Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The landscape for the delivery of health care in the United States is changing, but the traditional care-delivery players are not the change agents. In fact, this environment is the most disruptive I’ve witnessed in my 35 years in the health care industry. Carol Yepes/Getty Images. But back to the insurers.

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Health Care Insurance Incentives Venture Funding 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Health care remains one of the few services that require people to have a face-to-face interaction to obtain access. In January 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new provider reimbursement code for non–face-to-face health care services for patients who have chronic medical conditions.

Health Care 8

Health Care Insurance Technology Wireless 8

Women on Business

JULY 12, 2012

This trend has the ability to shape our world in a positive way that everyone can be a part of. Through their certification program consumers can see the difference between companies marketing social good and those practicing it. They are creating curriculum focused on math, science, technology and engineering.

Company 196

Company Long-term Short-term Education 196

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 31, 2011

area, a move it describes as “driven largely by health care reform, which demands an integrated regional network.&# Many established actors in the health care industry – including insurers, brokers and providers – are searching for ways to increase their market clout. Johns Hopkins is not alone.

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Crisis Health Care Insurance Newsletter 63

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Let’s hope that’s true for “value” in health care. Where other mantras – such as quality or managed care – have failed to galvanize the system’s diverse stakeholders, value may have a chance. The question, of course, is whether the term will help spur the fundamental changes that our health care sector so desperately needs.

Health Care 8

Health Care Porter Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2017

health care system is in deep trouble. We spend more per capita than any other country and have poor health outcomes to show for it. Health care spending as a share of the economy is growing faster than in any other country. pet health care system has followed a similar trajectory over the last two decades.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Insurance Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2017

End users can take advantage of quantities of newly available information to solve problems in population health, clinical decision support, and patient engagement, among other applications. And ease of access means ease of market entry: Emerging data providers can get on their feet quickly and create new sources of competition.

Health Care 8

Health Care Levitt Competitive Advantage Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2014

They can use their market power (they direct the bulk of health care dollars) and understanding of different consumer segments to create innovative products, services, and partnerships that address consumers’ needs. In the process, they can help move us all toward a low-cost, value-based health care system.

Health Care 9

Health Care Insurance Industry Retail 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2014

In health care, the Hippocratic Oath — “first, do no harm” — can hold as much sway in the board room as it does in the exam room. Among health care leadership, it can have the unintended effect of promoting inaction over change and innovation. health care has become akin to a smothered child—stifled and arrested.

Health Care 8

Health Care Information Technology Learning-by-Doing Information 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Few recent trends in health care delivery have more power to improve population health, patient and provider experience, and hospital business models than virtual care. Which technology tools will meet the demographic, clinical, and business needs for these services? Innovating for Value in Health Care.

Health Care 8

Health Care Consultative Video Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2015

health care system in ways big and small that would either build on or radically revamp the Affordable Care Act (ACA). We reviewed four strategies: the current health care system’s trajectory as is; comprehensive demand-side reform; aggressive supply-side reform; and a combination of demand-side and supply-side reform.

Health Care 8

Health Care Insurance Price Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2015

Technology to the rescue? One of the promising areas supported by technology is at the intersection of the internet and online technologies with the physical world: the “internet of things” (IoT). The technologies and trends shaping tomorrow’s businesses. Insight Center. The Future of Operations.

Technology 8

Technology Offshoring Marketing Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

What makes marketing creative? Is a creative marketer more artist or entrepreneur? Historically, the term “marketing creative” has been associated with the words and pictures that go into ad campaigns. But marketing, like other corporate functions, has become more complex and rigorous.

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Creativity Marketing Agility Budgeting 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2018

In fact, by government edict, the goal is to direct policy, health care, and even citizens themselves toward longer, healthier, more enriching lives. The resulting lessons will be critical to life science companies worldwide as the aging trend prevalent in Japan expands to other nations. By country, Japan had 9.1

Health Care 8

Health Care Industry Pharmaceuticals Content 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Building market share by delivering rich, intuitive experiences is a key goal for all organizations. For health insurers, this customer centricity is an imperative. Individual consumers now have increasing freedom to shop for health plans and to choose how they spend their healthcare dollars. Validation of capabilities.

Health Care 8

Health Care Planning Content Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2017

The Leading Edge of Health Care. But only 34% were actively piloting a digital technology in clinical practice. We looked at more than a dozen—both health care-specific programs with strong connections in the health care “ecosystem” and industry-agnostic programs. Sponsored by Optum.

Health Care 9

Health Care Company Innovation Entrepreneur 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Take technology providers' technical support, with its long hold times "hopelessly complex interactions." The numbers are enough to make the apple pop right out of the marketer's eye. Clearly that's not quite the target market for a new washer and dryer. Health Costs Are Actually Not Spiraling Out of Control (PwC).

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Disruptive Innovation Innovation Pharmaceuticals Class 22

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. Instead, together, they are sketching the outlines of a new market.

Strategy 10

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

health care landscape. This trend has important ramifications for the out-of-pocket prices (e.g., Insurance markets are failing to deliver. Health Care’s New Frontier. How technology is changing the design and delivery of care. laura schneider for hbr. First, a little background.

Cost 8

Cost Insurance Incentives Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

But that doesn't mean savvy marketers aren't supremely well-positioned to embrace slacktivism as an innovative outreach to customers and communities alike. Health care, nutrition and energy consumption are only the most obvious marketing opportunities for Innovative Self Quantification Marketing Opportunities.

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Innovation Health Care Globalization Media 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2011

Yes, the market has gone down and up — markets do that. debt was downgraded — but that shouldn't have much of an effect on companies (unless interest rates reverse their current trend downward). Ask how much of it is being spent on finding ways to compete more effectively in current markets. Health care costs.

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Innovation Competitive Advantage Health Care Globalization 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Take technology providers' technical support, with its long hold times "hopelessly complex interactions." The numbers are enough to make the apple pop right out of the marketer's eye. Clearly that's not quite the target market for a new washer and dryer. Health Costs Are Actually Not Spiraling Out of Control (PwC).

Disruptive Innovation 12

Disruptive Innovation Innovation Pharmaceuticals Class 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

When the company rides an enabling trend. An "enabling trend" is some technological or societal shift that makes it feasible to address the latent job. Spotting transformational trends early can increase corporate confidence in bets on breakthroughs. While it isn''t easy, it is worth the effort. Innovation'

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Industry Fixed Costs Trends Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

In 2011, we published an article in HBR examining the surprisingly rapid growth of African economies and consumer markets. Accelerating technological change is unlocking new opportunities for consumers and businesses, and Africa still has abundant resources. Africa has more large firms than is commonly assumed. trillion.

Globalization 8

Globalization Long-term GDP Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. Instead, together, they are sketching the outlines of a new market.

Strategy 8

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2014

Every once in a while you have one of those “microcosm experiences” that perfectly encapsulates the trends shaping our world. So to cover his monthly fixed costs of student loan payments (on more than $100k in debt), rent, and health care he was driving for Uber. But we might also need other ones.

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Long-term Fixed Costs Short-term Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Scarcely a presentation on marketing trends is complete without reference to the Boomer, Gen X, Gen Y, and Gen Z segments and allusions to each generation’s unique expectations, behaviors, attitudes, and values. This segmentation scheme is perhaps marketers’ most successful product. Here’s why.

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Media Marketing Travel Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2012

Despite recent signs of recovery in the labor market , there are still more than 12 million unemployed job seekers. The growing skills gap provides one explanation, but another clue is the significant downward trend in workforce mobility. So how do we explain the fact that some positions stay open for months?

Health Care 13

Health Care Engineering Skills Finance 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2013

Big Data is what enables banks to predict credit card fraud by analyzing billions of transactions, marketers to understand customer sentiment by analyzing millions of interactions on social media, and retailers to target promotions and offers by analyzing millions of purchases. As an example, consider the emerging field of mobile health.

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Power Health Care Information Technology Loyalty 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In emerging markets, billions of people have moved out of extreme poverty. This narrative has rested on three propositions: that globalization is a major driver of growth and prosperity; that technological progress enriches our lives; and that shareholder returns reflect businesses’ contributions to societal progress.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

healthcare system have taken at least one well-worn market-based path: strive for economies of scale. Hospital consolidation is on the rise , a trend that shows no signs of abating as providers try to streamline back-end operations and deploy big data analytics in hopes of improving outcomes and lowering costs.

Health Care 8

Health Care Gordon Travel Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2015

We expect these trends to become much more widespread. APIs allow firms to expand into markets they may never have previously considered. Take the case of IBM’s Watson , a cognitive-computing technology that allows humans to make sense of large volumes of data. One is oncology care. One case in point is Twitter.

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Levitt Real Estate Business Model Early Adopters 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

In past years, we heard mostly from startup founders and academics — people who pay attention to early, far-reaching trends in technology. As with the internet in the 1990s, executives are realizing that this new technology could change everything, but nobody knows exactly how or when. But this year was different.

Software 8

Software Transportation Tools Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The trend sees big companies such as CVS Health, State Street, and American Express evolving small hiring programs for opportunity youth, driven by corporate social responsibility, into core business strategy (see our study “Hidden Talent: How Smart Companies Are Tapping into Unemployed Youth” ).

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Organization Chief Operating Officer Education Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2018

For the former, we examined the presence and market penetration of disruptor companies; we also considered incumbents’ financial performance. Incumbents in these industries often own established brands, proprietary technology, and control of distribution channels. Supermarkets are a case in point.

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Industry Fixed Assets Retail Market Penetration 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

These people are the information economy's mom and pop business owners , just more technologically leveraged and profitable than their brick & mortar predecessors. Ever thought air mattresses in living rooms would grow into a billion dollar company that would take on the vacation rental market and the hotel industry?

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Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

These people are the information economy's mom and pop business owners , just more technologically leveraged and profitable than their brick & mortar predecessors. Ever thought air mattresses in living rooms would grow into a billion dollar company that would take on the vacation rental market and the hotel industry? But times change.

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Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 16