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When IBM set about commercializing its artificial intelligence-driven Watson AI in the healthcare market, its early successes were widely publicized. Senior managers and the media claimed that its diagnostic features would soon surpass those of the sharpest doctors.
Reference 6753
Published 14 Feb 2023
Length 16 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region North America
Industry Hospital & Health Care
When IBM set about commercializing its artificial intelligence-driven Watson AI in the healthcare market, its early successes were widely publicized. Senior managers and the media claimed that its diagnostic features would soon surpass those of the sharpest doctors.
MiracleFeet, a US-based non-profit, improves access to high-quality treatment of clubfoot in low-income countries, typically in partnership with public hospitals and local NGOs, by providing low-cost foot braces, training, advocacy, awareness-raising and financial and operational support. It aims to treat 100,000 children by 2024 across 70 countries – half of them middle-income countries.
Reference 6656
Published 01 Jul 2022
Length 40 page(s)
Topic Responsibility
Region Asia
Industry Hospital & Health Care
MiracleFeet, a US-based non-profit, improves access to high-quality treatment of clubfoot in low-income countries, typically in partnership with public hospitals and local NGOs, by providing low-cost foot braces, training, advocacy, awareness-raising and financial and operational support. It aims to treat 100,000 children by 2024 across 70 countries – half of them middle-income countries.
In 2018, the government of Kenya launched a pilot universal health coverage (UHC) programme in 4 of its 47 counties, enabling access to health services for millions of people. UHC will be scaled up across the country based on learnings from the pilot, and reforms will be made to the national hospital insurance fund in order to establish a mandatory universal health coverage scheme.
Reference 6631
Published 08 Oct 2021
Length 18 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Africa
Industry Hospital & Health Care
In 2018, the government of Kenya launched a pilot universal health coverage (UHC) programme in 4 of its 47 counties, enabling access to health services for millions of people. UHC will be scaled up across the country based on learnings from the pilot, and reforms will be made to the national hospital insurance fund in order to establish a mandatory universal health coverage scheme.
Activate Healthcare, a deliverer of primary healthcare services in the US, is disrupting the way small-to mid-sized companies provide health services to their employees.
Reference 6594
Published 08 Dec 2021
Length 13 page(s)
Topic Responsibility
Region North America
Industry Hospital & Health Care
Activate Healthcare, a deliverer of primary healthcare services in the US, is disrupting the way small-to mid-sized companies provide health services to their employees.
Unjani Clinics NPC, a non-profit organization which has a goal of improving access to primary healthcare in South Africa, has grown exponentially from six pilot clinics to 54 clinics nationwide.
Reference 6445
Published 24 Jan 2020
Length 32 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Africa
Industry Hospital & Health Care
Unjani Clinics NPC, a non-profit organization which has a goal of improving access to primary healthcare in South Africa, has grown exponentially from six pilot clinics to 54 clinics nationwide.
Agility is often mentioned but seldom defined or clearly illustrated. This case discusses UNICEF’s response to the sudden disruption of its aid supply chain to Yemen after the bombing started in 2015. It illustrates how a forwarding hub was quickly established in Djibouti and dhow vessels were used to reach small Yemeni ports from there.
Reference 6315
Published 15 Dec 2017
Length 11 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Middle-East
Industry Facilities Services, Hospital & Health Care, Logistics and Supply Chain
Agility is often mentioned but seldom defined or clearly illustrated. This case discusses UNICEF’s response to the sudden disruption of its aid supply chain to Yemen after the bombing started in 2015. It illustrates how a forwarding hub was quickly established in Djibouti and dhow vessels were used to reach small Yemeni ports from there.
Agility is often mentioned but seldom defined or clearly illustrated. This case discusses UNICEF’s response to the sudden disruption of its aid supply chain to Yemen after the bombing started in 2015. It illustrates how a forwarding hub was quickly established in Djibouti and dhow vessels were used to reach small Yemeni ports from there.
Reference 6315
Published 15 Dec 2017
Length 10 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Middle-East
Industry Facilities Services, Hospital & Health Care, Logistics and Supply Chain
Agility is often mentioned but seldom defined or clearly illustrated. This case discusses UNICEF’s response to the sudden disruption of its aid supply chain to Yemen after the bombing started in 2015. It illustrates how a forwarding hub was quickly established in Djibouti and dhow vessels were used to reach small Yemeni ports from there.
The Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City initiates a 'lean' healthcare project, starting with value stream and emotional mapping for a large segment of the patient population. The case explains the reason for using a number of key tools in getting the project started, and the role of process and culture change in building engagement in the effort.
Reference 6105
Published 19 Dec 2014
Length 10 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Middle-East
Industry Hospital & Health Care
The Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City initiates a 'lean' healthcare project, starting with value stream and emotional mapping for a large segment of the patient population. The case explains the reason for using a number of key tools in getting the project started, and the role of process and culture change in building engagement in the effort.
The case discusses the public-private partnership to build the New Royal Adelaide Hospital (NRAH) (replacing the outdated Royal Adelaide Hospital) at a cost of A$1.7 billion in 2009.
Reference 6063
Published 29 Jun 2015
Length 21 page(s)
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Other Regions
Industry Hospital & Health Care
The case discusses the public-private partnership to build the New Royal Adelaide Hospital (NRAH) (replacing the outdated Royal Adelaide Hospital) at a cost of A$1.7 billion in 2009.
This case provides an overview of Laastari, a Finland-based retail health clinic chain offering primary care services for a focused set of minor acute conditions. It presents an analysis of four key areas: value proposition and service offering; customer focus and strategy; funding model; and infrastructure.
Reference 5997
Published 27 Aug 2013
Length 10 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Global
Industry Hospital & Health Care
This case provides an overview of Laastari, a Finland-based retail health clinic chain offering primary care services for a focused set of minor acute conditions. It presents an analysis of four key areas: value proposition and service offering; customer focus and strategy; funding model; and infrastructure.
This case provides an overview of Finland's primary care system, focusing on the country's public healthcare system. It presents an analysis of four key areas: value proposition and service offering; customer focus and strategy; funding model; and infrastructure.
Reference 5978
Published 24 Jun 2013
Length 12 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Global
Industry Hospital & Health Care
This case provides an overview of Finland's primary care system, focusing on the country's public healthcare system. It presents an analysis of four key areas: value proposition and service offering; customer focus and strategy; funding model; and infrastructure.
This case study presents an example of business model innovation in the context of primary care delivery. It documents the story of Laastari, a new IT-driven retail health clinic chain based in Finland, including the process that links conceptual strategy to implementation and practice, as well as the evolving stakeholder ecosystem of the company.
Reference 5941
Published 25 Feb 2013
Length 24 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Global
Industry Hospital & Health Care
This case study presents an example of business model innovation in the context of primary care delivery. It documents the story of Laastari, a new IT-driven retail health clinic chain based in Finland, including the process that links conceptual strategy to implementation and practice, as well as the evolving stakeholder ecosystem of the company.
