Tag: healthcare

Operations analysis course helps physician MBAs identify bottlenecks and improve care

Posted November 15, 2021 by Sally Winter

Physicians discuss how the Operations Analysis and Process Improvement course in the Physician MBA Program has helped them lead change at their organizations. Projects in this course have resulted in $39.65 million dollars in revenue generated, cost savings and opportunity generation by improving healthcare operations.

Kelley prof: Doctors should rely less on ‘mental shortcuts’ when deciding patient care

Posted October 18, 2021 by Sally Winter

“In a new article published in Science, Assistant Professor of Marketing Helen Colby and a co-author note that it is time for many doctors to stop relying on their use of mental shortcuts, usually called decision rules or heuristics, when making decisions about patient care with limited cognitive resources.”

Physician MBA leads to new role as chief medical officer of eight clinical institutes

Posted January 20, 2021 by Sally Winter

Physician MBA leads to new role as chief medical officer of eight clinical institutes “Completing an MBA program lends you a newfound credibility among others at the table. People realize you’re more than just the physician who knows about the science of medicine – you understand the vocabulary of business and can converse in areas like finance and strategy.”

The ripple effect of earning a Physician MBA

Posted January 13, 2021 by Sally Winter

The ripple effect of earning a Physician MBA Chief of medicine Aditya Ahlawat, MD, MBA’20, is leading teams and new projects after earning an MBA at Kelley. “There’s a huge ripple effect from every decision you make as a physician, whether you realize it or not. The Kelley School of Business helps you recognize that.”

Critical care pulmonologist uses Physician MBA to develop new devices and best practices during global pandemic

Posted December 14, 2020 by Sally Winter

Critical care pulmonologist uses Physician MBA to develop new devices and best practices during global pandemic To navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and innovate new technology while leading his team, Rajat Kapoor, MD, MBA’18, took advantage of his lessons from Kelley. “The biggest thing Kelley helped me to do is to widen my horizon. Prior to this degree, I don’t think I could’ve thought outside of the box.”

Physician entrepreneur renews passion for healthcare and increases patient, employee satisfaction after MBA program

Posted November 18, 2020 by Sally Winter

Improving healthcare: CMO uses Physician MBA to eliminate business blind spots The Physician MBA Program helped rejuvenate Praveen Rajanahalli’s passion for medicine. The owner of a concierge medicine practice details how he uses tools from Kelley to grow his business.

Physician executive gains “holistic” approach to business after MBA program

Posted November 16, 2020 by Sally Winter

Physician executive gains “holistic” approach to business after MBA program “As a physician leader at Humana, Rae Godsey, DO, MBA’16, says earning the Physician MBA helped her communicate more strategically, improve processes and view her organization with a wider lens.”

Dental administrator improves practice and leads expansion after graduate certificate

Posted November 4, 2020 by Sally Winter

As a pediatric dentist in Colombia, Angela Yepes, MBA’22, had decided she didn’t want to own her own practice because of the headaches associated with running one.

Anesthesiologist leads blood transfusion improvement project and earns new roles after MBA

Posted October 30, 2020 by Sally Winter

Anesthesiologist leads blood transfusion improvement project and earns new roles after MBA From leading system-wide blood management initiatives to launching his own on-demand anesthesia staffing business, Jason Spoljoric, MD, MBA’17, is applying his MBA in all aspects of his career.

Improving healthcare: CMO uses Physician MBA to eliminate business blind spots

Posted October 22, 2020 by Sally Winter

Improving healthcare: CMO uses Physician MBA to eliminate business blind spots “Physicians know this field better than anyone else. Some of my fellow alumni have gone into policy work to help lawmakers better understand medicine. We need more physician leaders to step up and lead the U.S. in remaining a leader in medicine.”