How facilitated network businesses cure disease, ease pain, and disrupt health care Devin Bean How facilitated network businesses cure disease, ease pain, and disrupt health care Jeannie Peeper is a woman with a rare condition: her body constantly grows new bones. Abbreviated FOP, fewer than 200,000 in the United State have […] Aug 22, 2013 Devin Bean
When will plug and play medical devices and data be a reality? Ben Wanamaker When will plug and play medical devices and data be a reality? Last week Bakul Patel, an FDA senior policy advisor, highlighted the agency’s recent move to issue voluntary interoperability standards for medical devices. The changes include […] Aug 15, 2013 Ben Wanamaker
Why EHRs are not (yet) disruptive Ben Wanamaker Why EHRs are not (yet) disruptive Devin Bean, a research assistant at the Clayton Christensen Institute, and I coauthored this piece. In 2005, Rand Corporation projected widespread use of electronic health records (EHRs) […] Aug 8, 2013 Ben Wanamaker
Why retail clinics are poised for explosive growth Ben Wanamaker Why retail clinics are poised for explosive growth Jeff Wheeler, an intern at the Clayton Christensen Institute, and I coauthored this piece. If you’ve visited a Walgreens recently you may have noticed something […] Aug 1, 2013 Ben Wanamaker
What to do about the ailing general hospital business model Ben Wanamaker What to do about the ailing general hospital business model Jeff Wheeler, an intern at the Clayton Christensen Institute, and I coauthored this piece. The modern general hospital is a tribute to the ingenuity and progress […] July 18, 2013 Ben Wanamaker
Does reduced health spending mean reduced care quality? Just the opposite, says disruption theory. Ben Wanamaker Does reduced health spending mean reduced care quality? Just the opposite, says disruption theory. Devin Bean, a research assistant at the Clayton Christensen Institute, and I coauthored this piece. Will reducing health care spending lead to a reduction in health care […] July 11, 2013 Ben Wanamaker
ACA delay: Can employers disrupt insurance? Ben Wanamaker ACA delay: Can employers disrupt insurance? Last night the Obama administration delayed until 2015 the implementation of a major provision of the Affordable Care Act requiring employers to provide health insurance […] July 3, 2013 Ben Wanamaker
How to afford health care is the wrong question Ben Wanamaker How to afford health care is the wrong question PwC’s Health Research Institute recently predicted medical costs will increase between 4.5-6.5%[1] in 2014. This information was cited and celebrated as evidence that the health […] July 1, 2013 Ben Wanamaker
To lower costs, don’t expect professors to lower salaries Michael B. Horn To lower costs, don’t expect professors to lower salaries One of the insights in The Innovator’s Prescription, a book about solving the problems afflicting the nation’s health-care system by Clayton Christensen, Dr. Jason Hwang, and Dr. […] June 27, 2013 Michael B. Horn
Setting up competency-based education for success Michelle R. Weise, PhD Setting up competency-based education for success Out of all of the innovations emerging in higher education, competency-based education has been flying under the radar especially when compared with MOOCs. Only competency-based […] June 5, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Honoring Clayton Christensen with new name, emboldened mission Michael B. Horn Honoring Clayton Christensen with new name, emboldened mission Nearly six years ago, I, along with Dr. Jason Hwang and my mentor Clayton Christensen, founded Innosight Institute, a non-profit, nonpartisan think tank dedicated to […] May 9, 2013 Michael B. Horn
Family support defines lowest tier of the K-12 school market Heather Staker Family support defines lowest tier of the K-12 school market Entrant firms with modular online-learning courses should consider targeting students from highly supportive families before they try to serve disadvantaged youth. Here’s why: When a […] Dec 13, 2012 Heather Staker