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Lawton R. Burns, PhD, MBA
Health Care Management Department
Wharton Center for Health Management and Economics
The Wharton School

Books

 

The Business of Healthcare Innovation. (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2005).

Health Care History and Policy in the United States. With Rosemary Stevens and Charles Rosenberg. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2006).

The Health Care Value Chain: Producers, Purchasers, and Providers. With Wharton School Colleagues. (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass). 2002.

Book Reviews of The Health Care Value Chain

"Making Medicine Pay: Not a Healthy Business." Michael Tremblay. Strategic Planning Society Email Newsletter October 2002.

"Creating Value through Improved Suply-Chain Management." Managing the Margin February 2003.

"Cracking the Supply-Chain Quandary." Dee Donatelli. Health Forum Journal Winter 2003: 7

"The (Foibles of the) Health Care Value Chain." Mark Thill. mdsi's Repertoire June 2003:16-23.

"Lawton Burns, Ph.D., Clarion Caller." Rick Dana Barlow. FirstMoves May/June 2003: 24-25.

"How to Create Win-Win-Win Partnerships in Health Care." Robert Morris. Amazon.com, April 3, 2006.

"Comprehensive Analysis." James Thompson. Amazon.com, January 19, 2006.

"Excellent Industry Overview." Alan C. Crowther "hcanalyst". Amazon.com, July 2, 2005.

"Limited Readership, Unlimited Ideas." David Arelette. Amazon.com, October 30, 2002.

"Dissecting the Healthcare Supply Chain." William McFaul. Healthcare Purchasing News. October 2003: 60-61.

Book Reviews of The Business of Health Care Innovation

"Book Review: The Business of Healthcare Innovation." Adam J. Fein. Pharmaceutical Commerce. March 30, 2006.

"Managing the Discovery Factory: Can Innovation Be Organized?" Mark V. Pauly. Health Affairs. March/April 2006.

"The Business of Healthcare Innovation: How New Products Come to Market." Knowledge@Wharton. May 3, 2006.

"An Overdue Analysis of a Critically Important Subject." Robert Morris. Amazon.com, March 9, 2006.

"Must-read analysis of healthcare industry." Adam J. Fein. Amazon.com, February 20, 2006.

"The Business of Healthcare Innovation - Highly Recommended." Kevin B. Piper "Healthcare Consultant." Amazon.com, September 17, 2005.