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    • 03 Sep 2020
    • Op-Ed

    Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC

    by Regina E. Herzlinger

    The United States needs a health care equivalent of the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase transparency and competition, argues Regina Herzlinger. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 27 Feb 2020
    • Sharpening Your Skills

    How Following Best Business Practices Can Improve Health Care

    by Sean Silverthorne

    Why do Harvard Business School scholars spend so much time and money analyzing health care delivery? Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 24 Sep 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    How Cost Accounting is Improving Healthcare in Rural Haiti

    by Carmen Nobel

    The cost of healthcare in rural Haiti was found to vary widely, even inside the same health organization. A pioneering cost accounting system co-developed by Robert Kaplan was called in to determine the cause. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 15 Mar 2018
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Targeted Price Controls on Supermarket Products

    by Alberto Cavallo and Diego Aparicio

    Governments sometimes consider targeted price controls when popular goods become less affordable. Looking at price controls in Argentina between 2007 and 2015, this study’s findings suggest that new technologies like mobile phones are allowing governments to better enforce targeted price control programs, but the impact of these policies on aggregate inflation is small and short-lived.

    • 07 Mar 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Electronic Health Records Were Supposed to Cut Medical Costs. They Haven't.

    by Roberta Holland

    Digitizing patient information promised to cut health care costs by driving down administrative expenses. So why can it cost a doctor more than $200 to process a single bill? New research by Robert Kaplan and colleagues. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 23 Mar 2017
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Cost-cutting Leads to Turbulence in the Airline Industry

    Re: Susanna Gallani

    When a business known for delivering an exemplary customer experience faces cutbacks, what services get chopped? Assistant Professor Susanna Gallani discusses a recent case study about an airline that looks not just to survive a downturn but emerge stronger. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 28 Jun 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    How to Avoid a Price Increase

    by Manda Salls

    Consumers hate price increases, but what is a company to do when material costs skyrocket? One answer: Think small. Professor John Gourville considers the alternative in this Q&A. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

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