Opportunity to meet a high ranking Congress leader at my recent trip to Iloilo

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

In my trip to Iloilo last Monday, I was informed by our friend and business partner, that representative from their place, a relative of wife was conducting a meeting at 2 - 4  pm meeting.  Pershpas by chance, I could be at their house again.by 4 to 5 pm.  She was a fmr student at MBA  Health at GSB where I formerly taught

However I overslept, and besides, it was caught of awkward.  What would that end up to?  Will I be currying favors from the congresswoman.?   Was it a lost opportunity?

We are in Luzon province and she is not representing our province.

Health care will continue to be a driver of entrepreneurship, business, and Philippine economy

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

Metro Pacific Hospitals - target 40 hospitals

A famous surgeon in working with a billionaire businessman owning strings of hospital across the country,  mentioned while doing a surgery on my elbow that a hospital where he has invested in now valued at P60m  That was the bid of the billionaire.   And that was from an investment of only P1 million 4 years ago.  Tnat is a lot  of ROI

I mentioned that health care will continue to be source of growth in the economy  Everybody gets sick (and for the memorial park, everybody dies;  it cant be avoided)   Health care will continue to flourish despite all negative predictions about global economy

The good surgeon was former student at GSB, and he must have learned a couple of great things about business while under my tutelage  This post was also engaged to conduct an organizational and strategic planning for the said hospital during the formative stage

Whose MBAH program is better - that of AGSB or those who do their programs off campus?

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

Rizal Philippines
December 15, 2017

This author handled at least 5 MBAH batches at AGSB.  I thought an elective - Entreprenuershhip an elective which in effect covers the entire spectrum of management:  finance, marketing, operations, and even general management

I also heard about off campus programs of MBA hospital administration in our area because there are several hospitals that have sprouted all over the place. And may be DOH requires MD administrators to take up MBAH

I have been asked several times to assist some students with their case analyses and final paper.  As I interviewed the students regarding the approach and methods of instruction.  I realized how far away they are from AGSB methodology.   Theirs are pedagogical, rather than analytical.    I suppose the MBA that they took were equally shallow and has not transformed the students into high caliber medical directors.

Lately I have given horror stories of mismanagement  by CEOs and even Chair of distinguished hospitals with practices that are not in keeping with sound management practices and which puts to shame the grad school where they  took up their MBA.

Am I glad to have taught at AGSB, and was part of its history. Certainly one of the  best MBA schools in the country.  (May be during our time) and the new batch of Prof will level up that stature

Some critiques on the strama yesterday for MBAH

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

Rizal Philippines
March 26, 2017

1. On the research facility -  A scientific game changing lab is bleeding profusely not because of its operational defects, but because it cant get support from the President, the doctors and the managers are quareling, the boss for the investors is blunt and unforgiving, and there is a lot of friction.  The strategy class does not handle  or delve on conflict resolution, and corporate politicsl

2.  Exercise on futlity  -  A GOCC is likely to fail in its mission as a cheap medicine procurement agency for the simple reason that the multi agency involved:  DOH DTI and the LGUS   (those are DTI, DILG, DOH)  will not buy from them, or that the admin code for buying , ie conducting the bidding that takes months even for their agency (these should not happen) That the student went through the ardous process of analysis can simply be solved by fiat or leadership move or a MoA wherein everybody promises to abide by the law.  And the law is clear (a simple case of insubordination, lack of communication, or cooperation)

3.  Family affair -  a student whose family owns a hospital proposes some brilliant analysis  and strategy.  But at the end of the day, nothing will happen and nothing will get done because her mother hates her, and sides with the other siblings,  her profession and her MBA cant move her mother to abide by her proposal.   The father on the other hand will not let go.

4. Some critical issues on revenue  - /This post appreciates more explanation on the data on the hospital in the south: 30% comes from PHIC, 30% comes from Diagnostics, and 30% comes from Pharma revenues, only 10% comes from admissions and board and lodging

It tells zillions that the hospital management and the strategist must mind the pharma, and diagnostics. That is why St Lukes and TMC makes zillions investments  for state of the art diagnostic sends their pharmacists to MBA, puts a pharma on every floor of the hospital, puts an ERP system for the pharma and that great relations must be made at PHIC, or beef our staff dealing with PHIC.  We should have had more time for that.

Since there are the main drivers of growth, they should guide the strategy and making the right decision

Extension granted to MBAH students submitting business plan today - the suspension of class made it moot

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

Rizal Philippines
August 13, 2016

This author granted a 1 week extension for the submission of the business plan,  the final project for the Entrep subject, after failing to get an endorsement/nod from the program director.  She was against it, after noting her response that as a PhD student, she has to comply strictly with the deadlines.

I earlier said that I take full responsibility for the granting of the extension after noting that  the students have  difficulty with the complexity of the business plan, especially the financial. I also anticipated that challenge that was why I refused to teach the subject with the strict deadline (7 days submission of grade after end of the semester.  I will not teach  the subject without submission of the business plan.)

However this deadline has been rendered moot because  of the suspension of the class at the school today. Now that I am 65 and retireable, the offense merely formalizes my being out.  Being out of the system now.

MBAH has new head - Dra Gloan Adolor

Rizal Philippines
April 24, 2016

I joined the MBAH faculty meeting called for by Dra. Gloan Adolor who teaches at AMSPH and was a former student at MBAH. In a strange twist of things, 7 years ago she was student and I was senior to her, 7 years later, I am reporting to her.  She invited me to join the meeting as she presented the vision for the MBAH.  I was apprehensive about the growing unpopularity and phasing out of senior professors the GSB. She said though that we/the seniors are welcome, because there is a group of MBAH students who are in the 40 -50 age category and presumably they will listen only to the seniors only

I taught about 4 classes of MBAH and I enjoyed it, as the students mostly doctors probably did too. I was able to tweak the syllabus to make it interesting to MDs, being a former detailman of the largest drug company in the Phl.  This gave me a familiarity with behavior the wants and needs of Drs.  And I have two uncles who are MDs, a sister who is an MD in the US and an x. In the other classes in Clark,there are many MDs who not finding MBAH in Clark, are taking up Regis MBA

Some comments:

1. Dr. Gloanne said that the MBA H should strive to develop 3 modes of thinking:  critical, creative, and spiritual.  In the entrep classes I held, had the three of them developed:   creativity via the business plan,  and submission of new 6 or new 12 as the case may be, critical thinking in case analysis and oral recitation, and spiritual in opening class prayer

2.  On the MBA having split personality.  On one hand we want our students to seize opportunity, to maximize to glorify PHP, but on the other hand, on the other breadth we want them to give them all away.  Or share It does not stand well in the path of wannabees.  But we see from examples of Buffet, Gates, Mother Teresa, and somebody who gave away $250 million for cancer research that it gives them extreme joy to leave a legacy for humanity and to make this world much better.  In Clark, I saw such doctors who has that passion of sharing even before they joined Ateneo

3.  There were complaints from other faculty about new rules that were rather petty and disincentive to current more experienced mentors

Conference with doctors today on their vision, mission statements and their organization

Rizal  Philippine March 30 2014

                                           Group picture

We had a meeting with a group of 17 doctors who are currently putting a 4th level hospital (training hospital) in Antipolo City along Marcos Highway.  We were to wrestle with their Vision and Mission statements. With the group wereformer MBAH students Dr. Agdamag, Dr. Tucay ( a cardiologist at PHC)  and Dr Eli (who sat in with MBAH batch 10an entrep classes.) We had to accomplish 3 tasks:  powerpoint on VMOKRAPI, the organization chart, and the VM statement.

My daughter was diagnosed by Dr. Agdamag, former student at MBAH

Angono, Rizal   PHL  |  Aug 17, 2013

My daughter complained of chest pains and she was initially suspected of having fibrocystic breast by a cousin OB - Gyne.  So was sent for Ultra Sound. She had her US at Cardinal Santos.  She was referred today to the office of Dr. Agdamag who happenned to be in charge of the Health Insurance she was enrolled in.  During the interview/dx, the good doctor mentioned that her surname sounds familiar, he having been under a professor in MBAH in Ateneo.  She said yes, she was familiar with him since, she even did the excel for the grades and even the award for the perfect attendance for te good doctor.

Dr. Agdamag said that it is only water on her chest;  he could aspirate the water some time soon.  I know she is in good hands.  The good doctor was one of the bright student in the class.

Thank you Dr. Agdamag.

How could be a corporate honcho like Rose of MakatiMed be considered an entrepreneur?

Angono, Rizal, PHL by ProfJorgeEntrep  March 17, 2013

Thank you again:   Rose, Classmate Joven, and Dr. Gina Nazareth

 Rose stresses a point;  Joven listens

The least I can do to promote entrepreneurship is to bring them to the class to honor them by letting them share their stories of success and failure with the MBA class, honoring them with certificates, and sharing their stories and their picture at this blogsite.  It may be little effort but the word goes around and the impact may be felt later on:  with the readers of this blog site and or the entrep students.

This is a high leveraged activity of the class group activity and no paper is required for this;  the group gets a 4 for bringing in the entrep guest to the class.  I would say that the speech of the entrepreneurs electifies/ignites the passion in the listeners - to put it mildly.

Last week Dr. Gina mentioned to me that her group would invite Rose of MakatiMed as their guest to which I readily said yes.  Having heard her story last Dec 8, 2012 at the AdeMU grand reunion at the Ateneo High School, and knowing that her story would be a critical knowledge to the owners and administrators of hospitals who are MBAH students, I readily said yes.

Thus she came yesterday  and true enough her story was punctuated by innovation and entrepreneurship:  

On infrastructures:

l.  Simulated lighting by Philips by Philips on windowless rooms;

2.   Panoramic elevators to improve traffic

3.  Murals at the top of lower buidings;

4.  Dividing islands to improve outside traffic flow

5.  Improved lighting at waiting area

6.  New facade and color for the building exterior

7.  New color and furnishing for hospital rooms

8.  Solar powered air con and water heater  (How a solar powered aircon works)

     Solar aircon by California Electronics

9.  New ICT system

10.  Better concessionaires area for benefit of patients

11.  Filmless radiology  (However Dr. Erick, outsourcing the same to the them would be much better)
Filmless radiology  (the article mentions PACS -Picture and Archival and Communications System)

12. Molecular pathology lab,


She steered clear of the mindset of the hotel like accommodations at the hospital because the patient want to be discharged fast and safely (the patient may get infections in the hospital cant he?

On procedures and systems:

1.  Outsourcing collection with banks

2.  Outsourcing drugs to a cooperative (VAT and Income tax free to be competitive with Mercury drugstores;  drugstore would have a reminder to the patient when the prescription needs to be refilled for repeat sales

3.  Bar code for inventory system;

4.  Rationalization of logistics system (supply chain management

 5.  Altering the culture of entitlement

 6.  Call center at MakatiMed

Other new things:

1.  CSR - MoA with Rizal Medical Center

2.  Partnership with provincial hospitals (private and govt? ) for cross referral of patients

N.B.  I have incorporated a number of links on a number of topics to help enlighten the reader on the very new topic

                                Appreciation for Ms. Rose for sharing her knowledge and expertise

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I think this the real stuff MBAH should be made of;   learning from the experts. It is seldom you can hear such selfless sharing, passionate engagement with doctors on hard core issues about health and hospital administration.  We wish we had more time.  How I wish we had another semester like this with doctors.

Thus doctors learned more by not spending more and bringing in their guests.  How strategic and how ingenious!

Micro Market Analysis - Coffee Shops by Tug Toners

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Micro Market Analysis - Coffee Shops

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Tug Toners

Upon careful review of the difference between the two cafe, we believe that Starbucks has a better advantage in terms of:

1.     Accessibility

2.     Personalized approach

3.     Target market: those waiting for somebody, shoppers, friends (wider range of market)

4.     Brand familiarity

--
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Green Innovation - Cash from Trash at MBAH Entrep class

Supporting Entrepreneuralism

               Dra Apple pitching the respirator device from scrap tubing and IV bag.  Wow



January 12, 2013.  AGSB Makati Rizal.  9:00 am.  Our entrep class which was held in the morning today, had 4 activities:   ID project presentation, illegal activity, inspirational video,  and cash from trash.  The initial activity was the trash from cash (product design from negative materials - trash). Prof Danny Barrinechea who was doing photo ops for an AGSB ad campaign did a photo ops of the class.

For the trash to cash project, the class was asked to bring trash per group.  However, just to make sure that they think for the new product, the trash brought was raffled off and the instruction was improved to "make a product relevant to your profession/job.

Others that were presented were:  event souvenir from waste wrappers and paper by group of Dra. Miranda, bag from trash and Ipad cover from cartons by group of Ms. Orig (truly original),  CCTV protector from trash medicine container by group of Dr. Abel (welcome Dr. Abel)

                               Danae pitching their creation:   signature bag and iPad cover

                                   Scratchproof and convenient;   the bag comes free?

                                  The team that made the signature products

                                Someone is watching

                           Dr Abel pitching their CCTV monitor

                            Focus was needed to produce something from the litter and clutter

              

                                Note the signature belt

                                    Making the product;  learning to do (or practicing to do)

                            Dra Miranda, who is also an events organizer with her souvenir from trash

                        Producing a product instead of cutting up a cancer tissue:  Dr. Judith C

The class did well;  they prepared well carefully selecting the trash to bring.  However the raffle of trash upset/disrupted their plans. Despite that, the more they were challenged to think and create something not from nothing but from a negative matter -- trash.  And truly, this a big challenge and practice for entrepreneurship.

Congratulations.  

Mind mapping by MBAH entrep students

We had redesign of ID and other tools of MDs, and mind mapping of various entrep ideas:  innovation, creativity, innovation in Phil health care, entrepreneurship in PHL.   There was a lot of conversation and new ideas that came out.

I commend the idea of Dr. Nazareth about a redesign of steth with a probe/analog device that is attached to an IPhone.  That will make the device worth selling but means less business for the MDs (that is a bad innovation.)

The group of Dr. Tim correctly pointed out the various elements in innovation:  economics, technology, social acceptance, and disruptive nature.  What is like is the presentation of Dr. Afable on a ihospital portal that connects to specialties, drugs, diagnostics.  That would revolutionize health care in the PHL and the inventor/owner of the portal well known and rich.

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 x                             Innovation mind map

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                               Dr Afable making the pitch on i hospital.

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                               Creativity in disciplining children

                              Parents earnestly listening to this presentation.

                     The picture is worth a thousand words, more impt than the presenation?!

                              Innovtion in Phil health (patterned after WHO)

 x

I dare not label the pictures.

New entrepreneurship classes for the second trimester

I have new classes beginning November 27, 2012.  Unfortunately I had a provincial trip for one week from November 25 up to December 1, 2012.  Actually, since it was a late flight and we had to circle the airport many times because the flights were stacked, we arrived almost December 2.

The Tuesday class is for MBA standard at de la Costa campus, 6 to 9;  I have 12 students.  The class sec is Leah Olegario, a project leader at Emerson Electric.  I have two JP (one is Jaypee) two guys from Chevron, two guys from IT company.  I guess, Joseph is MM (because of his ID)

I have yet to meet the MBAH class;  I will meet them tomorrow December 8 (no longer a holiday) in the afternoon at Rockwell   There will be 21 students.  One of them Dr. Abel is my kababayan but he would not be there because of a diplomate exam tomorrow.  He suggested Dr. Danae Orig to be the class secretary.  I emailed the class members as a way of getting to know them (the King and I song) but only Bong Villamor and Dr. Abel have replied.