IESE (España)
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Hospital Universitario
García Prat, AntoniCase FH-224-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Establecimientos Viena, S.A.
García Prat, Antoni; Faus, JosepCase F-725-EFinanceThe case analyses a medium-sized company that is representative of Spanish and Catalan SMEs in general. The company is reluctant to increase its level of debt, but its management is starting to question the appropriateness of self-financing versus debt financing. At the same time, the company is maintaining steady growth on the basis of owning the real estate properties that house its restaurants as opposed to renting them.Starting at €8.20
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Agustín Rivero
Rivero A.; García Prat, AntoniCase P-1031-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes an attempt to evaluate and adapt the DRG (Diagnosis Related Group) system of patient classification to Spain, so that it could be used as a budgetary and financial tool in the national health system. The health ministry, through its interterritorial committee, conducted a study to determine whether DRGs, once adapted to the Spanish health care system, could be used not only as a benchmark for the state but also as the basis for...Starting at €8.20
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The Spanish Health System: A Summary Description of its History, Organization and Financing
García Prat, AntoniTechnical Note CN-181-EAccounting and ControlThis case describes the most important changes that have taken place in the Spanish health system since the advent of democracy with a special emphasis on structural aspects, financing and the organization of services.Starting at €8.20
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Hospital financing: a key element in hospital policy
Casas M.; Barrachina, J. I.; García Prat, AntoniCase P-1049-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes the use of hospital productivity measures to achieve a fairer level of funding through DRGs. It presents the antecedents of the system currently in place in Spain and the problems that arise when the payment system is related to hospital structure. It raises the question of how to introduce case mix measures and what organizational changes must be made before case mix based methods such as payment units can be introduced. Build...Starting at €8.20
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Javier Sánchez and the reforms in the management of Spanish hospitals
Keenov E.; García Prat, Antoni; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1004-EService and Operations ManagementA policymaker in one of the Spanish regional governments has to manage the start-up of a new hospital. This task will force him to make a series of decisions about legal models applicable to hospitals, financing, human resources policies and mechanisms for organizing hospital care and coordinating it with primary care. The alternatives considered reflect the main options for reforming or transforming hospital management systems that are currently...Starting at €8.20
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Experiments in reaching the poor without tearing the safety net: public health insurance in Massachusetts
Savedoff W.; Murphy C.; García Prat, Antoni; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1005-EService and Operations ManagementThe arrival of a new director at the state's health program agency leads to a reconsideration of the coverage mechanisms, costs and service quality. After reviewing previous activities, the new director decides to undertake a series of reforms in order to attain the goals that have been set. The changes require a new framework of relationships between the state, the insurance companies and the health providers, creating new opportunities and risk...Starting at €8.20