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- 09 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming the Challenges of Selling Brand New Technology (Hey, Need a 3-D Printer?)
things like making machine parts and medical implantations. Still, the printers were large, unreliable, and expensive. Starting around 2011 the revolution began. 3-D printers began to shrink, grow in quality, and become considerably less...
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Keywords:
by Michael Blanding;
Technology;
Technology;
Technology;
Technology;
Technology;
Technology;
Technology;
Technology
- January 2015 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence
Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.
The case describes a program that CVS Health recently implemented to improve medication adherence, an important problem from a societal, public policy, and firm... View Details
The case describes a program that CVS Health recently implemented to improve medication adherence, an important problem from a societal, public policy, and firm... View Details
Keywords:
Medication Adherence;
Affordable Care Act (ACA);
Marketing Strategy;
Communication Strategy;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Decisions;
Health Care and Treatment;
Goals and Objectives;
Resource Allocation;
Marketing Communications;
Consumer Behavior;
Measurement and Metrics;
Service Delivery;
Behavior;
Motivation and Incentives;
Social Issues;
Information Technology;
Value Creation;
Health Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Public Relations Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States
John, Leslie, John Quelch, and Robert Huckman. "CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence." Harvard Business School Case 515-010, January 2015. (Revised July 2019.) (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
- Awards
Best Paper Award, 2022 Conference of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand – Technology Section
By: Susanna Gallani
Winner of the Best Paper Award at the 2022 Conference of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, Technology Section, for "The Effects of Electronic Medical Records on Hospital Utilization Costs" with Luminita Enache, Xue Guo, and Eddie...
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- March 2000
- Teaching Note
Disruptive Technology a Heartbeat Away: Ecton, Inc. TN
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
Teaching Note for (9-699-018).
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Keywords:
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- June 2005 (Revised July 2006)
- Background Note
Note on the Convergence Between Genomics & Information Technology
By: David B. Yoffie, Dharmesh M Mehta and Rachel Sha
Focuses on the convergence between the genomics and semiconductor industries, in particular organ printing, DNA computing, biomolecular sensory networks, and DNA microarrays. Explains what this newly converged world looks like based on current research and findings in...
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Keywords:
Genetics;
Information Technology;
Business Model;
Disruptive Innovation;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Yoffie, David B., Dharmesh M Mehta, and Rachel Sha. "Note on the Convergence Between Genomics & Information Technology." Harvard Business School Background Note 705-500, June 2005. (Revised July 2006.)
- 2021
- Working Paper
Eradicating Helicobacter Pylori Infections to Treat Ulcers: Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances
By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant M. Datar and Katherine Stebbins
We describe how a chance discovery of bacteria that infect stomach linings completely changed how physicians treat ulcers. Specifically, we chronicle how: 1) two Australian physicians brought the bacterial infection to the world’s attention and challenged the...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Technology Adoption;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Invention;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Bhidé, Amar, Srikant M. Datar, and Katherine Stebbins. "Eradicating Helicobacter Pylori Infections to Treat Ulcers: Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-006, July 2019. (Revised May 2021.)
- March 2015
- Teaching Note
CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence
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This Teaching Note explains the theory of the case and teaching plan for the case: CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence (515010). The case finds Helena Foulkes, Executive... View Details
This Teaching Note explains the theory of the case and teaching plan for the case: CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence (515010). The case finds Helena Foulkes, Executive... View Details
Keywords:
Medication Adherence;
Affordable Care Act (ACA);
Marketing Strategy;
Communication Strategy;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Decisions;
Health Care and Treatment;
Goals and Objectives;
Resource Allocation;
Marketing Communications;
Consumer Behavior;
Measurement and Metrics;
Service Delivery;
Behavior;
Motivation and Incentives;
Social Issues;
Information Technology;
Value Creation;
Health Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Public Relations Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States
John, Leslie, John Quelch, and Robert Huckman. "CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 515-086, March 2015. (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
- April 1993 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
ALZA and Bio-Electro Systems (A): Technological and Financial Innovation
By: Josh Lerner and Peter Tufano
To develop the next generation of risky products, ALZA, a mature and profitable biotechnology firm specializing in drug delivery systems, must raise $40 million. Organizational constraints and competitive concerns demand that the work be done inside the firm. However,...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Technological Innovation;
Business Subsidiaries;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Corporate Finance;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Lerner, Josh, and Peter Tufano. "ALZA and Bio-Electro Systems (A): Technological and Financial Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 293-124, April 1993. (Revised October 1995.)
- Web
Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Technology & Operations Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2024 Kris Johnson Ferreira: "Warnings and Endorsements: Improving Human-AI Collaboration Under Covariate Shift" with...
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- 15 Apr 2014
- News
Bertarelli Foundation Gift Names Deans' Health & Life Sciences Challenge Prize
Life Sciences Challenge, launched in 2012 and chaired by Dean Nohria and Dr. Jeffrey S. Flier, dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. In recognition of the donor's generosity, the Deans' Challenge prize will be named the...
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- September 2014
- Case
Radiometer, 2003
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2003, Radiometer was the world's leading supplier of blood gas analysis equipment and accessories for critical care patients. Based in Denmark, Radiometer sold through a combination of sales subsidiaries and distributors around the world, and generated sales of over...
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Keywords:
Medical Devices;
Medical Equipment & Devices;
Mergers & Acquisitions;
Strategic Analysis;
Strategic Change;
Family Business;
Strategy;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Denmark;
United States
Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Radiometer, 2003." Harvard Business School Case 715-409, September 2014.
- October 2016 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Innovating Beyond Ochsner
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Olivia Hull
The Ochsner Health System has developed a proprietary software tool designed to treat hypertension. Built into the system’s electronic medical records, the Hypertension Digital Medicine program allows patients to record their blood pressure at home and share readings...
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Keywords:
Electronic Medical Records;
Telemedicine;
Hypertension;
High Blood Pressure;
Chronic Disease;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Disorders;
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Innovation and Invention;
Growth Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Science-Based Business;
Business Strategy;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
New Orleans;
Louisiana
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Olivia Hull. "Innovating Beyond Ochsner." Harvard Business School Case 817-028, October 2016. (Revised November 2016.)
- May 2021
- Article
Risk-Mitigating Technologies: The Case of Radiation Diagnostic Devices
By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo
We study the impact of consumers’ risk perception on firm innovation. Our analysis exploits a major surge in the perceived risk of radiation diagnostic devices following extensive media coverage of a set of over-radiation accidents involving CT scanners in late 2009....
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Keywords:
Risk Perception;
Innovation;
Medical Devices;
Liability Risk;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Perception;
Technological Innovation
Galasso, Alberto, and Hong Luo. "Risk-Mitigating Technologies: The Case of Radiation Diagnostic Devices." Management Science 67, no. 5 (May 2021): 3022–3040.
- November 2016 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Radial Analytics Probes Post-Acute Care
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Olivia Hull
Thaddeus Fulford-Jones and Eric Weiss, founders of healthcare technology startup Radial Analytics, have been busy developing a software program designed to save hospitals money and improve patient outcomes by producing customized care plans for patients leaving the...
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Keywords:
Electronic Medical Records;
Electronic Health Records;
Data Science;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Innovation and Invention;
Growth Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Science-Based Business;
Business Strategy;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Cambridge;
Massachusetts
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Olivia Hull. "Radial Analytics Probes Post-Acute Care." Harvard Business School Case 817-029, November 2016. (Revised November 2016.)
- 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;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology 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.)
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Elevator Pitch: Good Vibrations
won’t take those medications due to side effects. There’s a real gap for a simple treatment you can use earlier in the disease trajectory.” Status Update: The grand prize winner in the Alumni New Venture Competition, Bone Health View Details
- October 2012 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
Rock Health
By: Robert F. Higgins and Ian McKown Cornell
Rock Health was a San Francisco–based nonprofit organization offering accelerator services to spur innovation at the intersection of healthcare and technology. The company was the creation of Halle Tecco (HBS '11) and her HBS classmate Nate Gross (HBS '11), who met...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Incubation;
Healthcare Technology;
Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Innovation and Management;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business Startups;
Health Industry;
San Francisco;
California;
United States
Higgins, Robert F., and Ian McKown Cornell. "Rock Health." Harvard Business School Case 813-035, October 2012. (Revised October 2013.)
- October 2013 (Revised January 2014)
- Supplement
Fred Khosravi and AccessClosure (B)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Lauren Barley
It was January 2013, and Fred Khosravi, chairman of the board of AccessClosure Inc., wondered what the new year had in store for him and AccessClosure, the company he founded in late 2002. Khosravi was cautiously optimistic—the Mountain View, California-based medical...
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Keywords:
Medical Devices;
Vascular Closure Device;
Patent Litigation;
Patenting;
Biomedical Research;
Biotechnology;
Biotech;
Technological Innovation;
Patents;
Health Care and Treatment;
Biotechnology Industry;
United States;
California
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Lauren Barley. "Fred Khosravi and AccessClosure (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 814-038, October 2013. (Revised January 2014.)
- Research Summary
Overview
Patient Portals: The Provider Role
Patient portals are widespread, but evidence of impact is limited. In this study, we use a large dataset spanning 2 years and >1 million patients across 650 primary care practices to explore the "other side" of portals: health... View Details
Patient portals are widespread, but evidence of impact is limited. In this study, we use a large dataset spanning 2 years and >1 million patients across 650 primary care practices to explore the "other side" of portals: health... View Details
- August 3, 2022
- Article
How Will Amazon Approach U.S. Primary Care?
By: Robert S. Huckman and Bradley Staats
Amazon has a playbook for reinventing businesses that it enters. It includes simplifying processes, experimenting to determine which new approaches work best, and continuously recombining its existing assets to come up with a better way to do things. It is likely to...
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Keywords:
Amazon;
Health Care;
Technology;
Primary Care;
Health Care and Treatment;
Information Infrastructure;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Huckman, Robert S., and Bradley Staats. "How Will Amazon Approach U.S. Primary Care?" Harvard Business Review (website) (August 3, 2022).