The Innovator's Prescription

The authors

Clayton M. Christensen, a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School since 1992, is the
bestselling author of five books, a renowned management consultant, and a seasoned entrepreneur.

Jason Hwang, M.D., M.B.A. is an internal medicine physician and a graduate of Harvard Business School. He is co-founder and Executive Director of the Healthcare Practice at Innosight Institute.

The late Jerome H. Grossman, M.D., Senior Fellow and Director of the Harvard Kennedy School Health Care Delivery Policy Program, was a nationally recognized health care policy expert, widely known as an advocate for market-driven solutions for the reform of the medical care industry.

Members

 

Innovation is Alive and Well in Health Care

Innovation is Alive and Well in Health Care


By Jason Hwang

CNBC.com

October 31, 2011


It has been well-documented that America’s unparalleled health care spending has not led to better health outcomes than most other nations. This has led to calls for swift and powerful reform, but political gridlock has bred a growing pessimism among those who believed legislative action would be the only way forward.

However, there is indeed another way forward, and the good news is that we won’t have to depend on government intervention to fix the system — or worry about the government making things worse if it tries. There are already health-care organizations around the country that can deliver better quality care at a lower cost, which focus on improving the patient’s experience, and where innovation is alive and well. Understanding just how they’re accomplishing this could provide us with a blueprint for transforming the rest of the nation’s health care system.

Read more at CNBC

Blog Posts

Walmart & Healthcare

Innovators Prescription was a fantastic read because it draws on such a breadth of business experience.

When i was thinking about the Kaiser story and the examples given on employee healthcare initiatives, it made perfect sense.  Now, it seems Walmart is getting smart: …

Continue

Posted by Barnaby Page on November 17, 2011 at 4:02am — 1 Comment

Curious

I joined this site because I was truly hoping for some discussions and suggestions on how to shake up the healthcare system in this country. However, that is not what I have found in reading the all to few postings from others here. So, what exactly was/is the intent of this site? Is it for general sharing of interesting or disturbing trends in healthcare? Is it to question the growing power of the FDA and pharmaceuticals in determining, and even mandating, certain healthcare…

Continue

Posted by Mary Beth Rosenstiel on November 10, 2011 at 5:27pm — 3 Comments

Recent develpment and trend

It has been around two years since the publish of this great book. I would like to know if there are more updates since then. Have we started see to the impact of this book on the healthcare industry and government policy. Any new developments along the prediction of the book.

Posted by Hong Shen on October 15, 2011 at 2:22am — 1 Comment

 
 
 

Downloads

Introduction to The Innovator's Prescription (PDF)

Supplement to Chapter 6 of The Innovator's Prescription (PDF)

McGraw-Hill interviews Clayton Christensen (MP3)
Listen to Mcgraw-hill on Blog Talk Radio

© 2013   Created by McGraw-Hill Professional.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service