Health Care

Individuals staring intently at computers and handhelds
Kelly McGonigal argues we're becoming addicted to our devices. Here's how to unplug. 
Forbes India -
08.22.12
The Stanford GSB's Jeffrey Pfeffer argues that being a socially responsible company should include focusing on employees' physical and psychological well-being.
Wall Street Journal -
08.22.12
In the Wall Street Journal, Daniel Kessler argues that key parts of Obama's health care plan have already failed.
Stanford Global Health -
08.10.12
On the new Global Health Innovation Blog, Stefanos Zenios and Lyn Denend look at a company that's helping amputees in the developing world.
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Stanford GSB students explore ways to reduce health care costs and improve outcomes. 
Council on Foreign Relations -
07.23.12
On the Council on Foreign Relations' development blog, the Stanford GSB's Stefanos Zenios and Lyn Denend explore the challenges of bringing high-quality health care to developing economies.
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The head of the Permanente Federation says innovation is critical to improving U.S. health care.
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Abbott’s John Capek discusses health care device regulation, transparency, and the critical relationship between physicians and their patients.
Bill Frist
A conversation on health care innovation with former Senate majority leader and surgeon Bill Frist.
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Research shows that bolstering people’s sense of well-being can motivate them to slim down or exercise more.

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Individuals staring intently at computers and handhelds
Kelly McGonigal argues we're becoming addicted to our devices. Here's how to unplug. 
Fire station, edifice
Stanford GSB students explore ways to reduce health care costs and improve outcomes. 
photo of MRI
Abbott’s John Capek discusses health care device regulation, transparency, and the critical relationship between physicians and their patients.
photo of patient and MRI machine
The head of the Permanente Federation says innovation is critical to improving U.S. health care.
Bill Frist
A conversation on health care innovation with former Senate majority leader and surgeon Bill Frist.
weight loss image
Research shows that bolstering people’s sense of well-being can motivate them to slim down or exercise more.
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How Scholarship Can Help Alleviate Extreme Poverty
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Serial entrepreneur Kewen Jin discusses the rapid growth of China's health care industry and the idea of "innovation by subtraction."
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A talk with a Stanford dermatologist and entrepreneur who cofounded an internet alternative to the doctors’ office.
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In an online forum, Stefanos Zenios responds to reader questions on innovation in the field.

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Medical Technologies with high "social value" can play an important role in helping safety-net providers use their resources more efficiently. However, traditional investors often see the total market potential for such technologies small relative to other, more immediate opportunities, leaving many companies struggling to secure capital, say researchers Stefanos Zenios and Lyn Denend.
Getting all the senior leaders on board in advance is the most effective way to be successful in introducing change to an organization, according to research co-authored by Business School Professor Charles O'Reilly.
For millions of people across Africa, motorcycles can be a key to effective health care. A well-maintained fleet of vehicles and motorcycles to connect patients, medical expertise, and medicine is sometimes the most vital link in the health delivery supply chain. A new case written for the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum describes one successful program.

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