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Lessons from Mayo Clinic’s Redesign of Stroke Care

Harvard Business Review

Facing escalating costs of medications and technology, health care patients and providers in the United States continue to search for opportunities to reduce overall costs while maintaining and improving health care outcomes. Care for these patients could potentially be managed and monitored in the lower-cost NSPCU environment.

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The Mayo Clinic Model for Running a Value-Improvement Program

Harvard Business Review

These efforts were part of the providers’ quest to increase the value of their care delivery — in other words, achieve better outcomes at the lowest-possible cost. We believe that others can learn from Mayo’s disciplined approach for value realization projects. select a project team with the right skill sets.

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Getting Bundled Payments Right in Health Care

Harvard Business Review

They have successfully used bundled payments to capture the value created by cost-effectively delivering superior patient outcomes. Their experiences reveal three keys for successful bundling: excellent data on outcomes and costs, proactive management of the patient, and alignment between physicians and hospitals.