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The Critical Skills for Leading Major Change in America’s Health System

Harvard Business Review

health system, change management is an essential skill for public and private leaders alike. For these leaders — and young people aspiring to careers as health care managers — one very practical question emerges: What are the critical skills for leading major change in our health system? This was a $1.2

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Why The Best Hospitals Are Managed by Doctors

Harvard Business Review

The emphasis on patient-centered care and efficiency in the delivery of clinical outcomes means that physicians are now being prepared for leadership. A study published in 2011 examined CEOs in the top-100 best hospitals in USNWR in three key medical specialties: cancer, digestive disorders, and cardiovascular care.

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Funding the Right Projects: Lessons from the Elton John AIDS Foundation

Harvard Business Review

HIV/AIDS is concentrated in communities where discrimination, stigma, social norms, and underinvestment in health services prevent people from accessing the critical prevention services, treatment, and care they need to stay healthy. A 2014 CDC report found that of the 1.2 That’s how Casa Ruby found us.

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When Did the U.S. Stop Seeing Teachers as Professionals?

Harvard Business Review

Poor pay , increased health care costs , and diminished pension plans are certainly core issues — teachers in Oklahoma haven’t received a pay boost in a decade. ” Education, then, is not usually an incremental step to a better way to make a living life or a waystation to another career.