Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2013

To obtain an understanding of the costs, the center is applying a combination of two management tools: process mapping from industrial engineering and activity-based costing from accounting. Specifically, the center wants estimates of: The costs of caring for groups of patients with similar conditions.

Health Care 8

Health Care Kaplan Porter Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Staffed with dedicated professionals armed with the requisite skills, experience, and credibility, a central group can accelerate the realization of value improvements — better outcomes, more efficient processes, lower costs, and aligned payment models — across the organization. Insight Center. Sponsored by Optum.

Health Care 8

Health Care Management Cost Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Harvard Pilgrim agreed to design new, innovative plans whose features included waiving such liabilities as co-payments if a member chose a high-value RCR provider for the surgery. Follow the Leading Health Care Innovation insight center on Twitter @HBRhealth. Leading Health Care Innovation.

Insurance 8

Insurance Health Care How To Price 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2015

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. measure both costs and outcomes for comparative analyses of care variation. select a project team with the right skill sets.

Mayo 8

Mayo Health Care Committee Project 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

The Power of Customer Costing. With three efficient plants staffed by 3,000 employees, it had reinvented itself to become an innovative manufacturer of modular steel staircases and fiberglass doors. Tommy, an avid reader of the business literature, wanted Egan to adopt an activity-based costing , or ABC, approach.

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Case Study P&L Cost Due Diligence 14