Tag: healthcare

Doctor's Orders: Take Care of Your Mental Health

January 16-In an interview with The Harbus, Dr. Richard Kadison, Chief of Mental Health for all of Harvard University Health Services expressed concern for the mental health of business school students and urged students to seek care if they think they may need it. Dr. Kadison emphasized that mental health services are part of an… Continue reading Doctor's Orders: Take Care of Your Mental Health

Healthcare Opportunities at HBS

Healthcare in the United States is a trillion-dollar business. Its vast complexity and breadth of scope has fascinated many business leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors. Over 15% of students at HBS have some type of work experience in healthcare, including biotechnology, health services, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. Another significant number of students has had exposure to… Continue reading Healthcare Opportunities at HBS

New Market Information Resources at Baker Library

Do you need background on an industry or product for a business plan? Looking for an overview of e-Procurement for a Supply Chain Paper? Reuters Business Insight (//www.library.hbs.edu/hbs/reuters.htm) may be just the ticket. Browse reports in energy, consumer goods, finance, healthcare, or technology or search by keyword. Recent reports address Customer Relationship Management in the… Continue reading New Market Information Resources at Baker Library

Clubs Sponsor New Foundations Classes

HBS students already identify themselves with Foundations. It is their first contact with HBS and the first building blocks of their graduate school education. HBS student run clubs have an important role in further building those blocks through improving our understanding of specific topics as well as each other. The High Tech & New Media… Continue reading Clubs Sponsor New Foundations Classes

Anthrax: Q&A With Student-Doctor

Q: Is the water supply safe?A: During the present emergency, City, State, and Federal agencies are carefully monitoring the water supply and it is likely that any problems will be rapidly detected. Results to date indicate that the water supply remains safe. Q: What about chemical or biological attacks?A: Using biological material as a weapon… Continue reading Anthrax: Q&A With Student-Doctor

Life in the Life Sciences for HBS Women

Emily Levy (MBA ’84) was working in a research laboratory at Yale in the early 1980s when she heard about a business called Genentech that had just gone public. “I thought, ‘Wow, there’s this whole industry of science meets business.’ Maybe I could get into that if I knew the business part,” said Levy, who… Continue reading Life in the Life Sciences for HBS Women

U.S. Treasury Secretary Addresses Corporate Governance

October 17 – Paul H. O’Neill, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, addressed the RC cohort on the topic of Corporate Governance as part of the ongoing HBS Leadership and Values initiative. Dean Kim Clark introduced the former Chairman and CEO of Alcoa as “tough minded,” liking “facts and data,” but “not hard hearted.” Clark, who… Continue reading U.S. Treasury Secretary Addresses Corporate Governance

Harvard UHS Director Sees Mental Health as Top Concern

Harvard University’s Director of University Health Services (UHS) sat down recently with The Harbus to talk about managing UHS, HBS health services, and his top health concerns for the University. He also referred to the “caring community” at HBS as a “fascinating aspect of the b-school” and credited Dean Clark and his administration for the… Continue reading Harvard UHS Director Sees Mental Health as Top Concern

Get ready for Spring Break!

Allow the HBS Health Services to customize your travel plans and prepare you with the appropriate advice, immunizations and medications to ensure that your next pleasure or business trip is a success.In addition to geographic risk factors, personalized attention will be provided to prevent the risk of acquiring illness during travel.Hopefully, the following questions and… Continue reading Get ready for Spring Break!

Healthcare Summer Internships at HBS

Healthcare in the United States is a trillion-dollar business. Its vast complexity and breadth of scope has fascinated many business leaders, entrepreneurs and investors. Over 15% of students at HBS have some type of work experience in healthcare, including biotechnology, health services, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Another significant number of students have had exposure to… Continue reading Healthcare Summer Internships at HBS

Introduction

Welcome to the Harbus Special Section on the Healthcare Industry. This is the first of a series of Special Sections that the Harbus will devote to in-depth examinations of some trends and issues in leading industries. We chose to begin with Healthcare because it is something that touches us all. The Healthcare industry is the… Continue reading Introduction

WebMD Saga Continues

The Wall Street Journal can’t seem to get enough of the WebMD story. And rightfully so. Following an 87% drop in the firm’s stock price over an eight month period, and the resultant institutional investor frenzy , WebMD founders Jim Clark and Jeff Arnold resigned in October, 2000. Prior to WebMD, Jim Clark brought us… Continue reading WebMD Saga Continues

Healthcare Internet Revolution Heads in a Different Direction

Remember drkoop.com? Less than two years ago, the company went public with huge fanfare, and former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop was suddenly a millionaire. Where is it now? The company’s stock is trading at $0.12 per share, as the website limps along until its IPO cash runs out, the victim of irrational expectations… Continue reading Healthcare Internet Revolution Heads in a Different Direction

HBS Alumni Host Health Conference of the Year

What do you get when you bring 5 of the “Top 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare” to one conference? “One of the very best conferences I’ve attended,” said Professor Regina Herzlinger, who herself is number 78 on the list. The HBS Health Industry Alumni Association (HBHSIAA) held its fourth annual Healthcare conference at HBS… Continue reading HBS Alumni Host Health Conference of the Year

Lt. Governor of Massachusetts Encourages Future Public Service

On Tuesday April 6th, the HBS Republican Club organized a talk by the current Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, Kerry Healey (R), to advise students on entering public service and politics in the future. The topics of her talk ranged from how and when to get involved in public service, her own career, and how to… Continue reading Lt. Governor of Massachusetts Encourages Future Public Service

An Unusual Partnership: Corporations and Non-Profits Work Together to Solve Public Health Issues

Today’s economic climate creates a challenging environment for non-profits who have traditionally been funded by independent contributors or community foundations. Therefore, non-profits have had to find alternate ways to fund their missions. Corporate partnerships and coalitions are increasingly the answer.  Corporate social responsibility (CSR) funding actually went up 10.6% in 2010 despite the economic climate… Continue reading An Unusual Partnership: Corporations and Non-Profits Work Together to Solve Public Health Issues

Million-Dollar Prizes Spur Research & Drug Development

In 2004, Avi Kremer was on top of the world. His resume detailed the trajectory of a rising star: captain in the Israeli Defense Forces; graduate of Technion-the Israeli Institute of Technology; project manager at Elbit Systems, the largest private defense company in Israel; and a newly admitted member of the Harvard Business School MBA… Continue reading Million-Dollar Prizes Spur Research & Drug Development

India Healthcare- IXP

This past January 33 HBS students traveled to India as part of the Healthcare Immersion Experience Program with faculty leader Richard Hamermesh. During this 10 day program, students traveled to Delhi, Bangalore, and Mumbai to learn first-hand how healthcare is delivered in India. From meetings with government officials, entrepreneurs, local hospitals and clinics, consulting firms,… Continue reading India Healthcare- IXP

HBS Healthcare Conference

8th Annual HBS Healthcare Conference 2011 The largest student-run health-care conference in Boston on January 29th! Venture capital. Cash cycles. Information Technology. Nanotechnology. Resveratrol. Gene therapy, stem cells, epigenetics. Autism. No, this isn’t a recap of RC cases, topics, and recruiting. These are some of the terms that are being used at the HBS Healthcare… Continue reading HBS Healthcare Conference

Should the U.S. Government provide health care to every citizen?

“Yea” By Seke Ballard (OG), Section Representative Though I recognize the appeal of a debate on the constitutionality of government involvement in healthcare, my stance is that such a conversation would be of no practical use, namely because abolishing government involvement would be far too disruptive and thus politically untenable. That said, my ramblings rely… Continue reading Should the U.S. Government provide health care to every citizen?

How to Organize a Cutting-edge Healthcare Conference with a Grand Total of $0

Would you like to come and listen to: -Joe Trippi, former manager of the Dean campaign, and author of “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” -Dr. Jason Hwang, co-author with HBS professor Clay Christensen of “The Innovator’s Prescription” -Dr. Philip Low www.replicabestsale.co.uk, CEO of NeuroVigil and adjunct professor at Stanford School of Medicine -Dr. Stephen… Continue reading How to Organize a Cutting-edge Healthcare Conference with a Grand Total of $0

HBS Business Plan Finalists – YouTea!

1. YOUR PITCH.YouTea! delivers an over-the-counter solution to a prevalent women’s health problem. YouTea! is the first functional beverage powder specifically designed for women’s health. We have a specific condition in mind to gain initial adoption but will position YouTea! as a general women’s health product as we grow our business. We have developed a… Continue reading HBS Business Plan Finalists – YouTea!

Social Enterprise HBS Business Plan Finalists -Pedinet

1. YOUR PITCH.Pedinet will provide quality child and maternal healthcare to low and middle income populations in Senegal (and later to the rest of West Africa) through an innovative healthcare delivery model aimed at achieving profitability, quality of service and scale concurrently. Pedinet will build a network of clinics and hospitals: small spoke clinics set… Continue reading Social Enterprise HBS Business Plan Finalists -Pedinet

How to Get In On The Biggest Industry in America

Pop quiz: what industry represents almost a fifth of U.S. Gross Domestic Product, is the focus of one of President Obama’s newly-created Executive Offices, is challenged by issues of leadership and management (read: “opportunity”), and is getting hotter every year at HBS? No, it isn’t “Beanie Babies” – it’s Healthcare. It is no wonder that… Continue reading How to Get In On The Biggest Industry in America

HBS Business Plan Finalists – YouTea!

1. YOUR PITCH.YouTea! delivers an over-the-counter solution to a prevalent women’s health problem. YouTea! is the first functional beverage powder specifically designed for women’s health. We have a specific condition in mind to gain initial adoption but will position YouTea! as a general women’s health product as we grow our business. We have developed a… Continue reading HBS Business Plan Finalists – YouTea!

Immersion Experience – Value-Based Health Care Delivery IXP

“No, No , No” exclaimed Michael Porter, chastising the Associate Director of a major medical center in Israel, “You have to raise your hand.” Such blatant breaches of HBS etiquette were relatively frequent over the course of the week long IXP, which drew a wide range of participants, many of whom were unfamiliar with the… Continue reading Immersion Experience – Value-Based Health Care Delivery IXP

Six HBS Students Honored for Service to the School and Society

The following article was originally published in the Harvard University Gazette in June of 2008. Dean’s Award nominations for the Class of 2009 will be accepted until Friday, February 20, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. For additional information, please see “Dean’s Award” on the MBA Quick Info tab of myHBS. Harvard Business School announced today that… Continue reading Six HBS Students Honored for Service to the School and Society

Republican vs. Democrat — Healthcare, Education and the Environment

Republican (R) Mina Nguyen (OA), Contributing Writer Education Policy Access to education should not be hindered by where you live or what your parents make. As Senator McCain said in the last debate, “Education is the civil rights issue of the 21st century.” McCain’s education plan does more than throw money at the problem, it… Continue reading Republican vs. Democrat — Healthcare, Education and the Environment

Republican vs. Democrat — Social Enterprise and the Common Good

Republican Justin Ferira (OI and MPA ’09), Contributing Writer An optimistic and enterprising spirit is at the heart of the overarching American ideal and the individual American dream. There is a sense of endless individual and collective potential in our population that drives innovation and the furtherance and growth of our country. The optimal approach… Continue reading Republican vs. Democrat — Social Enterprise and the Common Good