Health Care

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The head of the Permanante 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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How Scholarship Can Help Alleviate Extreme Poverty
The New England Journal of Medicine -
05.03.12
In the New England Journal of Medicine, the Stanford GSB's Chip Heath and the School of Medicine's Charles G. Prober make the case for online medical school instruction in addition to classroom interaction. Their goal: "education that wrings more value out of the unyielding asset of time."
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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.
Stanford School of Medicine Scope blog -
04.26.12
In an address at the Stanford GSB, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park says he's never been more optimistic about the system's prospects.
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In an online forum, Stefanos Zenios responds to reader questions on innovation in the field.

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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 Permanante 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.
image of child in a classroom
How Scholarship Can Help Alleviate Extreme Poverty
Image of chinese father and child waiting for health care
Serial entrepreneur Kewen Jin discusses the rapid growth of China's health care industry and the idea of "innovation by subtraction."
Remote diagnostics image
A talk with a Stanford dermatologist and entrepreneur who cofounded an internet alternative to the doctors’ office.
Stefanos Zenios photo
In an online forum, Stefanos Zenios responds to reader questions on innovation in the field.
David Brady photo
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, David Brady and Douglas Rivers say independent voters "hold the key" in the 2012 presidential election. Brady is the Bowen H. and Janice Arthur McCoy Professor of Political Science and Leadership Values in the Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Officials from developing countries, the U.S. State Department, and the United Nations met on campus with tech-savvy entrepreneurs to discuss how fast-spreading connection technologies can foster sustainable economic growth, improve public health, support agriculture, and protect the natural environment in many countries.

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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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