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Hospital Budget Systems Are Holding Back Innovation

Harvard Business Review

But much of the blame can be attributed to hospitals’ misaligned budgeting and incentive systems. We have identified how hospitals’ budgeting systems have erected three distinct barriers to the adoption of technology. How technology is changing the design and delivery of care. Insight Center. Sponsored by Optum.

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When It Pays to Think Like a Finance Manager

Harvard Business Review

Everyone always wants new equipment — new computers or other hot technologies. Do you think they’re going to do a net present value (NPV) analysis that shows they don’t need that computer? The two founding partners were both engineers who loved technology. billion with incentives several years ago.

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How Marketers Can Avoid Big Data Blind Spots

Harvard Business Review

These estimates can then help determine the Net Present Value (NPV) of the long term effect of marketing in terms of future sales. It launched a campaign using Facebook advertising, contests, sponsored blogs, photo-sharing incentives, and shared shopping list apps. Information & technology Marketing' customer surveys).

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What If Investors Who Held Their Shares Longer Got More Voting Power?

Harvard Business Review

Next time you're deciding about a big investment, NPV can help you make a more informed decision. No, it wouldn’t change investors’ incentives one iota. Related Video. The Refresher: Net Present Value. Critics of this idea argue that it would simply ensconce bad management.

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