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    • 14 Mar 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Lessons from COVID-19: The Business Skills Doctors Need

    by Michael Blanding

    The pandemic forced many physicians to become supply chain experts and strategic planners. Robert Huckman and colleagues offer a roadmap for teaching doctors the management and leadership skills they need—before the next public health crisis. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 24 Feb 2022
    • Op-Ed

    Want to Prevent the Next Hospital Bed Crisis? Enlist the SEC

    by Regina Herzlinger and Richard Boxer

    After two years of COVID-19, many hospitals still haven't figured out how to manage the overwhelming wave of patients that flood ICUs during each surge. Regina Herzlinger and Richard Boxer offer a novel solution. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 16 Nov 2021
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Can Mass General Brigham Diversify Its Community of Innovators?

    Re: Katherine B. Coffman

    In November 2019, Mass General Brigham (MGB) was the largest recipient of National Institutes of Health funding in the world. The Innovation Office, led by Chief Innovation Officer Chris Coburn, sought to capitalize on that funding – with the goal of commercializing research done at the hospital to generate revenue and improve patient care. But CEO Anne Klibanski and other key stakeholders had a serious concern: although women comprised approximately 40 percent of the medical researchers and physicians at MGB, the percentage of women participating in innovation activities lagged behind. Associate Professor Katie Coffman, Coburn, and MGB’s managing director of administration and strategy Diana Schwartzstein discuss how they identify the main sources of the disparities and find the right strategy to expand and diversify MGB’s community of innovators in the case, “Inclusive Innovation at Mass General Brigham.” Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 02 Jun 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity

    by Michael Blanding

    Research by Amitabh Chandra offers a stark new explanation for racial disparities in heart attack survival rates—a problem with immediate answers. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 30 Mar 2021
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Kidney Exchange: An Operations Perspective

    by Itai Ashlagi and Alvin E. Roth

    Kidney exchange has become a standard form of transplantation in the United States and a few other countries in part because of exchange process improvements. However, much more needs to be done: There are still many more patients in need of transplants than can be saved.

    • 22 Mar 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make

    by Kristen Senz

    A brush with disaster can lead to important innovations, but only if employees have the psychological safety to reflect on these close calls, says research by Amy C. Edmondson, Olivia Jung, and colleagues. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 04 Jan 2021
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Hospital Allocation and Racial Disparities in Health Care

    by Amitabh Chandra, Pragya Kakani, and Adam Sacarny

    Black Americans experience disparities in health outcomes in the United States relative to other demographic groups. This study of heart attack sufferers over two decades develops a framework to examine the allocation of health care and the effectiveness of medical treatments, including beta-blockers and other technologies.

    • 14 Dec 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    What Does December's Drug-Approval Dash Mean for COVID-19 Vaccines?

    by Danielle Kost

    Even in the best of times, pharmaceutical regulators tend to rush through drug applications in December. Now add in a ruthless pandemic. Research and insights from Lauren Cohen. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 24 Nov 2020
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Evaluating Innovative Health Care Solutions for Obesity

    Re: Regina E. Herzlinger

    From Weight Watchers to bariatric surgery, innovations for combatting obesity abound. But which will do the most good for society and yield the best business results? Professor Regina Herzlinger discusses a new case study. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 29 Oct 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying

    by Dina Gerdeman

    To promote the greatest safety, public health officials should target their pandemic messaging to men differently than to women. Research by Vincent Pons and colleagues. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 17 Sep 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Many Small-Business Employees May Be Close to Losing Health Insurance

    by Rachel Layne

    Small-business owners have delayed rent payments and other bills to protect health benefits for employees. Now, financial pressure is mounting, according to research by Leemore Dafny, Yin Wei Soon, Zoë Cullen, and Christopher Stanton. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 03 Sep 2020
    • Op-Ed

    Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC

    by Regina E. Herzlinger

    The United States needs a health care equivalent of the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase transparency and competition, argues Regina Herzlinger. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 20 Aug 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Can Shared Service Delivery Increase Customer Engagement? A Study of Shared Medical Appointments

    by Ryan W. Buell, Kamalini Ramdas, and Nazlı Sönmez

    Shared service delivery means that customers are served in groups rather than individually. Results from a large-scale study of glaucoma follow-up appointments at a major eye hospital indicate that shared service delivery can significantly improve patients’ verbal and non-verbal engagement.

    • 18 Aug 2020
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Is a Pandemic the Best Time To Try Out a New Idea?

    Re: Mitchell B. Weiss

    Singapore's new nationwide, Bluetooth-based contact tracing program TraceTogether must overcome privacy issues to be effective. Would Singaporeans adopt TraceTogether? Professor Mitch Weiss discusses his new case study. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 20 Jul 2020
    • Op-Ed

    It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees

    by Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard J. Boxer

    Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard J. Boxer prescribe a seemingly impossible cure for battling health care options: a plan that embraces both Republican and Democratic ideas. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 12 Jul 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis

    by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence

    COVID-19 affects more than physical health. Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence describe how the pandemic is causing psychological trauma across a broad swath of society—and innovative methods to treat it. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 07 Jul 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    COVID-19 and the Workplace: Implications, Issues, and Insights for Future Research and Action

    by Ashley Whillans and 28 coauthors

    Assembling a large, diverse team of researchers to make sense of COVID-19’s impact on issues of work and organizational psychology, this project explores changes that are unfolding for practitioners and human resources professionals.

    • 07 Jul 2020
    • Cold Call Podcast

    SmileDirect Looks Beyond Direct-to-Consumer Marketing

    PODCAST: Teledentistry company SmileDirectClub is butting up against the limits of direct-to-consumer marketing. Len Schlesinger discusses his recent case study with Matt Higgins. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 01 Jul 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Social Interactions in Pandemics: Fear, Altruism, and Reciprocity

    by Laura Alfaro, Ester Faia, Nora Lamersdorf, and Farzad Saidi

    An analysis of 89 cities worldwide shows that mobility responds to infection risk, altruism, and reciprocity. Correcting the SIR model to account for this behavior shows that a balanced approach involving stringency measures, in respect of human dignity, and responsible social preferences mitigates the pandemic health and economic costs.

    • 15 Jun 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.

    by Rachel Layne

    Liberia trains community workers to help medical professionals on the front lines of disease control, says Brian Trelstad. Could the model work elsewhere? Open for comment; 0 Comments.

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