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Conference Explores Innovations to Transform Health Across the Globe

A new generation of medical "rock stars" are blending cutting-edge technology with reams of old-fashioned data to help drive innovation, said Todd Park, chief technology officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and one of the participants in the 2011 Healthcare Summit held at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Resource: News Article

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Research: Doctor in Your Pocket

Cover Image: Summer 2011

Stanford Social Innovation Review: Summer 2011

New and valuable mHealth apps are coming out all the time. What sort of open architecture can support this wave of innovation?

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Resource: Stanford Social Innovation Review Article

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Economic Development, Healthcare

Novartis Executive Describes the Battle Against Malaria in Africa

A program using cell phones to get anti-malaria drugs to the rural spots that need them most is one program that has helped lower deaths from malaria in Africa Silvio Gabriel, an executive with Novartis Pharma, told a Stanford Graduate School of Business audience.

Resource: News Article

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Government, Healthcare, Human Rights

Medical Supply Chain Aids Haitian Quake Victims

[photo - Photo: Dr. Paul Auerbach]

When Paul Auerbach arrived in Haiti, after the January 2010 earthquake, he faced a sea of death and misery the likes of which he'd never seen. A member of Stanford Emergency Medicine's rapid response team under the auspices of International Medical Corps, Auerbach, Sloan '89, eventually assumed the role of lead physician coordinating the medical and logistical efforts of teams from around the globe.

Resource: News Article

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Healthcare, Leadership

Woodrow Myers Honored at 2010 BBSA Conference

Woodrow Myers, MBA '82, who has shaped attitudes toward some of the world's most perplexing health issues, urged MBA students to use their skills to meet today's hardest challenges. He was honored with the 2010 Black Business Students Association's outstanding alumni award.

Resource: News Article

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Conference Explores Innovations to Transform Health Across the Globe

A new generation of medical "rock stars" are blending cutting-edge technology with reams of old-fashioned data to help drive innovation, said Todd Park, chief technology officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and one of the participants in the 2011 Healthcare Summit held at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Resource: News Article

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Economic Development, Healthcare

Novartis Executive Describes the Battle Against Malaria in Africa

A program using cell phones to get anti-malaria drugs to the rural spots that need them most is one program that has helped lower deaths from malaria in Africa Silvio Gabriel, an executive with Novartis Pharma, told a Stanford Graduate School of Business audience.

Resource: News Article

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Government, Healthcare, Human Rights

Medical Supply Chain Aids Haitian Quake Victims

[photo - Photo: Dr. Paul Auerbach]

When Paul Auerbach arrived in Haiti, after the January 2010 earthquake, he faced a sea of death and misery the likes of which he'd never seen. A member of Stanford Emergency Medicine's rapid response team under the auspices of International Medical Corps, Auerbach, Sloan '89, eventually assumed the role of lead physician coordinating the medical and logistical efforts of teams from around the globe.

Resource: News Article

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Healthcare, Leadership

Woodrow Myers Honored at 2010 BBSA Conference

Woodrow Myers, MBA '82, who has shaped attitudes toward some of the world's most perplexing health issues, urged MBA students to use their skills to meet today's hardest challenges. He was honored with the 2010 Black Business Students Association's outstanding alumni award.

Resource: News Article

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Environment, Healthcare

"Take Better Care of the World," Challenges Ted Turner

Ted Turner, who 30 years ago heralded the Information Age by founding CNN, has turned his focus to developing ways to stop global warming, encourage energy conservation, and stem population growth. He challenged MBA students to find solutions because "We've got to take better care of the planet."

Resource: News Article

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Government, Healthcare

Review: Beyond the White House

Cover Image: Winter 2008

Stanford Social Innovation Review: Winter 2008

Jimmy Carter details his ongoing efforts to make a difference as John Q. Citizen. Review by Joshua Weissburg

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Resource: Stanford Social Innovation Review Article

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Micro-franchise Against Malaria

Cover Image: Fall 2007

Stanford Social Innovation Review: Fall 2007

How for-profit clinics are healing and enriching the rural poor in Kenya. —By Jessica Flannery

Resource: Stanford Social Innovation Review Article

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Healthcare, Nonprofit Management

Cover Image: Summer 2007

Stanford Social Innovation Review: Summer 2007

The Montana Meth Project’s graphic ads saturate TV, radio, billboards, and newspapers to portray the reality of methamphetamine use, in all its grit. Scabs and body sores are just the beginning. So far, the shock factor is working. —By Suzy Oudsema & Rick Wedell

Resource: Stanford Social Innovation Review Article

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Healthcare, Nonprofit Management

Stopping the Spread of Trauma

Cover Image: Summer 2007

Stanford Social Innovation Review: Summer 2007

Many Iraq War veterans can’t shake the feeling of being constantly imperiled, and their therapists, in turn, may develop traumatic stress symptoms themselves. A new study tells how organizations can protect their frontline providers from psychic distress.

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Resource: Stanford Social Innovation Review Article

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Healthcare, Nonprofit Management

Uniting for Survival

Cover Image: Summer 2007

Stanford Social Innovation Review: Summer 2007

How four Chicago-area cancer support centers created a fifth nonprofit to pool their strengths. —By Don Haider

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Resource: Stanford Social Innovation Review Article

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Social media is helping people self-assemble for social action.

Resource: Blog Post

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Community Advisory Committees in Health Foundations

A look at how community advisory committees are faring in the health field.

Resource: Blog Post

Video/Audio : All | Audio | Video

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Proposition 71: Funding Stem Cell Research

[photo - Robert Klein]

When President Bush set limits on stem cell research in 2001, millions of families who were hopeful that such research could help alleviate the diseases of their loved ones were devastated. In this Stanford Center for Social Innovation audio lecture, attorney Robert Klein discusses his efforts to author and push through legislation in California which, so far, has succeeded in advancing such research. Sharing personal and political struggles, Klein movingly underscores the urgency behind his quest.

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Resource: Audio

Topic:

Healthcare, Social Entrepreneurship

The "Condom King" Takes On Public Health

[photo - Photo: Mechai Viravaidya]

When most people think of condoms, they get a little embarrassed and uncomfortable, but not Mechai Viravaidya. Known in Thailand as the "Condom King" Viravaidya began nearly 40 years ago trying to demystify condoms and focus public attention on the public health aspects of contraceptives. Since then, he has become a leader in critical public health issues like poverty, family planning, and HIV/AIDS. In this interview with host Sheela Sethuraman, Viravaidya offers pragmatic answers to these problems.

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Resource: Audio

Topic:

Healthcare, Social Entrepreneurship

Health Care for the Homebound

[photo - Photo: Magda Iskander]

Having an elderly parent with failing health and being unable to provide adequate care out of one's home poses a difficult enough challenge in the United States, let alone in Cairo, Egypt, where home services are scarce. In this audio interview with host Sheela Sethuraman, Magda Iskander describes how she founded Care With Love to fill the need in Cairo for short- and long-term home health care through well-trained and compassionate home health care providers.

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Resource: Audio

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Healthcare, Nonprofit Management, Social Entrepreneurship

Advancing Technology to Improve Health

[photo - Photo: Christopher J. Elias]

PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology and Health) is a nonprofit organization designed to ensure that the benefits of innovation in science and technology are available to developing countries and remotely located, low-income groups. In this audio interview, host Sheela Sethuraman speaks with Dr. Christopher Elias, president and CEO of PATH, about PATH's origins, accomplishments, and challenges.

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Resource: Audio

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Healthcare, Social Entrepreneurship

Keeping Health Care Mobile Saves Lives

[photo - Photo: Andrea Coleman]

Many areas of rural Africa suffer from a lack of health care delivery. In this audio interview with host Sheela Sethuraman, Andrea Coleman explains how she and her husband founded Riders for Health to provide life-saving assistance to such regions. She outlines how the organization uses motorcycles, in particular, to transport health care providers and medical goods, and how it has created a sustainable approach.

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Resource: Audio

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What Healthcare Needs is Systems Engineering: Dr. John D. Evans

"No one has ever really designed the Intensive Care Unit," argues Dr. John D. Evans. Efficient technologies within the ICU are only half of the puzzle.

Resource: Video

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Biotechnology, Diagnostics, and Genomics: Panel Discussion

What are five individuals in biotechnology doing to make the sector more efficient?

Resource: Video

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The Future of the Healthcare Sector: John Capek

At the 2011 GSB Healthcare Summit, John Capek, Executive Vice President of Abbott's Medical Devices business, shares his thoughts on the future of the healthcare sector.

Resource: Video

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Changing Behavior and Changing Policies: BJ Fogg

At the 2011 GSB Healthcare Summit, Director of the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab BJ Fogg spoke about changing behavior to build new habits.

Resource: Video

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Changing Behavior and Changing Policies: Todd Park

At the 2011 GSB Healthcare Summit, Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, argued that now is the best time in history to be in the healthcare entrepreneur business.

Resource: Video

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Education, Healthcare

Reengineering Aid: Sir Richard Feachem

What impact has aid had on health in developing countries? Has it had an impact?

Resource: Video

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Using Technology to Redesign Delivery of Care: Andrew Thompson

Andrew Thompson, CEO of Proteus Biomedical, reveals how technology can be used to make healthcare accessible to everyone in the world at the 2011 GSB Healthcare Summit.

Resource: Video

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Changing Behaviors and Changing Policies: Sheena Iyengar

At the 2011 GSB Healthcare Summit, Sheena Iyengar, Professor of Business at Columbia University's Business School, shared her research on why people make the choices they do.

Resource: Video

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Health Innovation Challenges in India and Africa

How can health care providers give innovative care in low resource settings?

Resource: Video

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Incentivizing Efficient Healthcare through Technology: Richard Migliori

"You are more likely to have your plan of care influenced by your zipcode than the stage of your disease," says Richard Migliori. "30% of our expenditures could be reduced if we have a normalization of this variation."

Resource: Video

Case Studies : All | Academic Cases

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Topics:

Corporate Social Responsibility, Healthcare

Anglo American (A)

A massive South African mining conglomerate was debating how to confront the ravages of HIV/AIDS on the workforce. It considered challenges associated with launching an antiretroviral program.

Resource: Academic Case

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Corporate Social Responsibility, Healthcare

Pharmaceutical Switching

[photo - David P. Baron]

In an unprecedented move in 1998, Blue Cross of California filed a citizen petition to switch three drugs to over-the-counter status. When the FDA approved, the pharmaceutical companies faced the challenge of developing a strategy for dealing with the threat.

Resource: Academic Case

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Healthcare, Social Entrepreneurship

Phyto-Riker Pharmaceuticals

[photo - John McMillan]

Phyto-Riker, a pharmaceutical company in Ghana, contemplates the effects of the HIV epidemic in Africa on its business plans. It is not certain what resources will be available, and how they will be distributed.

Resource: Academic Case

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Healthcare, Nonprofit Management

Center for Science in the Public Interest

[photo - Victoria Chang]

The Center for Science in the Public Interest, started in 1971, was a nonprofit consumer group that focused on nutrition and health. The case describes the center’s media and marketing strategy, which led it to develop a reputation for eye-opening reports about restaurant food.

Resource: Academic Case

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Healthcare, Nonprofit Management

The Maitri Aids Hospice

It’s August 2000, and Maitri AIDS Hospice is reevaluating its approach to fundraising. The associate director for individual gifts is struggling with defining his purpose, and that of individual donors, with an organization for which individual donations still account for only 8 percent of operating expenses.

Resource: Academic Case

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Economic Development, Healthcare, Social Entrepreneurship

Napo Pharmaceuticals

[photo - Robert B. Chess]

Napo was developing a compound to treat diarrhea while arranging an innovative public-private partnership to distribute it in the developing world. When that partnership proved difficult to arrange, the founder had to decide whether to continue pursuing it.

Resource: Academic Case

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Developing and Marketing a Blockbuster Drug: Lessons from Eli Lilly's Experience with Prozac

[photo - Margaret L. Eaton]

Eli Lilly’s drug, Prozac, changed the way depression was treated. The case explores the history of the making of this “blockbuster” drug, and the challenges involved.

Resource: Academic Case

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Abbott Laboratories and HUMIRA: Launching a Blockbuster Drug

[photo - Stefanos Zenios]

Abbott Laboratories’ new rheumatoid arthritis drug had just been approved. The team would have to carefully orchestrate every aspect of the launch to quickly establish the product in a competitive market.

Resource: Academic Case

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Healthcare, Philanthropy, Responsible Investing, Social Entrepreneurship

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Building the Knowledge Base of the Health Care Fields

[photo - Laura K. Arrillaga]

By 2005, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation had firmly established the importance of building a knowledge base and communicating its findings to external and internal constitutencies. The foundation faced the challenge of how to effectively execute its communications.

Resource: Academic Case

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Economic Development, Healthcare, Nonprofit Management

Neighborhood Health Clinic

[photo - Brian S. Lowery]

Neighborhood Health Clinic is a nonprofit health center located in an ethnically diverse, underserved, and complicated community. These cases explore the challenges that staff began to face in working together effectively and efficiently, and what course of action the executive team took to address the problems.

Resource: Academic Case

Research Papers : All

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Reform Incentives and Health System Reengineering

[photo - Photo: Stethoscope]

America needs a far more efficient health care financing and delivery system. According to Professor Alain Enthoven, this situation presents great opportunities for improvement in performance through a systems re-engineering, but will require a change in incentives so that everyone is cost conscious and accountable.

Resource: Research Paper

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Managing the Risks Associated with Using Biomedical Ethics Advice

[photo - Margaret Eaton]

This paper discusses criticisms of the corporate use of ethics advice by bioscience companies, and offers suggestions as to how ethics advisors may be used most effectively.

Resource: Research Paper

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How Much Will We Pay for a Year of Life?

[photo - S.A. Zenios]

How much are we—and should we be—willing to pay, as a society, for improving health outcomes? The authors discuss how making medical decisions based on their cost-effectiveness leads to profound ethical dilemmas.

Resource: Research Paper

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Health Care Reform Proposals Should Promote More Provider Competition

[photo - Alain Enthoven]

The author argues for health care reform by opening the U.S. health insurance market to competition.

Resource: Research Paper

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Evaluating the Potential Effects of Frequency and Duration of Hemodialysis on Longevity, Cost and Cost-Effectiveness.

[photo - S.A. Zenios]

What's the optimal frequency of hemodialysis for patients with ESRD? The authors explore the hypothesis that more frequent dialysis not only improves quality of life and longevity, but also reduces the overall cost of treatment.

Resource: Research Paper

Courses : All

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Biodesign Innovation: OIT 581/3

The two-quarter Elective Course series provides lectures from a diverse group of faculty that expose students to the practical aspects of technology invention and development. The class features a presentation or discussion from one of the guest speakers or faculty. Students work in small project teams in the Biodesign prototyping lab or bench space, collaborating with the fellows of the program.

Resource: MBA Course

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Government, Healthcare

Political Economy of Health Care in the U.S.: MGTECON 331

[photo - Daniel Kessler]

The purpose of this class is to provide students with the economic tools and the institutional and legal background to understand how markets for health care products and services work. The class utilizes case studies, lectures, and visits from individuals in the industry.

Resource: MBA Course

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Healthcare, Social Entrepreneurship

Health Care Technology: From Innovators to Providers to Patients: GSBGEN 351

[photo - Stefanos Zenios]

This course examines health care businesses and how they use technology (primarily biotechnology, medical technology, and information technology) to improve patient outcomes and manage costs. Through case studies, students gain an in-depth understanding of how new technologies get developed and commercialized in health care, and of how the whole health care value chain adapts to new technologies.

Resource: MBA Course

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Analysis of Costs, Risks & Benefits of Health Care: MGTECON 332

[photo - Alan Garber]

This course examines the application of cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis, along with other evaluation techniques, to products and services such as medical care, whose "output" is difficult to measure. It critically reviews studies that apply cost analysis techniques to specific clinical problems.

Resource: MBA Course

Innovators : All

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Economic Development, Healthcare

Cross-Sector Effort Helps People See Better

[photo - Ashanthi Mathai]

Vision care is something that is practically taken for granted in the United States, but that’s not the case throughout much of the world. Some 300 million around the globe suffer from correctable vision loss, leading, as Ashanthi Mathai, MBA '04, says, “to people accepting their vision impairment and adjusting their lives around it.” The result? A lower quality of life, restricted job options, and even further economic distress.

Resource: Alumni

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Healthcare, Social Entrepreneurship

Jane Chen (MBA '08)

[photo - Jane Chen (MBA '08)]

Jane Chen's passion for helping others has taken her on an incredible journey from doing social work in China to founding Embrace, a company that sells premature infant incubators.

Resource: Alumni

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Karen Routt (MBA '83)

[photo - Karen Routt]

Caring for aging parents is a challenge many face, yet there is no clear path or pattern for how to manage this stage of life. Karen Routt shares her expertise at the nexus between technology and caring for the elderly.

Resource: Alumni

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Board Governance, Health Care, Education, Healthcare

An interview with Patty Einarson (MBA '86, MD '01)

[photo - Dr. Patricia Einarson]

With a high-tech background, an MBA, and an M.D., Dr. Patty Einarson has a unique perspective on the intersection of technology, business and medicine. She leverages this knowledge by contributing to math/science education in the public schools, encouraging the kids of today to become future innovators.

Resource: Alumni

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Economic Development, Education, Government, Healthcare, Philanthropy, Responsible Investing, Social Entrepreneurship

An interview with Mark Cafferty (EPNL '07)

Mark Cafferty is passionate about empowering individuals to be all they can be. He channels funds to employment and youth service programs.

Resource: CSI Affiliates

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Healthcare, Nonprofit Management

Solar Power in a Suitcase

[photo - Photo: Aronson and Stachel]

What good is new energy technology if it can't be transported to the regions where it is most needed? In this audio interview, Sheela Sethuraman talks with Laura Stachel and Hal Aronson, co-founders of WE CARE Solar, about the international journey that led them to create one of the world's most portable solar energy systems. As The Tech Awards 2011 laureates of the Nokia Health Award, these two innovators work to bring reliable power to health care facilities all over the world.

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Resource: Audio

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Using implementation intentions prompts to enhance influenza vaccination rates

[photo - Flu Shot Reminder on Calendar]

Seasonal influenza leads to >200,000 hospitalizations and >8,000 deaths in the United States each year. The influenza vaccine is widely available at low cost and reduces mortality, morbidity, and healthcare costs. Nevertheless, many of those for whom vaccination is indicated fail to comply with CDC recommendations for vaccination. If low compliance is the result of careful calculations by individuals weighing the costs and beneﬁts of vaccination, it may be difﬁcult and expensive for policymakers and organizational leaders to increase vaccination rates. However, if low compliance is the result of forgetfulness or procrastination, low-cost interventions that use psychological tools may be effective at increasing vaccination rates and improving public health.

Resource: Research Paper

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Automatic detection of omissions in medication lists

[photo - Collaborative Filtering of Medication Lists]

Evidence suggests that the medication lists of patients are often incomplete and could negatively affect patient outcomes. By predicting drugs the patient could be taking, collaborative ﬁltering can be a valuable tool for reconciling medication lists.

Resource: Research Paper

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Vertical integration and optimal reimbursement policy

[photo - vertical integration & Medicare Reimbursement]

Health care providers may vertically integrate not only to facilitate coordination of care, but also for strategic reasons that may not be in patients’ best interests.

Resource: Research Paper

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Government, Healthcare

The Effect of Tax Preferences on Health Spending

[photo - Medical Expenses on tax form]

Workers who earn just below the Social Security tax threshold receive a larger tax preference for health insurance than workers who earn just above it.

Resource: Research Paper