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A Disruptive Solution for Health Care
McGraw-Hill
December 2008
On Sale: December 7, 2008
272 pages ISBN: 0071592083 EAN: 9780071592086 Hardcover
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A groundbreaking prescription for health care reform--from a legendary leader in innovation . . . Our health care system is in critical condition. Each year, fewer Americans can afford it, fewer businesses can provide it, and fewer government programs can promise it for future generations. We need a cure, and we need it now. Harvard Business Schoolβs Clayton M. Christensenβwhose bestselling The Innovatorβs Dilemma revolutionized the business worldβpresents The Innovatorβs Prescription, a comprehensive analysis of the strategies that will improve health care and make it affordable. Christensen applies the principles of disruptive innovation to the broken health care system with two pioneers in the fieldβDr. Jerome Grossman and Dr. Jason Hwang. Together, they examine a range of symptoms and offer proven solutions. YOUβLL DISCOVER HOW * βPrecision medicineβ reduces costs and makes good on the promise of personalized care * Disruptive business models improve quality, accessibility, and affordability by changing the way hospitals and doctors work * Patient networks enable better treatment of chronic diseases * Employers can change the roles they play in health care to compete effectively in the era of globalization * Insurance and regulatory reforms stimulate disruption in health care
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