HMPI December 2021: Volume 6, Issue 2 Archives

Perspectives: Healthcare Delivery

Building a Better Health Insurance System: How the U.S. Can Benefit from the Experiences of Other Countries

Thomas Rice, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Multiple metrics of healthcare efficiency, access, and equity show that nine countries – Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom – demonstrate superior efficiency, equity, and health outcomes than the United States. By examining these countries’ successes and challenges, the U.S. can derive great benefits in its quest to create a better performing healthcare system.

COVID-19 continues to put health systems under tremendous stress, placing demands on public organizations, non-profits, and commercial life sciences. At the same time, demand for traditional services is requiring considerable attention. What helps us stay optimistic is the learnings from COVID — about transformed systems and services and hugely valuable innovations. The research and perspectives from our authors provide ideas that will help health system and life sciences leaders build a stronger future. 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 Health Care’ Cases”, a regular HMPI feature, highlights teaching materials that focus on innovating across healthcare. Our case in this issue highlights how Savannah Informatics in Kenya responded to the Covid-19 pandemic, seeking opportunity in the face of health care challenges. Read more

Also In this Issue

Perspectives: Global Health

How COVID Changed Health Innovation in Mental Health in Low- to Middle-Income Countries: Gaza Strip in the Spotlight

Rola Shaheen, Queen’s University, and Yasser Abu Jamei, Gaza Community Mental Health Programme

COVID-19 mobilized innovative mental health care models to cover a wider spectrum of non-institutionalized patients and created benefits lasting well beyond the pandemic.

Perspectives: Health Management Education

Mentoring for Healthcare-Oriented Faculty in Business Schools: An Eye toward Facilitating Success and Increasing Diversity

Kevin D. Frick, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, and Pinar Karaca Mandic, University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management

High-quality mentoring – including inter-university mentoring – can facilitate the success of junior faculty who teach and conduct research on healthcare topics.

Perspectives: Health Services

Using Reverse Innovation to Improve Healthcare Management in Response to COVID-19

Liam Ferreira and Forest S. Kim, Robbins Institute of Health Policy, Baylor University

The DOCTOR model — delivery, outreach, cost, task-shifting, optimization, and revolutionary change — illustrates how efficient delivery designs created in developing nations can benefit health services in higher income countries such as the U.S.

Perspectives: Healthcare Policy and Trends

Insights from the 10th Annual Business of Health Care Conference at the University of Miami

Karoline Mortensen, Steven G. Ullmann, and Richard Westlund, University of Miami

Healthcare leaders from around the globe explored vaccine hesitancy, value-based care models, telehealth services, stress and burnout, and Biden administration initiatives.