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Preparing for his hospital’s monthly board meeting, the CEO of Poudre Valley Health System in Fort Collins, CO, was wrestling with whether or not to recommend that his hospital continue to participate in the International Patient Safety…

Four GlaxoSmithKline employees were accused of bribing Chinese health care workers to prescribe the company’s drugs. The accusations brought to light the questionable incentive structures of the Chinese health care system and the pressure on…

In February 2014, Michael Schrader, chief executive of Vaxess Technologies, Inc., was assessing the startup health care company’s 2014 marketing plan. On December 31st, 2013, Vaxess had obtained an exclusive license to a series of patents for a…

In 2012, over 750 million people around the globe lacked access to safe drinking water. Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway, sought to bring fresh water to poor and rural areas with the Slingshot, a water purification device. Kamen’s challenge was…

In January 2014, Gary Bald, senior vice president of Safety, Environment and Health at Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCL), prepared for a review meeting with the company’s chief executive, Adam Goldstein, and chairman, Richard Fain. Prior to…

On April 24, 2013 the Rana Plaza factory building collapsed in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Over 1,100 people were killed in the worst industrial accident since the Union Carbide plant gas leak in Bhopal, India. Most of the victims worked for…

Colorado’s 2014 legalization of marijuana for adult recreational (not just medical) use created a new market that entrepreneurs rushed to enter, channeled by regulations that aimed to minimize marijuana’s access to minors while not stifling…

To create the world’s healthiest workforce, diversified health care giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) mandated participation in its “Culture of Health” program globally, customized by location, culture, and specific health needs to…

In 2014, Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) were quickly gaining popularity as an investment vehicle which joined together private investors and nonprofits to tackle social issues. Although numerous SIB projects and proposals had cropped up across the U.S.…