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As described in this issue, we are undergoing major transitions in healthcare: on the demographic side, aging populations will put enormous strain on healthcare systems by increasing demand at a time when we might become supply constrained in terms of personnel. And for all of the excitement about AI, we’re ignoring the business model and business process challenges as our health systems and healthcare markets have become increasingly complex. Read more

Regi’s “Innovating in Health Care” Cases

“Regi”, aka Regina E. Herzlinger, is the Nancy McPherson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author of bestselling trade books on healthcare. “Regi’s ‘Innovating in Healthcare’ Cases”, a regular HMPI feature, highlights teaching materials focused on healthcare innovation. In this issue, our case focuses on the development of the DTx Concept and the regulatory and reimbursement challenges for this class of technologies. Read more

Also In this Issue

New Research: Hospital Resource Allocation

Association of Hospital System Affiliation with COVID-19 Capacity Burden

Zachary Levin, Pinar Karaca-Mandic, University of Minnesota, Richard J. Boxer, UCLA, Regina E. Herzlinger, Harvard Business School

Covid-19 exposed the highly variable and uncoordinated responses by US hospitals. An analysis of government and hospital association data suggests that proactive planning could better help allocate resources across different types of US hospitals.

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New Research: Hospital Pricing

Price Variability of Heart Transplant and Ventricular Assist Procedures Across the United States

Ishan Paranjpe, Chen Wei, Stanford University; Pranav Sharma, Drexel University; Roy H. Lan, Stanford University; Maitreyi Sahu, Joseph Dieleman, University of Washington; Kevin Schulman, Alexander Sandhu, Stanford University

An analysis of newly available hospital data offers new insights into the price variability in orthotopic heart transplantation and ventricular assist devices within and across US hospitals.

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