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- 07 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Electronic Health Records Were Supposed to Cut Medical Costs. They Haven't.
Digitizing patient information promised to cut health care costs by driving down administrative expenses. So why can it cost a doctor more than $200 to process a single bill? New research by Robert Kaplan and colleagues. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 09 Jan 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Identifying Sources of Inefficiency in Health Care
This economic study finds evidence of allocative inefficiency and substantial variation in comparative advantage across hospitals, with the benefits from treatment being much higher in some hospitals than others. The study overall suggests new directions for research on productivity in healthcare.
- 16 Oct 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Healthy Business? Managerial Education and Management in Healthcare
A hospital's proximity to a university supplying both business and clinical education is associated with higher management practice scores and better clinical outcomes.
- 20 Apr 2017
- Cold Call Podcast
Making Health Insurance That Consumers Actually Like
By motivating its insurance customers to take care of themselves, South African firm Vitality has expanded to the United Kingdom and China. In this podcast, Professor Regina Herzlinger discusses potential impacts of this model for health care in the United States. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 08 Mar 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Can the Proposed American Health Care Act Improve on 'Obamacare'?
Politics aside, the primary question to be asked about the newly proposed American Health Care Act is this: Will it improve choice, cost, and outcomes for health care consumers? Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 01 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients
A longer visit with your doctor before a procedure can improve results and save money, according to Robert S. Kaplan. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 28 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation
Many policymakers believe liability laws need reforming so that medical device makers are free to innovate without threat of costly lawsuits. But new research by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso suggests innovation is not thwarted—just rechanneled. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 17 Nov 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
Building Affordable Health Care in Paradise
By some accounts, only about 5 percent of people worldwide receive cardiac treatment they need to survive. Professor Tarun Khanna highlights the need for affordable health care at scale, and a possible model based on factory-like repetition and learning in the Cayman Islands. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 18 Oct 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Business Should Invest in Community Health
Many companies invest heavily to keep their employees healthy, but don't take the next step—invest in keeping their community healthy. John Quelch, Howard Koh, and Pamela Yatsko make the case. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 05 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Don't More People Get Flu Shots at Work?
The frontline battle station in the just-started influenza season is the workplace flu vaccine clinic. The problem: fewer than half of employees take advantage of them. John Beshears discusses why location makes a difference. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 24 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Can Obamacare Be Saved?
Is Obamacare in trouble? With premiums rising and some health providers pulling back, The Affordable Care Act might seem wobbly. John A. Quelch and Emily Boudreau argue for remedies that include more education for consumers, innovation from insurers, and flexibility on behalf of regulators. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 28 Jul 2016
- Op-Ed
Where is TripAdvisor for Doctors?
Would you give your doctor a poor rating just as you might flunk a bad meal or hotel? What if you needed that physician's services again? John A. Quelch discusses why it's difficult to create a TripAdvisor for doctors. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 17 Jul 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Tort Reform and Innovation
This paper investigates how tort reforms might affect the development of new medical device technologies. The authors find that caps on non-economic damages (such as pain and suffering) are associated with an average decline in patenting for medical instrument technologies. The effect, however, is highly varied and depends on the characteristics of both the devices and the medical fields.
- 25 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health
Through a collection of case studies, John A. Quelch and co-authors explore the intersection of health care and business in the new book, Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health. Read an excerpt. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 14 Mar 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
The Role of Incentive Salience in Habit Formation
Obesity is a serious problem in the United States. One established way to increase individuals’ exercise is to provide incentives, but merely offering them is not enough to change behavior. A field experiment with users of a pedometer-tracking app showed that marketing the incentives matters: Incentives that included a marketing component produced significantly more behavior change and more lasting exercise habits than incentives without significant marketing.
- 12 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?
Some consumers want more control over their health care, while others are happy to leave the "experts" in charge. Why can't we have both? John Quelch advocates for empowering consumers to have a range of choices. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 04 Nov 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Cohort Turnover and Operational Performance: The July Phenomenon in Teaching Hospitals
Hummy Song, Robert S. Huckman, and Jason R. Barro study the impacts of the annual July turnover of doctors in teaching hospitals on qualty of care.
- 02 Oct 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Is Mandatory Nonfinancial Performance Measurement Beneficial?
Susanna Gallani, Takehisa Kajiwara, and Ranjani Krishnan examine the effect of regulation requiring mandatory measurement and peer disclosure of nonfinancial performance information such as customer satisfaction in the hospital industry.
- 10 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
New Medical Devices Get To Patients Too Slowly
The FDA has streamlined drug testing to ensure new therapies come to market quickly. But when it comes to life-giving medical devices, approvals seem unnecessarily slow, according to research by Ariel Dora Stern. Open for comment; 6 Comment(s) posted.
Women Heart Patients Have Better Survival Odds with Women Doctors
Roughly one in 66 women has a better chance of leaving the hospital alive if their doctor is also a woman, according to research by Laura Huang and colleagues. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.