Innovating Health Care: HBS Professor Regina Herzlinger on Innovation, Transparency and Patient Power
From Optimize Your Game, a Podcast from the University of Miami Sports Medicine Institute by University of Miami Sports Medicine Institute
December 12, 2025 · 42 min
About this episode
Dr. Lee Kaplan interviews Dr. Regina Herzlinger about innovation in healthcare and the importance of patient empowerment.
Dr. Lee Kaplan sits down with Harvard Business School professor Dr. Regina Herzlinger — widely regarded as the “Godmother of Consumer-Driven Healthcare.” Together, they explore how empowering individuals to make informed choices can transform both personal health outcomes and the healthcare system itself. Herzlinger explains why transparency, interoperability, team-based medicine and the power of private innovation are essential to building a system that performs as well as the people it serves. She also shares deeply personal insights on resilience and what it really means to “bet on yourself.” A candid conversation at the intersection of medicine, innovation, and human performance —and a reminder that the future of healthcare begins with those bold enough to rethink it. You can learn more about Dr. Herzlinger at HBS.edu.
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Lee Kaplan
Guest: Dr. Regina Herzlinger
Topics covered
- healthcare innovation
- patient empowerment
- transparency in healthcare
- interoperability
- team-based medicine
- resilience
- consumer-driven healthcare
Keywords
- healthcare
- innovation
- transparency
- patient power
- consumer-driven healthcare
- resilience
- interoperability
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Harvard Business School, HBS.edu
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