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The Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, Inc.
Bohmer, Richard; Bradley, Stephen P.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-610014-EService and Operations ManagementThrough its uniquely proactive approach to medical malpractice risk management, the Risk Management Foundation has decreased claims-and premiums-for the Harvard hospitals it insures. The RMF is the captive medico-legal insurer of the Harvard medical institutions and affiliated physicians. Over the last two decades, through a combination of active legal defense and medical error prevention, The RMF has successfully controlled the medico-legal cost...Starting at €8.20
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Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Bohmer, Richard; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-609088-EService and Operations ManagementHow will Newton-Wellesley Hospital (NWH) preserve its private practice tradition while remaining effective and competitive in a healthcare industry demanding increasing integration between physicians and hospitals? This is the decision facing Newton-Wellesley Hospital president Mike Jellinek in 2009, as several trends-higher costs and lower revenues, shifting workforce demographics, and changing reimbursement models-threaten to disrupt NWH's orga...Starting at €8.20
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Cancer Treatment Centers of America (A)
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-313012-EService and Operations ManagementCancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), a U.S. network of four privately owned oncology focused factory hospitals, was weighing options for growth. CTCA was entirely cancer focused and specialized in treating patients with complex and advanced-stage cancers, who were reached through advertising its integrative, team-based approach to care. CEO Stephen Bonner needed to decide whether to focus future expansion on building additional full-scale ...Starting at €8.20
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Genetic Testing: Where Is the Real Risk?
Matherne, G. Paul; Behrman, Katelyn; Thomas, Matthew J.Case DARDEN-OM-1744-EService and Operations ManagementSandra Martinez, a junior partner in a new biotech venture capital fund, is working on a due diligence report on a new genetic testing firm that plans to launch a direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform for assessing cancer risk. She is mildly concerned about some bad publicity around a faulty chip used in DTC genetic testing, then becomes more worried as she looks deeper into genetic testing itself. She learns that some women have undergone major surg...Starting at €8.20
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A Partner for Mary Washington: Glide with Cerner or Chart a New Path with Epic (A) and (B) - Teaching note
Matherne, G. Paul; Behrman, Katelyn; Elcan, ElizabethTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1731TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1731Starting at €0.00
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Lowell General Physician Hospital Organization
Bohmer, Richard M. J.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-612016-EService and Operations ManagementThis case focuses on the Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), a novel payment program designed to incentivize providers to deliver less costly, high quality health care. Under the AQC, offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, providers received a fixed-dollar budget to cover all care provided to a specific patient population, as well as incentive payments for quality. The AQC was piloted in 2009 by a handful of provider organizations, i...Starting at €8.20
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Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers
Simons, Robert L.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-113001-EService and Operations ManagementThis case illustrates the importance of choosing a primary customer as the basis for organization design. Cross Country Group managers adjusted resource allocation, organization design and performance measures over time to transform Cross Country Group frStarting at €8.20
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Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers, Teaching Note
Simons, Robert L.; Kindred, NatalieTeaching Note HBS-114093-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 113001Starting at €0.00