Op Ed: Déjà vu all over again: Health-care spending back on the rise
MHCDS faculty members, Carrie Colla, PhD and Jonathan Skinner, PhD, explore what has really happened to health care coverage and spending since the implementation of the ACA.
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MHCDS faculty and alumni are often cited in the media for their expertise in the improvement of health care delivery - both from business and health care perspectives. Read their accomplishments and insights below.
MHCDS Faculty Co-Director Ellen Meara Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Ellen Meara, PhD, a professor of the Geisel School of Medicine, and an adjunct professor of economics at Dartmouth College, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Election to NAM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. Read full story
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Op-Ed: Ask whether a drug works before worrying about what it costs
MHCDS faculty, Steve Woloshin, PhD, describes the low level of understanding across consumers and physicians about the meaning of FDA approval for pharmaceuticals.
The term ‘do not resuscitate’ should be laid to rest
Amber Barnato, MD, MPH, MS describes how the evolution of medical knowledge has led to confusion over the term DNR. Dr. Barnato is the inaugural Susan J. and Richard M. Levy 1960 Distinguished Professor in Health Care Delivery.
ACO Contracts With Downside Financial Risk Growing, But Still In The Minority
Research by MHCDS faculty, Carrie Colla, PhD, an Associate Professor at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, and her colleagues reveals only modest growth in the number of ACO contracts bearing downside risk.
A model of online health care delivery science education for mid-career health care professionals
This article discusses the design rationale, key strengths, and six years of evaluation data for the Master of Health Care Delivery Science program at Dartmouth.
Transforming Health Care from the Ground Up
MHCDS faculty, Vijay Govindarajan, PhD, describes why transformation of our health care system will be driven, not top-down through regulation, but bottom-up by innovation.
Is This the Hospital That Will Finally Push the Expensive U.S. Health Care System to Innovate?
MHCDS faculty, Vijay Govindarajan, PhD, describes an innovation that could radically change the health care marketplace in the U.S.
How a Tiny Kansas Town Rebooted Its Struggling Hospital into a Health Care Jewel
An innovative executive (Benjamin Anderson, MHCDS'16) found a way to recruit doctors, help refugees and make money delivering babies.
First Class Training in Health Care Leadership
An article by Inger Meland Buene, MD, MHCDS Class of 2016, who heads the department of child and adolescent psychiatry at Vestfold Hospital in Tønsberg, Norway, on her experience in the MHCDS program.
How is Rwanda like Lakin, Kansas? Both want to improve health care
This article describes a unique cross border collaboration between two MHCDS alumni, Benjamin Anderson, CEO of Kearny County Hospital and Dr. Prince Jean Bosco Kanani, Director of Rwanda Catholic Health Services
Doctors Use Business Acumen to Launch Medical Consultancy
Jeff Alderman, MHCDS '13, and 30 of his classmates used the skills and knowledge acquired in the MHCDS program to launch a consultancy to help other health care providers.
UnitedHealth Executives Go Back to School to Improve Care
A feature story on how students in the first graduating class of the Master of Health Care Delivery Science program are having a profound impact on how care is delivered.
Healthcare Field of Dreams In Idaho: Health System Opens Innovation Center
An article that highlights the innovative curriculum that MHCDS offers.