic Medical Records;
Electronic Health Records;
Revenue Cycle Management;
Telemedicine;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Information Technology;
Information Management;
Health Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Higgins, Robert F., and Diana Maichin. "A Note on Healthcare IT and Applications to the Healthcare Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 814-033, September 2013. (Revised October 2016.)
- 23 Apr 2014
- HBS Case
Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?
of smokers who would have taken up tobacco if e-cigarettes didn't exist, as well as the number of smokers who would have quit cold turkey without the availability of electronic products. "To really determine the public View Details
- September 2014
- Article
Improving the Quality of Cancer Care in America Through Health Information Technology
By: Thomas W. Feeley, George W. Sledge, Laura Levit and Patricia A. Ganz
A recent report from the Institute of Medicine titled Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis, identifies improvement in information technology (IT) as essential to improving the quality of cancer care in America. The...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Information Technology Industry;
Cancer Care In The U.S.;
Health;
Technology;
Health Industry;
North and Central America
Feeley, Thomas W., George W. Sledge, Laura Levit, and Patricia A. Ganz. "Improving the Quality of Cancer Care in America Through Health Information Technology." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 21, no. 5 (September 2014): 772–775.
- November 2016
- Case
QuintilesIMS: Biosimilar Marketing in England
By: John A. Quelch and Emily C. Boudreau
QuintilesIMS was a leading healthcare consulting firm best known for its data and information offerings as well as its market research and management consulting services for life science companies. By 2015, the company was expanding beyond the biopharmaceutical...
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Keywords:
Health;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Biotech;
Marketing;
Health Care and Treatment;
Biotechnology Industry;
England
Quelch, John A., and Emily C. Boudreau. "QuintilesIMS: Biosimilar Marketing in England." Harvard Business School Case 517-054, November 2016.
- 02 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity
George Floyd’s murder last year forced many people to recognize the systemic racism that pervades American institutions, from law enforcement to health care. Even so, identifying those inequities is different than fixing them. “I don’t...
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Women’s health is more than female anatomy and our reproductive system—it’s about unraveling centuries of inequities due to living in a patriarchal healthcare system. - Blog: Health Supplement
biopsychosocial model, which gives us an expanded lens of health that focuses on social and psychosocial factors as well as biology. It’s also important we’re inclusive of people who have female reproductive...
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- Web
Value Measurement for Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Health Care Courses View Details
- July–August 2008
- Article
Interview with a Quality Leader: Regina E. Herzlinger on Consumer-Driven Healthcare
Regina E. Herzlinger is the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration Chair at the Harvard Business School, Cambridge, MA. She received her bachelor's degree from MIT and her doctorate from the Harvard Business School The first woman to be tenured and...
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"Interview with a Quality Leader: Regina E. Herzlinger on Consumer-Driven Healthcare." Journal for Healthcare Quality 30, no. 4 (July–August 2008): 17–19.
- Article
Overturning the ACA's Medicaid Expansion Would Likely Decrease Low-Income, Reproductive-Age Women's Healthcare Spending and Utilization
By: Lucy Chen, Richard G. Frank and Haiden A. Huskamp
In late 2020, the Supreme Court began hearing a case challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which led to coverage gains for many low-income, reproductive-age women. To explore potential implications of a full ACA repeal for this population, we examined gains...
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Keywords:
Medicaid;
Women's Health;
Health Insurance;
Health Care and Treatment;
Gender;
Insurance;
Poverty;
Health Industry;
United States
Chen, Lucy, Richard G. Frank, and Haiden A. Huskamp. "Overturning the ACA's Medicaid Expansion Would Likely Decrease Low-Income, Reproductive-Age Women's Healthcare Spending and Utilization." Inquiry 57 (2020).