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      • January 2022
      • Supplement

      Somatus: Value-Based Kidney Care (B)

      By: Ariel D. Stern, Robert S. Huckman and Sarah Mehta
      Set in early 2020, this (B) case provides an update to the (A) case (no. 622-009) and provides additional context regarding the challenges facing Somatus.  View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Medical Specialties; Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Management; Strategy; Business Strategy; Value; Value Creation; Health Industry; United States; Virginia
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      Stern, Ariel D., Robert S. Huckman, and Sarah Mehta. "Somatus: Value-Based Kidney Care (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 622-045, January 2022.
      • January 2022
      • Case

      Somatus: Value-Based Kidney Care (A)

      By: Ariel D. Stern, Robert S. Huckman and Sarah Mehta
      When Dr. Ikenna Okezie founded Somatus, a value-based kidney care provider, his goal had been nothing short of transforming kidney care delivery in the United States. Rather than relying on dialysis, a costly and intensive treatment for late-stage kidney disease, the...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Medical Specialties; Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Management; Strategy; Business Strategy; Value; Value Creation; Health Industry; United States; Virginia
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      Stern, Ariel D., Robert S. Huckman, and Sarah Mehta. "Somatus: Value-Based Kidney Care (A)." Harvard Business School Case 622-009, January 2022.
      • September 2020
      • Case

      Enabling Teamwork at the Cleveland Clinic

      By: Amy C. Edmondson and Michaela J. Kerrissey
      This case examines efforts to foster teamwork within and across work units in the Cleveland Clinic, a large, distributed healthcare delivery organization. With a long history of valuing teamwork since its founding in 1921, the Clinic had taken dramatic steps to further...  View Details
      Keywords: Teamwork; Teaming; Health Care; Health Care and Treatment; Groups and Teams; Health Industry; United States
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      Edmondson, Amy C., and Michaela J. Kerrissey. "Enabling Teamwork at the Cleveland Clinic." Harvard Business School Case 621-040, September 2020.
      • May 21, 2020
      • Editorial

      Primary Care Is Hurting: Why Aren't Private Insurers Pitching In?

      By: Leemore S. Dafny and J. Michael McWilliams
      Primary care clinicians are the front line for patients with suspected infection. We rely on them to diagnose, triage, and manage patients with potential or confirmed COVID infections. They are also responsible for keeping non-COVID medical conditions under control...  View Details
      Keywords: COVID-19; Primary Care; Health Pandemics; Health Care and Treatment; Financial Condition; Insurance
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      Dafny, Leemore S., and J. Michael McWilliams. "Primary Care Is Hurting: Why Aren't Private Insurers Pitching In?" Health Affairs Blog (May 21, 2020).
      • November 2019 (Revised December 2019)
      • Case

      Martini Klinik: Prostate Cancer Care 2019

      By: Michael E. Porter, Jens Deerberg-Wittram and Thomas W. Feeley
      Since its establishment in 2005, Hamburg’s Martini Klinik had single mindedly focused on prostate cancer care with a commitment to measure long-term health outcomes for every patient. A wholly owned subsidiary of the University Hospital Hamburg, Martini Klinik was a...  View Details
      Keywords: Health Care; Michael Porter; Jens Deerberg-Wittram; Clifford Marks; Prostate Cancer; Health Care Policy; Value Agenda; Integrated Practice Units; Outcomes Measurement; Health Care and Treatment; Value; Health Disorders; Insurance; Medical Specialties; Outcome or Result; Measurement and Metrics; Business Processes; Insurance Industry; Health Industry; Germany
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      Porter, Michael E., Jens Deerberg-Wittram, and Thomas W. Feeley. "Martini Klinik: Prostate Cancer Care 2019." Harvard Business School Case 720-359, November 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
      • February 2018
      • Article

      Maintaining Beliefs in the Face of Negative News: The Moderating Role of Experience

      By: Bradley R. Staats, Diwas S. KC and F. Gino
      Many models in operations management involve dynamic decision making that assumes optimal updating in response to information revelation. However, behavioral theory suggests that rather than updating their beliefs, individuals may persevere in their prior beliefs. In...  View Details
      Keywords: Information; Announcements; Service Operations; Decision Making; Medical Specialties; Experience and Expertise; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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      Staats, Bradley R., Diwas S. KC, and F. Gino. "Maintaining Beliefs in the Face of Negative News: The Moderating Role of Experience." Management Science 64, no. 2 (February 2018): 804–824.
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      One Obstacle to Curing Cancer: Patient Data Isn't Shared

      By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Kathy Giusti
      Precision Medicine requires large datasets to identify the mutations that lead to various cancers. Currently, genomic information is hoarded in fragmented silos within numerous academic medical centers, pharmaceutical companies, and some disease-based foundations. For...  View Details
      Keywords: Healthcare; Technological And Scientific Innovation; Cancer Care In The U.S.; Cancer Treatment; Precision Medicine; Personalized Medicine; Data Sharing; Technological Innovation; Analytics and Data Science; Health Disorders; Medical Specialties; Research and Development; Customization and Personalization; Health Industry; United States
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      Hamermesh, Richard G., and Kathy Giusti. "One Obstacle to Curing Cancer: Patient Data Isn't Shared." Harvard Business Review (website) (November 28, 2016).
      • August 2016
      • Case

      VMD Medical Imaging Center

      By: Susanna Gallani and Eva Labro
      VMD Medical Imaging Center, a local independent provider of medical imaging services, is facing some important challenges. Despite efficiency improvements and cost cutting initiatives carried out over the past few years, their profitability is shrinking; their prices...  View Details
      Keywords: Costing; Death Spiral; Transfer Pricing; Activity Based Costing and Management; Competitive Strategy; Medical Specialties; Health Industry
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      Gallani, Susanna, and Eva Labro. "VMD Medical Imaging Center." Harvard Business School Case 117-002, August 2016.
      • June 2016
      • Article

      When Doctors Go to Business School: Career Choices of Physician-MBAs

      By: Damir Ljuboja, Brian W. Powers, Benjamin Robbins, Robert S. Huckman, Krishna Yeshwant and Sachin Jain
      There has been substantial growth in the number of physicians pursuing Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees over the past decade, but there is continuing debate over the utility of these programs and the career outcomes of their graduates. The authors...  View Details
      Keywords: Medical Education; MD; MBA; Physicians; Executive Education; Training; Personal Development and Career; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States
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      Ljuboja, Damir, Brian W. Powers, Benjamin Robbins, Robert S. Huckman, Krishna Yeshwant, and Sachin Jain. "When Doctors Go to Business School: Career Choices of Physician-MBAs." American Journal of Managed Care 22, no. 6 (June 2016): e196–e198.
      • October 19, 2015
      • Article

      Getting Bundled Payments Right in Health Care

      By: Robert S. Kaplan, Derek A. Haas, Dereesa Reid, Jonathan Warsh and Michael E. West
      Bundled payments—single payments that cover all the care for a patient’s medical condition or treatment over a specified timeframe—are increasingly being deployed to motivate the delivery of better patient outcomes at lower costs. Hoag Orthopedic Institute (HOI), a...  View Details
      Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Product Marketing; Health Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S., Derek A. Haas, Dereesa Reid, Jonathan Warsh, and Michael E. West. "Getting Bundled Payments Right in Health Care." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 19, 2015). (A collaboration of the editors of Harvard Business Review and the New England Journal of Medicine.)
      • August 2015 (Revised August 2015)
      • Case

      Hoag Orthopedic Institute

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and Jonathan Warsh
      Two groups of orthopedic surgeons form a joint venture with a community hospital to establish Hoag Orthopedic Institute, a for-profit hospital and two ambulatory service centers. By controlling and integrating all aspects of the patients' medical treatment, the...  View Details
      Keywords: Outcomes Measurement; Bundled Payment; Health Care; Activity-based Costing And Management; Measurement and Metrics; Activity Based Costing and Management; Competitive Strategy; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Outcome or Result; Health Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S., and Jonathan Warsh. "Hoag Orthopedic Institute." Harvard Business School Case 115-023, August 2015. (Revised August 2015.)
      • March 2015
      • Case

      Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp: Redefining Success in the U.S. (A)

      By: Gautam Mukunda, Thomas DeLong and Aldo Sesia
      Over the course of a tumultuous weekend in April 2010, André Wyss was put in charge of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NPC), the U.S. sales and marketing subsidiary of Novartis Pharma AG. He was brought in at a critical point in the organization's evolution with...  View Details
      Keywords: LEAD; Talent Management; Leadership And Change Management; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Restructuring; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
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      Mukunda, Gautam, Thomas DeLong, and Aldo Sesia. "Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp: Redefining Success in the U.S. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 415-013, March 2015.
      • February 2015
      • Supplement

      MedCath Corporation (C)

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Kevin Schulman and F. Fallon Upke
      MedCath is a horizontally integrated chain of heart hospitals that partners with local cardiologists. It claims that its focus leads to better and cheaper results than those of an everything-for-everybody general hospital. Community hospitals generally vehemently...  View Details
      Keywords: Medical Specialties; Market Entry and Exit; Service Delivery; Conflict and Resolution; Horizontal Integration; Health Industry
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      Herzlinger, Regina E., Kevin Schulman, and F. Fallon Upke. "MedCath Corporation (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 315-018, February 2015.
      • November 2014 (Revised March 2016)
      • Background Note

      Mental Health and the American Workplace

      By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
      Mental illness has been described as an epidemic affecting nearly a quarter of all Americans in their lifetimes, often during their most productive working years. Managers who can design organizations that maximize mental health can minimize these risks and boost...  View Details
      Keywords: Public Health; Productivity; Competitiveness; Stress Management; Depression; Absenteeism; Presenteeism; Work Culture; Business or Company Management; Work-Life Balance; Performance Productivity; Organizational Culture; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States
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      Quelch, John A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Mental Health and the American Workplace." Harvard Business School Background Note 515-062, November 2014. (Revised March 2016.)
      • July 2014 (Revised January 2017)
      • Course Overview Note

      Building Life Science Businesses Spring Term 2017: Course Outline and Syllabus

      By: Richard G. Hamermesh
      This Course Outline and Syllabus gives an overview of the Spring 2016 class Building Life Science Businesses.7  View Details
      Keywords: Healthcare Ventures; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurs; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Medical Specialties; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Asia; North America; Europe
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      Hamermesh, Richard G. "Building Life Science Businesses Spring Term 2017: Course Outline and Syllabus." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 815-003, July 2014. (Revised January 2017.)
      • March 2014 (Revised June 2014)
      • Case

      Martini Klinik: Prostate Cancer Care

      By: Michael E. Porter, Jens Deerberg-Wittram, Thomas W. Feeley and Clifford M. Marks
      Since its establishment in 2005, Hamburg's Martini Klinik had single-mindedly focused on prostate cancer care with a commitment to measure long-term health outcomes for every patient. A wholly owned subsidiary of the Hamburg University Hospital, Martini was a "hospital...  View Details
      Keywords: Health Care; Germany; Michael Porter; Jens Deerberg-Wittram; Clifford Marks; Prostate Cancer; Health Care Policy; Value Agenda; Integrated Practice Units; Outcomes Measurement; Value; Health Disorders; Insurance; Medical Specialties; Outcome or Result; Business Processes; Insurance Industry; Health Industry; Germany
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      Porter, Michael E., Jens Deerberg-Wittram, and Clifford Marks. "Martini Klinik: Prostate Cancer Care." Harvard Business School Case 714-471, March 2014. (Revised June 2014.)
      • December 2013 (Revised February 2014)
      • Supplement

      Reinventing Brainlab (B)

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Karol Misztal
      The management of Germany's Brainlab AG, a leading provider of software-driven oncology and surgery solutions, needs to evaluate strategic options for proceeding without an exclusive hardware partner in its most profitable business segment.  View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Medical Specialties; Information Technology Industry; Health Industry; Germany
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      Herzlinger, Regina E., and Karol Misztal. "Reinventing Brainlab (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 314-054, December 2013. (Revised February 2014.)
      • November 2013
      • Article

      Learning from My Successes and from Others' Failures: Evidence from Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

      By: D. KC, B. Staats and F. Gino
      Learning from past experience is central to an organization's adaptation and survival. A key dimension of prior experience is whether an outcome was successful or unsuccessful. While empirical studies have investigated the effects of success and failure in...  View Details
      Keywords: Healthcare; Health Care; Knowledge Work; Attribution Theory; Quality; Success; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Failure; Learning; Health Industry
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      KC, D., B. Staats, and F. Gino. "Learning from My Successes and from Others' Failures: Evidence from Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery." Management Science 59, no. 11 (November 2013): 2435–2449.
      • September–October 2013
      • Article

      Learning from Customers: Individual and Organizational Effects in Outsourced Radiological Services

      By: Jonathan R. Clark, Robert S. Huckman and Bradley R. Staats
      The ongoing fragmentation of work has resulted in a narrowing of tasks into smaller pieces that can be sent outside the organization and, in many instances, around the world. This trend is shifting the boundaries of organizations and leading to increased outsourcing....  View Details
      Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Customer Focus and Relationships; Learning; Customer Satisfaction; Health Industry
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      Clark, Jonathan R., Robert S. Huckman, and Bradley R. Staats. "Learning from Customers: Individual and Organizational Effects in Outsourced Radiological Services." Organization Science 24, no. 5 (September–October 2013): 1539–1557.
      • August 2013
      • Course Overview Note

      Building Life Science Businesses Fall 2013: Course Outline and Syllabus

      By: Richard G. Hamermesh
      This Course Outline and Syllabus gives an overview of the Fall 2013 class Building Life Science Businesses.  View Details
      Keywords: Healthcare Ventures; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurs; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Medical Specialties; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Asia; North America; Europe
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      Hamermesh, Richard G. "Building Life Science Businesses Fall 2013: Course Outline and Syllabus." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 814-019, August 2013.
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