HBSP (USA)
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Schon Klinik: Eating Disorder Care
Porter, Michael E.; Stanton, Emma; Hohman, Jessica A.; Stowell, CalebCase HBS-712475-EStrategyThe Schon Klinik is a private, for-profit German hospital group trying to establish itself as a premium health care provider in a competitive German market. The case details Schon Klinik's founding, its early focus on measurement and improvement, and the design and implementation of a system-wide structure for measuring and reporting actual health outcomes. The case details the care cycle for eating disorder patients and highlights the role outco...Starting at €8.20
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Schon Klinik: Measuring Cost and Value
Kaplan, Robert S.; Witkowski, Mary L.; Hohman, Jessica A.Case HBS-112085-EFinanceThe case illustrates how a leading German hospital group has invested deeply in the measurement of patient-level outcomes and costs, the foundations of a health care value framework. The company launches a pilot project to use time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) for measuring the cost of total knee replacements. The costing project complements an existing initiative for comprehensive outcomes measurement. The combination of accurate measur...Starting at €8.20
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Werner von Siemens and the Electric Telegraph
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Siemens, Bjoern vonCase HBS-811004-EEntrepreneurshipThis case describes the nineteenth century founding by Werner Siemens of the Siemens electrical business in Germany. Werner's dual role as inventor and entrepreneur is explored as he created one of the world's first multinational enterprises, whose growth initially rested on its pioneering role in the new telegraph industry. Werner sent his brothers to open businesses in Great Britain and Russia, and the case explores the advantages and disadvant...Starting at €8.20