Main description:

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 are able to afford health care and fewer businesses are able to provide it. We need a cure, and we need it now.

Lead author Clayton M. Christensen is the foremost expert in the field of disruptive innovation. In this thought-provoking book, Christensen and his coauthors, health care pioneers Jerome Grossman, MD, and Jason Hwang, MD, present a comprehensive analysis of the strategies needed to improve health care. They examine a range of symptoms and offer proven solutions. You'll learn how disruptive business models improve quality, accessibility, and affordability by changing the way hospitals and doctors work.

Contents:

Introduction

CHAPTER 1:

The Role of Disruptive Technology and Business Model Innovationin Making Products and Services Affordable and Accessible

CHAPTER 2:

The Technological Enablers of Disruption

CHAPTER 3:

Disrupting the Hospital Business Model

CHAPTER 4:

Disrupting the Business Model of the Physician's Practice

CHAPTER 5:

Disruptive Solutions for the Care of Chronic Disease

CHAPTER 6:

Integrating to Make It Happen

CHAPTER 7:

Disrupting the Reimbursement System

CHAPTER 8:

The Future of the Pharmaceutical Industry

chapter 9:

Future Directions for Medical Devices and Diagnostic Equipment

CHAPTER 10:

The Future of Medical Education

CHAPTER 11:

Regulatory Reform and the Disruption of Health Care

Epilogue

Index