The Healthcare Initiative at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business serves as a center of gravity for the diverse disciplines that engage in healthcare research at Booth, and facilitates collaboration with partners across the university.
Through rigorous research and interdisciplinary collaboration between faculty members, policymakers, industry leaders, alumni, and current students, we bring analytical and humanistic approaches to bear to make a positive impact on the healthcare industry.
We are a community of faculty members, policymakers, industry leaders, alumni, and current students applying analytical, empirical, and humanistic approaches to improve the healthcare sector.
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Research on all aspects of the healthcare system—clinical quality and outcomes, equity and access, innovation, operations, and finance.
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Our curriculum offers students the chance to learn about the dynamic nature of the healthcare system in very applied ways.
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The Healthcare Initiative has a number of opportunities for you to engage with us, from events to job openings, scholarships and more.
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We are hosting our second PhD Brown Bag series on January 12, 2023 with Claire Boone, a postdoctoral fellow here at the University of Chicago, affiliated with the Center for Applied AI and the Center for Health and the Social Sciences. We hope this will be an opportunity for our students to learn about each other's research, present their own respective research, communicate ideas, and more.
The event will be at the Harper Center, Room C05 from 12-1 pm. Lunch will be provided. Sign up here.
Join us for a fireside chat on January 26, 2023 with Molly Schnell, Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Economics, Northwestern University! Her research focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of provider behavior, specifically in regards to the opioid crisis, and her more recent work has shed light on the economic impact of school shootings.
We will be hosting this fireside chat on Jan 26, 2023 between 5-6 PM. This event will be hybrid. Join us at the NBC Tower. 455 N Cityfront Plaza (Booth 455), Room 132. Zoom to be shared. Sign up here.
From the business of healthcare to business intelligence in healthcare and more, discover some of the latest insights from Booth faculty in Chicago Booth Review.
When providers change ownership, patient health hangs in the balance—but there may be a prescription to address some of the problems associated with consolidation.
Is Health-Care M&A Hurting Patients?
Small factors make a big difference for medical decisions.
Line of Inquiry: Devin G. Pope on How a Cold Day Can Make Doctors Prescribe More Medicine
The most influential rating system rests on some faulty calculations, affecting millions of people and billions of dollars.
Hospital Ratings Are Deeply Flawed. Can They Be Fixed?Join us as we make a positive impact on the healthcare industry.
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