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How RFID Technology Improves Hospital Care

Harvard Business Review

When redesigning the new and expanded emergency room at the Mayo Clinic’s Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo leaders didn’t just want to add more rooms and square feet. The project was launched in 2013, and the RFID system was rolled out in stages starting in the summer of 2015. and Patricia E.

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Fix the Handful of U.S. Hospitals Responsible for Out-of-Control Costs

Harvard Business Review

In May 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released CMS Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) inpatient data that contain discharge information for 100% of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries using hospital inpatient services. Follow the Leading Health Care Innovation insight center on Twitter @HBRhealth.

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Morning Advantage: The Healing Power of Painful Budget Cuts

Harvard Business Review

Innovative Brand Ideas from 2012 (Creativity). If you’re looking to make your brand more interactive in 2013, the seeds of inspiration may be found in Creativity’s roundup of the best integrated/interactive work of 2012. — Andy O’Connell. THINK OUTSIDE THE BRAND. BONUS BITS: Measuring Up. Tulane Sent False Information to U.S.