The central argument is that applying the principles of disruptive innovation can fix the critical condition of the American health care system, making it affordable and accessible. The book proposes specific strategies to achieve this reform.
The authors examine how "precision medicine" can reduce costs and deliver personalized care. They also detail how disruptive business models, by altering how hospitals and doctors operate, can simultaneously improve quality, accessibility, and affordability. The book further highlights the role of patient networks in managing chronic diseases and suggests how employers and regulatory reforms can stimulate innovation in health care delivery.
Key concepts
- Disruptive innovation — A business principle applied to improve health care quality, accessibility, and affordability.
- Precision medicine — A method to reduce costs and achieve personalized care.
- Disruptive business models — Changes in how hospitals and doctors work to improve health care outcomes.
- Patient networks — Mechanisms for better treatment of chronic diseases.
From the book
Title: The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care by Clayton Christensen, Jerome H. Grossman, M.D. Jason Hwang
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 can afford it, fewer businesses can provide it, and fewer government programs can promise it for future generations. We need a cure, and we need it now. Harvard Business School’s Clayton M. Christensen—whose bestselling The Innovator’s Dilemma revolutionized the business world—presents The Innovator’s Prescription, a comprehensive analysis of the strategies that will improve health care and make it affordable. Christensen applies the principles of disruptive innovation to the broken health care system with two pioneers in the field—Dr. Jerome Grossman and Dr. Jason Hwang. Together, they examine a range of…
Snippet: Christensen applies the principles of disruptive innovation to the broken health care system with two pioneers in the field—Dr. Jerome Grossman and Dr. Jason Hwang. Together, they examine a range of symptoms and offer proven solutions.