Healthcare Ideas at Work Articles
April 25, 2006

Making health care markets work

Dean Glenn Hubbard explains five reforms to the U.S. health care system that may save as much as $60 billion a year while extending coverage and increasing consumer choice.

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January 18, 2007

New York City’s trans fat ban

Nachum Sicherman, who has researched cost-benefit analysis in medical decision making, delves into the economic angles of the city’s controversial public health regulation.

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January 18, 2007

A just-in-time approach to medical care

A mathematical model helps doctors offer every patient a same-day appointment.

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February 06, 2007

A new way of educating our future healthcare leaders

Cliff Cramer, who directs the School’s new Program in Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management, explains how a multidisciplinary business education can help mend an increasingly convoluted and flawed industry.

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June 15, 2005

Managing supply chain risk

Traditional supply chain models emphasize the benefits of consolidating production. But as Awi Federgruen explains, the recent flu vaccine crisis illustrates the risks of relying too heavily on a single supplier.

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December 19, 2007

Why do dancers smoke?

Using smoking as a proxy for time preference may help explain why some workers invest more in career development than others.

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Managing Patient Service in a Diagnostic Medical Facility

A simple formula using available data shows how best to schedule patients for medical services involving costly equipment.

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Availability of New Drugs and Americans' Ability to Work

The value of new drugs through increased workforce productivity is far greater than their cost.

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