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
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...
Leemore Dafny and Kevin Schulman Testify on Healthcare Consolidation
BAHM Board President Kevin Schulman and Harvard Business School’s Leemore Dafny testified last month before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the impact of consolidation of healthcare systems: https://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings/examining-impact-health-care-consolidation/. Topics included the role of drug prices, pharmacy benefit managers, Medicare reimbursements, reproductive health, cross-market mergers, etc.
Baruch College Becomes 18th BAHM Member
Zicklin’s Executive MBA in Healthcare Administration, educating healthcare professionals since 1969, is ranked among the nation’s top graduate programs for healthcare management by US New & World Report. The school, located in the heart of New York City, offers a comprehensive cohort-style program with a unique international study tour providing a...
University of Minnesota’s Medical Industry Institute (MILI) Announces New Leadership
Dr. Pinar Karaca-Mandic has been appointed the new Academic Director of the Medical Industry Leadership Institute (MILI) at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and Department of Finance. Dr. Karaca-Mandic is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in Health Economics and Healthcare programs. She also...
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Becomes 17th BAHM Member
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Becomes 17th Member of International Consortium of Business Schools Focused on U.S
ASU Launches a New PhD Program: Supply Chain Management – Health Sector Emphasis
Supply chain management (SCM) incorporates the core areas of logistics management, operations management, and supply management. The new PhD Program in Business Administration with a concentration in SCM aims to prepare scholars to conduct high-quality research and to teach at the university level. Learn more