strategy+business: HEALTH CARE

A Better Model for Health Care

by Gary D. Ahlquist, Minoo Javanmardian, and Sanjay B. Saxena — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500

An innovative experiment in Florida shows the potential for more systemic collaboration as the catalyst for lower costs and improved quality.

Does Health Care Have an Electronic Future?

by William J. Holstein — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:00:00 -0500

The Obama administration's focus on digital patient records to minimize medical errors and improve efficiency has promise, but will face significant obstacles.

William Haseltine: The Thought Leader Interview

by Ann Graham — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:00:00 -0600

A molecular biologist and entrepreneur sees green as the next wave of the genomic revolution.

Smarter Medicine

by Michael V. Copeland — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500

How the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revolutionized the way vaccines are delivered.

Best Business Books: Biotech

by Joe Flower — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0600

Worth the Risk?

Health Meets Wealth

by Joni Bessler, Susanne Leisy, and Sanjay Saxena — Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 -0500

How health care and financial services can converge to revolutionize employee benefits.

Gary Pisano: The Thought Leader Interview

by Amy Bernstein — Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 -0500

A leading student of the biotech business describes the problems holding the industry back, and how it can overcome them.

Planners, Shoppers, Contenders, and Cavaliers: How Consumerism Is Changing the Health Insurance Industry

by David Knott — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500

David Cordani, president of CIGNA HealthCare, describes how his company is responding as individuals take control of their medical benefits.

Health Care's Retail Solution

by David G. Knott, Gary Ahlquist, and Rick Edmunds — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600

A robust retail market is emerging from the ashes of the current health-care system.

Does Health Care Have a Future?

by Joe Flower and David Knott — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600

Eight books about the health-care system diagnose its problems and offer solutions.

The View from the Engine Room

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600

Pharmaceutical executive Michel Lurquin on where manufacturing stands and where it's going.

Marketers of Life

by Kate Roberts — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600

The same techniques that sold cigarettes are slowing the spread of AIDS.

Janine Benyus: The Thought Leader Interview

by Amy Bernstein — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0500

The biomimicry pioneer is teaching executives that the solutions to their most challenging problems lie in nature.

Avian Flu: A Test of Collective Integrity

by Susan Penfield and John Larkin — Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 -0500

The threat of a pandemic can teach governments, corporations, and nonprofits to prepare for the unthinkable.

Five-Star Hospitals

by Joe Flower — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600

Treating patients like customers is not only good medicine; it's good business.

Research Meets Practice

by Robin Portman, Kevin Vigilante, and Brenda Ecken — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600

A nationwide cancer information network could use cross-boundary knowledge to promote a broader base of breakthroughs.

Kenneth W. Freeman: The Thought Leader Interview

by Randall Rothenberg — Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0600

The founding chairman and CEO of Quest Diagnostics identifies the five stages of a turnaround.

Prescription for Change

by Gary Ahlquist, David Knott, and Philip Lathrop — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0500

Health plans that put consumers in the driver's seat are the last chance to avoid a government-controlled monopoly.

Health Care's Technology Cost Crisis

by Charles Beever, Heather Burns, and Melanie Karbe — Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0500

Spiraling drug prices aren't the only challenge facing the U.S. health-care system. Medical technology costs must be controlled, without sacrificing innovation.

Patient Safety's Data-Driven Prescription

By Heather Burns and Charles Beever — Mon, 19 May 2003 16:34:00 -0500

Flipping the "Switch": Big Pharma's Biggest Challenge

By Minoo Javanmardian, Alex Kandybin, and Martin Kihn — Thu, 10 Oct 2002 08:54:00 -0500

Drug companies believe they'll reap billions taking prescription medicines "over the counter." But the strategy is no substitute for real innovation.

A Trillion-Dollar Opportunity

By Gary Ahlquist, David G. Knott, and J. Philip Lathrop — Mon, 01 Oct 2001 12:00:00 -0500

Zealot Profile: Susan Desmond-Hellman

By Lawrence M. Fisher — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 12:00:00 -0600

Genentech Inc.,Executive Vice President, Development and Product Operations, and Chief Medical Officer

The People Factor in Post-Merger Integration

By Victoria Griffith — Sat, 01 Jul 2000 12:00:00 -0500

Fred Hassan's human touch transformed Pharmacia & Upjohn from hostile tribes into a growing global concern.

Health Care's New Electronic Marketplace

By J. Philip Lathrop, Gary Ahlquist, and David G. Knott — Sat, 01 Apr 2000 12:00:00 -0600

First came self-managed 401(k)s. Get ready for self-managed medical plans and the multibillion-dollar Internet marketplace they will spawn.

How Elan Grew by Staying Small: Growing a Business with Shrewd Acquisitions

By Lawrence M. Fisher — Thu, 01 Jul 1999 00:00:00 -0500

In an industry of mega-mergers, one company has grown by taking smaller bites - and it has thrived.

HMO's "R" Us: A Prescription for the Future

By Philip Lathrop and David C. Carlebach — Thu, 01 Oct 1998 00:00:00 -0500

Consumers have learned in the past few years to buy books over the Internet, computers over the phone and financial products at the supermarket. Coming soon: a new way to buy and sell health-care benefits.

Post-Merger Integration: How Novartis Became No. 1

By Lawrence M. Fisher — Wed, 01 Apr 1998 00:00:00 -0600

Once the deal is done, the hard work begins of integrating people, processes and systems, on a global basis.

Vertical Integration: 80's Fad or Health Care's Future?

By David G. Knott — Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 -0500

Few industries have been changing as quickly as health care. As it does, alliances become more important to growth. But does that mean undoing what has already been done?

The Rocky Road from Startup to Big-Time Player: Biogen's Triumph Against the Odds

By Lawrence M. Fisher — Tue, 01 Jul 1997 00:00:00 -0500

How does a fledgling company become an industry powerhouse? By managing itself professionally and betting on the right products. The case of Biogen shows how it can be done.