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Japan, Libya, and Why Leaders Should be Paranoid

Harvard Business Review

It can be productive to think that "they" are out to get you, and there are enemies (or competitors) lurking in every corner, if it motivates higher performance — excellence so strong that it compels loyalty and commitment and reduces complaints. Beating Caterpillar was the goal and " encircle Cat " the theme.

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The Radical Beauty of Three Simple Management Practices

Harvard Business Review

The reality is that many of them are unable to take such basic steps as setting achievable benchmarks, removing underperformers, collecting useful data, or offering coherent bonus schemes to motivate employees. These deficiencies are as common in health care and education as they are in manufacturing and retail.

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Getting Bundled Payments Right in Health Care

Harvard Business Review

Bundled payments — single payments that cover all the care for a patient’s medical condition or treatment over a specified timeframe — are increasingly being deployed to motivate the delivery of better patient outcomes at lower costs. Data on Outcomes and Costs. Proactive Management of Patients.

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How to Make Electronic Health Records an Asset Instead of a Burden

Harvard Business Review

With the right technology and focused leadership, the EHR can not only enable more efficient and better-coordinated care, but also drive physician engagement and satisfaction. In this post, we’ll describe how we did this at Privia Health, in collaboration with athenahealth. Leading Change in Health Care.

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