Manish Bhardwaj, co-founder of Innovators in Health, is considering establishing Aahan, a community supported tuberculosis (TB) control program in the rural India. The case depicts TB diagnosis and also treatment in the private and public health care sectors in the attendant challenges as well as India.
Several candidate interventions aimed at improving the present system of healthcare delivery are presented at the conclusion of the case, each one of which could form the center of Aahan. Students are encouraged to use operations management principles to quantify prices and the potential public health benefits of these interventions and prioritize them accordingly. Key concepts include process flow mapping, flow equilibrium, Little's Law and choice of suitable procedure measures based on the strategic objective of the method.
PUBLICATION DATE: February 15, 2013 PRODUCT #: ISB013-HCB-ENG
This is just an excerpt. This case is about LEADERSHIP & MANAGING PEOPLE
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