Harvard Business

MARCH 2, 2018

The healthcare industry has long relied on traditional, linear models of innovation – basic and applied research followed by development and commercialization. Patients are co-designers, co-developers, and increasingly more responsible for their own and collective health outcomes. Bogdan Dreava/EyeEm/Getty Images.

Healthcare 30

Healthcare Metrics Engineering Financial 30

Harvard Business

JUNE 7, 2017

As approximately one in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetimes, a failure to receive the recommended preventative screening could have serious health repercussions. And the whole system, not just primary care, is responsible for quality metrics related to prevention and chronic care (e.g.,

Groups 28

Groups System Metrics Examples 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2017

By any metric, opioid-related overdoses in the United States have reached epidemic proportions. The most notable effort to date has been the widespread development of PDMPs, which are now in place in 49 U.S. Bjarte Rettedal/Getty Images. Can Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Help?

Comparison 28

Comparison Policies Examples Information Technology 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The United States spends 40% more per patient than other developed countries but suffers the worse overall health outcomes. Instead of being reactive and treating conditions already present, the objective should be to proactively identify children at risk before they develop a health condition and keep them on the path to wellness.

Metrics 30

Metrics Efficiency System Development 30