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Vaccination in Bogotá before the decentralisation and reform of the Health System in Colombia (A)
Gallardo H. M.; Camacho M.; Tono T.; Pancorvo J.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1028-EService and Operations ManagementDecentralization as part of the reform of the health system has had a significant impact on the effectiveness of the public health system. The case shows the difficulties encountered in regional management and the decisions that have been made to achieve the goals that have been set. The case provides a general description of certain government initiatives in the context of the reform of the health system in Colombia, subsequently focusing on the...Starting at €8.20
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Hospital management and labor dispute: The case of the San Juan de Dios Hospital
Gallardo H. M.; González I. D.; García Prat, AntoniCase P-1027-EService and Operations ManagementThe Hospital Rionegro in Antioquia, Colombia, had been in a very difficult situation due to financial and labor difficulties. After five years of integrative management and negotiations with the different fronts, including labor aspects, the situation had been reversed. The productivity could be increased and labor conditions stabilized to the benefit of the hospital and its workforce. For the Ministry to exert primarily a stewardship function, i...Starting at €8.20
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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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Public hospital self-government and competitiveness in the Santa Fe de Bogotá health services market
Gallardo H. M.; Morales L. G.; Pancorvo J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1002-EService and Operations ManagementSince the beginning of the decade, Colombia has been implementing an in-depth reform of the health system, advocating independent administrative and financial management of public hospitals within a framework of competition between health service providers. The country's capital city, Santa Fe de Bogotá, has 32 public hospitals which, in 1997, were set up as state social enterprises, implementing independent management systems. The case analyzes ...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