Address issues relating to the management of multiple business models - in private practice and academic faculty practice - within the Department of Orthopaedics of one medical center. Students play the role of Neil Wilson, executive director of Rittenhouse Medical Center, in the management of the operational requirements and organizational tensions created by these competing models. In analyzing the case, the students are able to: (1) a better understanding of the operational focus and the concept of "focused factory" in health care, (2) to consider the concept of "plant in the factory" in the context of the academic medical center, and (3) to construct an estimate of administrative problems associated with work related, and often competing business units within the organization. "Hide
by Richard Bohmer, Robert S. Huckman, Kevin J. Bozic, James Weber Source: Harvard Business School 19 pages. Date Published: June 1, 2007. Prod. #: 607152-PDF-ENG
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