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Pitney Bowes: Employer Health Strategy
Porter, Michael E.; Baron, Jennifer F.Case HBS-709458-EService and Operations ManagementPitney Bowes, a Fortune 500 mail and document management firm, offered its first health plans in the years following World War II. Over the ensuing decades, Pitney Bowes adapted its approach to employee health amid rising health care costs, shifting employer attitudes towards health benefits, and a rapidly changing policy environment. By 2008, the firm was widely regarded as an innovator in employee health, having dedicated substantial time and r...Starting at €8.20
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Commonwealth Care Alliance: Elderly and Disabled Care, Teaching Note
Porter, Michael E.; Baron, Jennifer F.Teaching Note HBS-709467-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for [708502].Starting at €0.00
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Ledina Lushko: Navigating Health Care Delivery
Jain, Sachin H; Porter, Michael E.; Akrouh, Fatima; Daly, Carolyn A.Case HBS-710459-EService and Operations ManagementLedina Lushko was diagnosed with Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma in 2008 and sought care at a highly regarded medical institution in the United States. This case lays out her journey through the health care system in detail and all of the effort involved in finding appropriate care. It is meant not to illustrate good or bad care, but to reflect on the nature of the current health care delivery system and serve as a starting point for discussion.Starting at €8.20
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Texas Children's Hospital: Congenital Heart Disease Care
Porter, Michael E.; Bachmann, Justin M.; Landman, Zachary C.Case HBS-714507-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2014, Dr. Charles D. Fraser Jr., Surgeon-in-Chief of Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, was contemplating the future direction of the congenital heart disease program. The nation's largest pediatric hospital, Texas Children's was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as #4 in the nation in 2012-2013. It was ranked #3 in pediatric heart care and heart surgery, following Boston Children's and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Texas Chi...Starting at €8.20
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West German Headache Center: Integrated Migraine Center, Teaching Note
Porter, Michael E.; Guth, Clemens; Dannemiller, ElisaTeaching Note HBS-707560-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note to 707-559.Starting at €0.00
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Commonwealth Care Alliance: Elderly and Disabled Care
Porter, Michael E.; Baron, Jennifer F.Case HBS-708502-EService and Operations ManagementIndividuals enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, known as dual eligibles, are among the highest-cost beneficiaries in the US. Commonwealth Care Alliance, a small nonprofit insurer and care delivery system in Massachusetts, operated under a public demonstration program designed to provide comprehensive coverage and care for the elderly dual eligible population. Led by Dr. Robert Master, Commonwealth Care Alliance worked with its contracted prov...Starting at €8.20
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Brigham and Women's Hospital: Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, Teaching Note
Huckman, Robert S.; Porter, Michael E.Teaching Note HBS-610030-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 608-175.Starting at €0.00
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How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Companies
Porter, Michael E.; Heppelmann, JamesArticle HBS-R1510G-EService and Operations ManagementThe evolution of products into intelligent, connected devices is revolutionizing business. In a November 2014 article, "How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition," Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter and PTC president and CEO James Heppelmann looked at how this shift is changing the structure of industries and forcing firms to rethink their strategies. In this companion article, the authors look at the effects inside...Starting at €8.20
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West German Headache Center: Integrated Migraine Care
Porter, Michael E.; Guth, Clemens; Dannemiller, ElisaCase HBS-707559-EService and Operations ManagementDescribes the joint efforts of the German health plan KKH and Essen University Hospital to develop an integrated practice unit (IPU), and the West German Headache Center's efforts to improve the quality of migraine care. Provides an overview of the German health care system detailing its provider, health plan, and reimbursement structure. Following new legislation in 2004, which allowed health plans and selected providers to contract outside of t...Starting at €8.20
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Brigham and Women's Hospital: Shapiro Cardiovascular Center
Porter, Michael E.; Huckman, Robert S.; Friese, Jeremy L.Case HBS-608175-EService and Operations ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Considers the situation facing Gary Gottlieb, president of Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), prior to the opening of BWH's integrated cardiovascular center. This case allows students to develop an appreciation of the strategic, financial, organizational, clinical, and physical aspects of integrating health care delivery around specific categories of disease. It provides an...Starting at €8.20