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AskTheDoctor.com
J. Robert Mitchell; Neha KheraCase IVEY-9B10M111-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case describes AskTheDoctor.com, a web site that allows users to ask medical doctors questions for free, and the challenges facing its founders in 2010. While AskTheDoctor.com has exhibited steady growth since its inception in 2005, the owners are uncertain about the future of the site and where to take it next. One partner is keen on selling the company, while the other wants to develop a partnership with a technology firm. Students can eva...Starting at €8.20
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Solutions Care Association: Developing an Integrated CSR Strategy
Vesela VelevaCase IVEY-9B11M004-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThis case focuses on Solutions Care Association (SCA) — a nonprofit health care organization established in 2000 that quickly became a leader in environmental stewardship and social responsibility. With headquarters in Nevada, United States, the company had a strong mission and socially responsible culture, which helped attract talent and launch social and environmental initiatives. Despite its numerous achievements and awards, however, there was...Starting at €8.20
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Inciting a Computer Revolution in Health Care: Implementing the Health Information Technology Act
Varley, PamelaCase HBS-HKS874-EThis case poses the question: given the ambitious goals of the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and the hurdles to its successful implementation, how should incoming National Coordinator for Health Information Technology David Blumenthal proceed? It is ideal for a class on strategic leadership. The case describes Blumenthal's resources, most notably: *$27 billion in Medicare and Medicaid incentives ...Starting at €8.20
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Inciting a Computer Revolution in Health Care: Weighing the Merits of the Health Information Technology Act
Varley, PamelaCase HBS-HKS873-EStrategyThis case poses the question: given what was known at the time of its adoption, in February 2009, was the federal Health information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act good public policy? The HITECH Act, included in President Barack Obama's federal stimulus bill, was intended to introduce major incentives to encourage the spread of heath information technology throughout the U.S. health system. The case is ideal for a policy analysis...Starting at €8.20
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Food and Health Policy in the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
David Sparling; Pamela LaughlandCase IVEY-9B11M045-EStrategyRapid increases in obesity and chronic disease rates are stressing health care systems and government budgets globally. They are also causing individuals, governments, and businesses to examine closely the relationship between food and health. The issue is complex and involves many stakeholders from government and non-governmental agencies, as well as businesses. Food and health can have both positive and negative impacts on the food industry.As ...Starting at €8.20
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On the Frontlines of a Pandemic: Texas Responds to 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza A
Giles, David; Howitt, ArnoldCase HBS-HKS678-EStrategyIn the spring of 2009, cases of a previously unidentified strain of influenza began appearing in Mexico and the southwestern U.S. Within just a few months, outbreaks of 2009 Novel H1N1 (commonly referred to as Swine Flu) were so widespread that the World Health Organization declared its first influenza pandemic in over forty years. This case focuses on how state health officials in Texas, which experienced some of the first cases of H1N1, organiz...Starting at €8.20
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Health Care Center for the Homeless: Changing with the Times
Mary Conway Dato-on; Eileen Weisenbach KellerCase IVEY-9B10A032-EMarketingBakari Burns, CEO of the Health Care Center for the Homeless (HCCH) in Orlando, Florida, was faced with the daunting task of rebranding the organization. He knew that the organization experienced difficulty with recognition and marketplace distinction, primarily due to the public’s misconceptions about the relationship between HCCH and the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida. An external consulting team offered several recommendations f...Starting at €8.20
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Tennessee Responds to the 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza A Pandemic
Giles, David; Howitt, ArnoldCase HBS-HKS680-EStrategyThe 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic posed enormous challenges for state health departments across the U.S. This case focuses on the experience of Tennessee - which endured an intense resurgence of the disease in late summer and early fall 2009 - and explores, in particular, how state health officials, working with their partners from local government and the private sector, mobilized in advance of this second wave of the disease. An array of prepare...Starting at €8.20
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On the Frontlines of a Pandemic: Texas Responds to 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza A & Tennessee Responds to the 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza A Pandemic, Teaching Note
Giles, David; Howitt, ArnoldTeaching Note HBS-HKS679-EStrategyIn the spring of 2009, cases of a previously unidentified strain of influenza began appearing in Mexico and the southwestern U.S. Within just a few months, outbreaks of 2009 Novel H1N1 (commonly referred to as Swine Flu) were so widespread that the World Health Organization declared its first influenza pandemic in over forty years. This case focuses on how state health officials in Texas, which experienced some of the first cases of H1N1, organiz...Starting at €0.00
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A Tampa "Town Hall" Forum Goes Awry: Anatomy of a Public Meeting Fiasco
Varley, Pamela; Fung, ArchonCase HBS-HKS676-EStrategyThis case describes a health care town hall meeting that was derailed by vocal protesters. The case was designed for a very specific teaching purpose: to discuss a variety of alternatives to the tried and true town hall meeting format which, the sponsoring professor believes, is not only quite vulnerable to disruption, but is not a terribly effective or democratic way to involve the public in local decision making, to begin with. Underlying the c...Starting at €8.20