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Innovating through the participation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs): the Aids/HIV Program
Garrison J.; Abreu, A.; Sánchez, J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1000-EService and Operations ManagementThis case analyzes the problems encountered in the development and implementation of the national program to fight AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) and STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) in Brazil, with high levels NGO involvement in activities of prevention and treatment support, thanks to their great effectiveness and capacity to reach high-risk groups. It describes the process of rapid growth and development of AIDS-related NGOs, w...Starting at €8.20
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Large-Scale Government Contracting of NGOs to Extend Basic Health Services to Poor Populations in Guatemala
Nieves I.; La Forgia G. M.; Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1006-EService and Operations ManagementThe case discusses the situation of the Basic Services Coverage Extension Program (PECSB) in Guatemala at the beginning of 2000. During its three years of existence, the program has proven to be successful in persuading a large number of NGOs to work with the government in extending health services coverage to poor native populations living in rural areas. The new government is wondering whether the existing "agreements" should be upgraded to con...Starting at €8.20
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Puig Doria Microcasting Process
Ribera, Jaume; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-824-EService and Operations ManagementPuig Doria is a well-known jeweler in Barcelona. The case presents the process of jewelry design, manufacturing and sales. In some pieces where large productions are expected, the microcasting process can be used. The case describes the different manufacturing phases and allows for a computation of the process, basic characteristics: throughput time, capacity, bottlenecks, etc.Starting at €8.20
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CISM - Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça Manhiça Health Research Centre: Managing Research & Development
Rosenmöller, Magda; Gago, Fernando; Jaiswal, NikiCase P-1149-EInnovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementAn error has been discovered in a clinical trial undertaken at CISM, a Mozambican health research center focused on endemic diseases and their treatment. In recent years, CISM has carried out sophisticated clinical trials for promising drugs and vaccines against malaria and other illnesses with high incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa. Were errors such as the one in the clinical study a one-off human slip or were there systemic flaws in their process...Starting at €8.20
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TMC - The Telemedicine Clinic: Distributing Diagnostic Competence
Rosenmöller, Magda; Haberl, Christiane; Dunbar, AngelaCase P-1102-EService and Operations ManagementWith this rapid success, David, now the Managing Director, faced new challenges. In his new office in the 21st floor of the Mapfre Tower, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, he contemplated the next board meeting where decisions would need to be taken. The rapid expansion in demand was straining the existing professional network, attention to current customers was becoming difficult, legal obligations expensive and all these demands left little re...Starting at €8.20
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Restructuring the Local Health System, Financing and Health Care Model: the case of Camaragibe
Levcovitz E.; Machado de Souza H.; Sánchez, J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-999-EService and Operations ManagementThis case describes the process of applying a new financing system and assistance model in the municipality of Camaragibe in north-east Brazil, in the framework of the restructuring of the Brazilian Basic Health System, demonstrating the advantages and implications of this new local health-care system. It also analyzes the attributes and shortcomings of programs of this type, and, especially, the precautions that must be taken, and their implicat...Starting at €8.20
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Javier Sánchez and the reforms in the management of Spanish hospitals
Keenov E.; García Prat, Antoni; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1004-EService and Operations ManagementA policymaker in one of the Spanish regional governments has to manage the start-up of a new hospital. This task will force him to make a series of decisions about legal models applicable to hospitals, financing, human resources policies and mechanisms for organizing hospital care and coordinating it with primary care. The alternatives considered reflect the main options for reforming or transforming hospital management systems that are currently...Starting at €8.20
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Running Healthcare With Blockchain: The Case of Estonia
Savic, Brana; Gregory, Robert Wayne; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase SI-204-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and ChangeThe case "Running Health Care With Blockchain: The Case of Estonia" puts students in the shoes of Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the president of Estonia from 2006 to 2016. He was prompted to share his insights by his son Luukas Ilves, who was working at the Lisbon Council, a Brussels-based think tank and policy network on the digital single market and the future of Europe. Finland was preparing for its third European Union presidency beginning on July 1,...Starting at €8.20
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A New Hospital for Heredia. A Public-Private Partnership for Health Care
Cercone J.; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1003-EService and Operations ManagementTogether with a senior official from the CCSS, the Costa Rican Social Security organization, the principal of a regional hospital in Costa Rica draws up a new model for public-private cooperation in health care, given the stringent limitations on public investment. The case follows the project's progress, presents the various problems encountered, and shows how it has succeeded in gaining the support of the various stakeholders involved. The CCSS...Starting at €8.20
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AIN-C Integrated Childcare: Improving Health and Nutrition at the Community Level
McGuire, Judit; Villalobos, Celia; Rosenmöller, MagdaCase P-1007-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes a community health promotion program, AIN-C (Integrated Child Care) that has been very successful in reducing child malnutrition, which is the main factor behind high infant mortality in Honduras. The program's success is attributable to its simple, well thought-out operational design and the strong motivation of volunteers at community level. The ministry of health wants to extend the AIN-C program throughout the country and i...Starting at €8.20