2024 Blog
2024 Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference takeaways and highlights
The KBHC Team recaps the 2024 Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference and provides key takeaways from the keynote addresses and panels
The Future of horizontal consolidation among health systems
Matthew Alderete, ‘25 MBA, discusses the push-and-pull mechanism between the promise of value-based care in improving patient outcomes and the scrutiny from lawmakers who are weary increasing consolidation could increase patient costs in this KBHC Panel Spotlight
From Conception to Care: Women’s Health, Fertility, and Maternal Wellness
Hannah McGillivray, ‘25 MBA, Kendall Jackson, ‘24 MBA, and Mallika Madhusudan, ‘24 MBA, discuss the growing interest in the Women’s Health space and why there is an urgent need for further investment in this KBHC Panel Spotlight
The Evolving Role of Product Managers in the healthcare industry
Shagun Sharma, ‘25 MBA, discusses the new horizons in the world of healthcare product management for MBA graduates
How we picked our 2024 conference theme
Jake Howell and Mara Walli, ‘24 KBHC Co-Chairs, discuss the theme selection process for the 2024 Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference
2023 Blog
Our Healthcare System is Racist. What Next?
Allie Newell, ‘23 MBA explores racism in the U.S. healthcare system.
The Future of Health Equity: An Interview with Dr. Jay Bhatt, Deloitte Health Equity Institute
Priyanka Toddywala, ’24 MBA chats with Dr. Jay Bhatt, Deloitte’s Health Equity Institute and Center for Health Solutions Executive Director and practicing physician in the Chicago-metro area.
Healthcare news sources
George Bailey ‘23 MBA provides sources for healthcare news.
The power of Mindfulness
Zach Prinz ‘24 MBA explores the history and benefits of a mindfulness practice.
2022 Blog
BEST PRACTICES FOR HEALTHCARE AND LIFE SCIENCES STARTUPS: A CONVERSATION WITH SALLY ANN FRANK, LEAD FOR HLS STARTUPS AT MICROSOFT FOR STARTUPS
Neha Goel ‘23 MBA chats with Sally Ann Frank on effective go-to-market strategies and best practices for healthcare and life sciences startups seeking product commercialization.
IMPROVING THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE WITH TADA: AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS CHADWICK, sENIOR VP AT TADA
Rohan Parambi ‘22 MBA chats with Chris Chadwick on how Tada is using advanced data analytics to help solve healthcare challenges
The Role of Technology in healthcare staffing: an interview with sarah Gray, founding clinician at trusted health
Ela Lasic ‘23 MBA chats with Sarah Gray on how Trusted is helping the healthcare ecosystem navigate the clinician staffing crisis.
Automation with Empathy: A Conversation with Patty Riskind, CEO of Orbita
Emma Lichtenstein ’22 MBA chats with Patty Riskind ’97 on the use of deep learning and conversational AI to help patients navigate the complex healthcare ecosystem.
let Femtech Soar!
Meenal Gakhar ‘22 MBA explores the advancement of the female technology space and identifies opportunity areas for femtech to reach further.
2021 Blog
A Day in the Life at Cityblock: An Interview with Winston Huang
Marissa Giannetto '22 MBA interviews Winston Huang at Cityblock about what a “Day in the Life” at the company looks like to provide care to underserved communities.
Improving access to healthcare and food security in the U.S.: An interview with Jared Scharen of Foodsmart
Christa Styrkowicz '22 MBA interviews Jared Scharen of Foodsmart about how his team is working to make healthy eating easy, accessible, and affordable.
Vaccine Reluctance and Medical Mistrust: A New Way Forward
Hannah Conforti, ‘21 MBA, and Christopher Gordon, ‘21 MD-MBA, outline key strategies required to build trust in the medical system within historically underserved populations.
“Our Need Will Be The Real Creator”
JB Stockslager, ‘21 MBA, remarks on witnessing first-hand how Covid-19 has spurred innovation in the ophthalmology space.
We Need To Talk…
Naveen Chadalavada ‘22 highlights how frequent, positive, and purposeful communication is key to not only a good patient experience, but a clean revenue cycle.
The Potential for Advancement in the Complex World of Healthcare Policy
Ashley Abraham ‘22 offers her unique perspective as a former congressional staffer on Capital Hill.
Big Tech in Healthcare - Microsoft
Rakesh Mohanty interviews a Microsoft product manager about the technology company’s foray into virtual health.
Telehealth Requires Better Electronic Medical Record Integration
Dr. Palak Shah, a Kellogg Evening & Weekend student, remarks on how telemedicine without the right integrations may only further fragment the healthcare experience.
Preparing for the Next Pandemic
Dr. Mitchell Kentor, a Kellogg Evening & Weekend student, describes the hard decisions we’ll need to make collectively as a nation to prepare for the next pandemic.
Future of the Healthcare Supply Chain
Darshan Thakkar ‘21 shares his perspective on how Covid-19 has fundamentally changed the global healthcare supply chain.
Searching for Momentum in Behavioral Healthcare
Jake Moy ‘22 shares his insights on the expansion of technology-enabled behavioral healthcare, the growth of integrated care models that focus on behavioral health services, and the advances in AI-enabled applications.
Why tailoring healthcare to women is not just good medical practice, but good business practice
Rachel Bauch ‘21 shares her perspective on why providers are beginning to tailor services and products to the unique needs of women.
The rise of virtual care and how it is shaping the new healthcare story
An interview with Dr. Kurt Herzer
Francesca Pinelli ‘22 interviews Dr. Kurt Herzer, the former head of Oscar Health’s Population Health group, about the rise of virtual health and his concerns, hopes, and excitement regarding its impact on the healthcare ecosystem.
2020 Blog
Kicking Off the 20th Year of the Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference
In this blog, KBHC co-chairs Tom Hittinger and Sarika Kasaraneni discuss the origins of the Business of Healthcare Conference, the inspiration behind this' year’s theme, and some of the unique initiatives the KBHC team launched in their 20th year.
Tom Hittinger & Sarika Kasaraneni | January 24th, 2020
Be the Frog in the New Healthcare Ecosystem
There are legions of people drawn to health care precisely because it’s a calling. But it’s also an industry with financial incentives that inexorably dictate the behaviors of organizations and institutions within which these idealistic professionals labor. In this blog, the Co-Founder and CEO of Aledade (and a Keynote speaker at KBHC 2020) illustrates why the time for a new health care ecosystem has arrived, and why it requires us to start by looking honestly at the ecosystem around us today.
Farzad Mostashari | January 23rd, 2020
Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies: Using AI to Decode Immune System; Diagnose, Treat Disease
Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies recently partnered to build a practical technology for mapping and decoding the human immune system. They have a goal that is simple to state but also incredibly ambitious: create a universal blood test that reads a person’s immune system to detect a wide variety of diseases including infections, cancers and autoimmune disorders in their earliest stage, when they can be most effectively diagnosed and treated. This blog, originally posted on Microsoft’s Official Blog, explores the potential and promise of this exciting partnership.
Microsoft Healthcare | January 20th, 2020
Telemedicine: An Opportunity to Lower Costs and Expand Access to Healthcare
Telemedicine is emerging as one of healthcare’s leading trends to engage underserved patient populations in an efficient and sustainable manner. But what is telemedicine, really? And how can it deliver on its promise given the healthcare industry’s notorious resistance to change? This blog explores these questions through a dialogue with Dr. Prentiss Taylor, VP of Medical Affairs Doctor on Demand and alumnus of the Kellogg Executive Leadership Program.
Isaac DuPree | January 19th, 2020
The Opioid Epidemic: A Multi-StakeHolder Problem Requiring a Global Solution
No country has been untouched by the on-going opioid crisis. In the US, this multidimensional problem has forced government, medical and societal stakeholders to face the unintended consequences of our fragmented system. This blog summarizes the stark realities of the global problem and strategies to stem the tide of this deadly trend.
Malvi Hemani | January 16th, 2020
Vintages for Insurance: How multi-year health insurance can improve American healthcare
Upstream care (e.g., preventative care) is systematically underutilized in the United States, leading to heightened demand for expensive critical care. The one-year renewal cycle of health insurance plans contributes to this problem by discouraging insurers from investing in care with a longer horizon for payoff. This blog explores the potential for multi-year insurance contracts to align insurer’s financial incentives toward upstream care.
Jack Wang | January 8th, 2020
Transitioning from volume to value: a story of incentives
Success in value-based care relies on realigning incentives to provide high quality care at low cost. Yet changing incentives can create misalignment in other areas. This blog examines the case for value-based care and outlines common pitfalls and promising developments in the the transition from volume to value.
Catherine Vanacore | January 7th, 2020
A.I. in the Future of Healthcare … from a Concerned Patient
Artificial Intelligence has already made significant inroads in Radiology and Robotic Surgery. But what exactly is A.I.? And might those applications translate into solutions that impact other aspects of healthcare delivery? This blog describes the current A.I. context and explores what’s at stake for key players in the healthcare industry.
J.B. Stockslager | December 8th, 2019
Smart health communities & the future of health delivery
Digital technologies coupled with patient networks promise to revitalize patient health communities outside of traditional care settings. In this blog, we explore the trends that support this shift and implications for consumers and providers.
Semi Ibikunle | November 25th, 2019
Big Tech & The Cloud: A New Frontier for Healthcare?
Big tech companies are vying to become the cloud architecture of choice for providers and payers hoping to better leverage patient data to improve the consumer experience and business operations of care. This blog explores whether cloud technology will be a “disruptor” in healthcare and identifies several risks and opportunities to monitor as the technological arms race takes off.
Brittany Fulton & Olivia Cameron | November 8th, 2019
Corporate Venture Capital & Healthcare
Zooming in from Global CVC activity (~$53B in 2018) to the healthcare sector, we hone in on a sector representing roughly 20% of all CVC. The question then becomes: “Is the healthcare sector behaving like other sectors?”. The answer is complicated.
Ned Moffat & Tom Hittinger | November 1st, 2019