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Making Hospital Partnerships Work

Harvard Business Review

The assumption is that a merger will make it easier to achieve economies of scale, develop a large but narrow network of preferably healthy patients, establish data registries, and integrate expensive technology. We attracted many new doctors when we opened a replacement hospital in 2012, ultimately doubling the size of our medical staff.

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Give Impact Investing Time and Space to Develop

Harvard Business Review

Giving Pledge members described impact investing as the “hottest topic” at their May 2012 meeting, and Prime Minister David Cameron extolled the potential of the sector at the most recent G8 summit. First, impact investing needs time to develop. Impact Investing in the Future: Developed clusters across the spectrum.