Healthcare Ideas at Work Articles
August 31, 2009

Engaging Consumers, Creating Value

Findings on value creation and regulatory fit offer far-ranging implications for management, marketing and even mental health.

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June 25, 2009

Living Longer and Prospering, for Less

New drugs and medical procedures account for much of the increase in the longevity of Americans — and haven’t increased the cost of care.

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August 22, 2008

The nursing shift

A queuing model for nurse staffing can cut costs and improve patient care.

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July 23, 2008

Subset-Conjunctive Rules for Breast Cancer Diagnosis

A simple set of related rules can help doctors diagnose breast cancer using a less invasive type of biopsy.

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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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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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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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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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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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