PUBPOL 5813 - Disruptive Innovation in Health Care I

Spring. 1.5 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

Enrollment limited to: Sloan Master of Health Administration (MHA) and Executive Master of Health Administration (EMHA) students.

T. Murphy.

What will US health care look like in five years? Who will gain or lose influence in the battle for value and market position? While the debate rages on how to improve US health care, major players are jockeying to reinvent US health care as we know it. In this 1.5 credit course the instructor applies research in disruptive innovation to health care, drawing from interviews with venture capitalists, health system innovation leaders, start-ups, and Big tech.

Outcome 1: Evaluate the application of “disruptive innovation” research and principles to today’s health care environment.

Outcome 2: Anticipate how the initiatives of big tech companies and venture-backed innovation sectors will create value and impact the health care industry.

Outcome 3: Evaluate the value proposition and/or threat posed by disruptive primary care models.

Outcome 4: Translate your knowledge of industry disruptions into well-informed implications for incumbent health care enterprises.