Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Cutting Short a Long Goodbye
Grousbeck, H I; Prober C G; Tauber, AlexanderCase SGSB-ETH20-EDecision AnalysisBernie and Ruby Merwald live in Menlo Park, California during their retired ages when Bernie falls ill to dementia and Alzheimer’s. This causes him to have significantly complex medical problems that result in familial conflicts, violence and avoidance of the doctor’s orders. When Bernie has a heart attack on top of his failing health, siblings want to pull the plug, but their protective and isolating mother disagrees. Because of a California law...Starting at €8.20
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The Role of Physicians in Device Innovation: Critical Success Factor or Conflict of Interest
Zenioa S; Burns L; Denend LCase SGSB-OIT105-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementAs of 2012, the Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009 requires medical device manufacturers to track any payments or gifts they make to physicians that are worth more than $10 and then starting in 2013 to report those that exceed a total of $100 per year to any given doctor. While a majority of doctors, academic medical centers, and pharmaceutical and device companies generally support the principle of greater transparency when it comes to phys...Starting at €8.20