Healthcare Strategy: In Pursuit of Competitive Advantage (AUPHA/HAP Book)

I was pleasantly surprised by this book, which provides a nice overview of the leading concepts in graduate-level, economics-based competitive strategy as it applies to provider-side healthcare. The book takes many of the key concepts and frameworks from the likes of Porter, Mintzberg, Ghemawat, Hamel, Prahalad, etc., and applies them to provider-based strategic competition in a way that is both intuitive and functional. If you're not already familiar with the authors mentioned above, the book is a good starting place for moving on to more advanced (though less healthcare- and provider-specific) work. Regardless, I'd highly recommend this book for those trying to improve the rigor of their strategic thinking for hospitals, medical groups, schools of medicine, and health systems.

Helped me pass my healthcare strategy class. Had open book tests on there, and this book was used to find the answers. Other than that class, it's pretty much useless, but you can learn a lot about businesses and the strategies behind them through here