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Fixing Pharma’s Incentives Problem in the Wake of the U.S. Opioid Crisis

Harvard Business

Since 1999, three years after OxyContin was unveiled by Purdue Pharmaceuticals, the rate of drug overdoses in the U.S. Meanwhile, the amount of prescription opioids sold by pharmaceutical companies has quadrupled, despite no proliferation in the amount of reported pain. And what can we learn from it?

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How a U.S. Health Care System Uses 15-Minute Huddles to Keep 23 Hospitals Aligned

Harvard Business

A core challenge of management is to ensure that the organization’s priorities, strategies, and metrics are consistently embraced and that any impediments are identified and addressed quickly. Metrics that are reported daily, such as “units at capacity.” CAPTION TEXT HERE/Getty Images.

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BTS Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

A strategy execution and implementation firm based in Sweden, today the firm counts 59 of the U.S. However, the firm operates in five main practice areas: Assessments, Business Acumen, Leadership Development, Sales Training, and Strategy Execution. Pharmaceutical and Biotech. BTS GROUP INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. Business Acumen.

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Change Management Is Becoming Increasingly Data-Driven. Companies Aren’t Ready

Harvard Business

This is giving us the opportunity to experiment with different change strategies within chosen populations in the company. In a project for a pharmaceutical company, we were able to isolate the specific information sources that drove positive and negative sentiment toward the client’s brand. Which stakeholders are involved?

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How to Navigate a Digital Transformation

Harvard Business

For example, do you make and sell things, hire skilled employees and provide services, develop and new IP like software or pharmaceuticals, or build and manage digital networks, be they transactional, informational, or social? This will require reporting on new metrics. Finally, begin to track the progress of your network initiative.

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The 5 Elements of a Strong Leadership Pipeline

Harvard Business

Right now, for example, the hot topic is “digital leadership” — driving organizations to be more innovative, iterative, and collaborative as they develop digital strategies to disrupt or transform their current business.

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How Digital Health Care Can Help Prevent Chronic Diseases Like Diabetes

Harvard Business

Omada addressed these obstacles by creating a 16-week online behavioral-counseling curriculum with modules on nutrition, physical activity, and strategies to minimize stress. One of the key metrics that the Omada program tracks is participants’ weight.