HBSP (USA)
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Improving Access at VA, Teaching Note
Buell, Ryan W.; Huckman, Robert S.Teaching Note HBS-618052-EInformation TechnologiesTeaching note for case 617012.Starting at €0.00
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Improving Access at VA
Buell, Ryan W.; Huckman, Robert S.; Travers, SamCase HBS-617012-EInformation TechnologiesIn 2015, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ran the largest healthcare system in the United States, with over 1,700 sites of care that served nearly 9 million veterans. One year earlier, a scandal had erupted over a cover-up of the excessive wait times veterans faced to get medical appointments in some VA facilities. The fallout led to the resignation of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, a criminal investigation by the Federal Bureau of Inv...Starting at €8.20
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When Machine Learning Goes Off the Rails
Babic, Boris; Glenn Cohen, I; Evgeniou, Theodoros; Gerke, SaraArticle HBS-R2101F-EInformation TechnologiesProducts and services that rely on machine learning-computer programs that constantly absorb new data and adapt their decisions in response-don't always make ethical or accurate choices. Sometimes they cause investment losses, for instance, or biased hiring or car accidents. And as such offerings proliferate across markets, the companies creating them face major new risks. Executives need to understand and mitigate the technology's potential down...Starting at €8.20