A study looking at the link between hospital performance and managerial education found that hospitals which are closer to universities that offer both medical education and business education exhibit higher management quality, more MBA trained managers, and lower mortality rates. The study was conducted by Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University,...
Health Affairs Features Follow-Up Piece on HMPI’s Chief Innovation Officer Article
BAHM Board President Kevin Schulman, MD, MBA, and Sneha Shah Jain, MD, MBA, offer additional perspective on the role of CiNOs as health organizations explore new, innovative models of care in this Sept. 21 Health Affairs blog post. Read the full HMPI article here.
Do Skilled Nursing Facilities Selected to Participate in Preferred Provider Networks Have Higher Quality and Lower Costs?
Peter J. Huckfeldt Ph.D. Lianna Weissblum B.A. José J. Escarce M.D., Ph.D. Pinar Karaca‐Mandic Ph.D. Neeraj Sood Ph.D. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1475-6773.13027
Pinar Karaca-Mandic Addresses Rising Drug Prices in Minnesota Public Radio Interview
BAHM board member Pinar Karaca-Mandic, academic director of The Carlson School of Management’s Medical Industry Leadership Institute, offers her insights on solutions for rising drug prices: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/08/01/drug-prices-are-rising-what-can-be-done
BAHM Board Member Larry Van Horn Offers Insights on Amazon’s New Healthcare Role
Vital Signs: Larry Van Horn on Amazon’s Entry into Healthcare
WSJ Piece by Regina Herzlinger on Buying Health Insurance with Pretax Dollars
“The IRS should give all workers the chance to purchase health insurance with pretax dollars—just as employers do—using Health Reimbursement Arrangements:” Harvard’s Regina Herzlinger, BAHM board member and an editor of Health Management, Policy & Innovation (www.hmpi.org). https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-irs-can-save-american-health-care-1530477705
The Impact of Off-Patent Drug Acquisitions on Prices
Gupta R, Henkel A, Forman HP, Ross JS: The Impact of Off-Patent Drug Acquisitions on Prices. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Apr 23; 2018 Apr 23. PMID: 29687433 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29687433
Health Systems’ Chief Innovation Officers Say Culture and Organizational Issues Hamper Innovation Agenda
DURHAM, NC, April 17, 2018 –The majority of the 40 largest US health systems have chief innovation officers (CInOs) but nearly two-thirds of these executives cite organizational structure and culture as the biggest obstacle to realizing their innovation goals, according to a survey published in the latest issue of...
HMPI Issue 3: New Study Finds Patient Care Improved when Hospital Physicians Received Immunity from Malpractice Suits
New Study Finds Patient Care Improved when Hospital Physicians Received Immunity from Malpractice Suits But tort reform without accompanying safety measures is unlikely to lead to higher quality care Miami, Fla., April 10, 2018 – Adverse medical events declined when physicians received immunity from malpractice lawsuits at a large...
Congratulations to the 2018 BAHM Case Competition Winners
Teams from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, UNC Kenan-Flagler School of Business and Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, won the top three prizes March 24 at the annual BAHM Case Competition focused on business-based policy solutions to the national opioid...