Leading Blog

APRIL 18, 2012

Fixing involves corporate improvement programs like Activity Based Costing, Six Sigma and others.”These How skilled are you at creating nothing? The distinction between fixing or creating is important and requires a different approach. What kind of problem are you trying to solve? Marketing is inept (BELIEF).”.

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Six Sigma Activity Based Costing Follow-up System 279

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.

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VBM EBITDA Document Activity Based Costing 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

If they had more time (and in some cases, motivational skills), they could better persuade patients to make the sacrifices and hard choices to change their lifestyles and to follow the recommended treatment plan. To understand these issues better, we formed a project team to study patients that started on dialysis in 2011 and 2012.

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Cost Class Compliance Maturity 13

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.

Health Care 8

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

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Mayo Health Care Committee Project 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Both RI and HOI utilize time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) to measure their costs across a patient’s care cycle. This knowledge helps HOI and RI negotiate or accept bundled payment contracts that cover all their expected costs for care delivery.

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Health Care Cost Activity Based Costing Metrics 8