Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2015

A “value management office” can greatly enhance an institution’s ability to improve outcomes and costs across the enterprise. ICCI now has five full-time employees with expertise in analytics and project management and three part-time graduate students.

Health Care 8

Health Care Management Cost Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

Unfortunately, the same problem often arises when physicians manage the care of patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart failure, and kidney disease. We learned that health complications in the year following a sub-optimal start of dialysis led to nearly $20,000 in extra treatment costs per patient.

Cost 12

Cost Class Compliance Maturity 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

It may be convenient to refer to COGS instead of spelling out "cost of goods sold." And remember what George Washington said when questioned about the fallen cherry tree: not "It was accomplished by utilizing a small, sharp-edged implement," but "I used my little hatchet.". Those are friendly words that pull readers into a document.

VBM 9

VBM EBITDA Document Activity Based Costing 9

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

Mayo 8

Mayo Health Care Committee Project 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2015

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.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Activity Based Costing Metrics 8