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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2027
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MGMT 636 001 (CRN: 26794)
DISRUPTING HEALTHCARE
Long Title: LEADING HEALTHCARE THROUGH DISRUPTIVE TRANSFORMATION
Department: Management
Instructor: Phillips, Robert
Meeting: 6:15PM - 9:30PM W (18-JAN-2027 - 7-MAR-2027)
Part of Term: MBA Term I
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 1.5
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Program(s):
MBA Hybrid
MBA for Professional Extended
MBA for Professionals
MBA for Professional Weekend
MBA - Executive Program
MBA
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Graduate Quadmester
Section Max Enrollment: 45
Section Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 2-NOV-2026 1:33AM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: Healthcare in the United States is commonly described as a "system," but it is more accurately understood as an entangled ecosystem comprising stakeholders with different objectives, incentives, and sources of authority. This fragmentation contributes to persistent failures in access, affordability, coordination, patient experience, reliability, and financial sustainability while creating opportunities for disruption. Using a healthcare value chain framework, students examine how incumbent organizations and new entrants respond to internal and external pressures reshaping the industry. Through real-world cases, contemporary readings, and structured classroom exercises, students learn how organizations transform healthcare delivery, financing, organizational structures, and decision rights through new business and care delivery models that create, capture, or extract value. Students leave the course with a practical framework for understanding and leading disruptive change in healthcare.