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How to Pay for Health Care
Porter, Michael E.; Kaplan, Robert S.Article HBS-R1607G-ELeadership and People ManagementThe United States stands at a crossroads in how to pay for health care. Fee for service, the dominant payment model in the U.S. and many other countries, is now widely recognized as perhaps the single biggest obstacle to improving health care delivery. A battle is currently raging, outside of the public eye, between the advocates of two radically different payment approaches: capitation and bundled payments. The stakes are high, and the outcome w...Starting at €8.20
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How to Solve the Cost Crisis in Health Care
Kaplan, Robert S.; Porter, Michael E.Article HBS-R1109B-ELeadership and People ManagementU.S. health care costs currently exceed 17% of GDP and continue to rise. One fundamental reason that providers are unable to reverse the trend is that they don't understand what it costs to deliver patient care or how those costs compare with outcomes. To put it bluntly, few health care providers measure the actual costs for treating a given patient with a given medical condition over a full cycle of care, or compare the costs they incur with the...Starting at €8.20
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Medtronic: Navigating a Shifting Healthcare Landscape
Kaplan, Robert S.; Porter, Michael E.; Feeley, Thomas W; Hernandez, AleeCase HBS-718471-EStrategyMedtronic is adapting its strategy to changes in health care competition and payments. It has decided to develop new relationships with payers, hospitals, and physicians to become more accountable for patient outcomes and total costs. The case describes new forms of partnerships for therapy optimization, management of acute care episodes, and management of chronic care patients.Starting at €8.20
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New England Baptist Hospital: Getting Paid for Value
Kaplan, Robert S.; Witkowski, Mary L.; Emanuel, Toby E.; Shehab, Syed S.Case HBS-121036-EStrategyStarting at €8.20
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Accounting for Climate Change
Kaplan, Robert S.; Ramanna, KarthikArticle HBS-R2106J-EStrategyCorporations are facing growing pressure--from investors, advocacy groups, politicians, and even business leaders themselves--to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their operations and their supply and distribution chains. About 90% of the companies in the S&P 500 now issue some form of environmental, social, and governance report, almost always including an estimate of the company's GHG emissions. The authors describe these as "catchall ...Starting at €8.20
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Software Associates, Teaching Note
Kaplan, Robert S.Teaching Note HBS-107088-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note to (101-038).Starting at €0.00
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Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Kaplan, Robert S.; Warsh, JonathanCase HBS-115023-EStrategyTwo groups of orthopedic surgeons form a joint venture with a community hospital to establish Hoag Orthopedic Institute, a for-profit hospital and two ambulatory service centers. By controlling and integrating all aspects of the patients' medical treatment, the physicians deliver superior outcomes, which they communicate with an annual public outcomes report. They also introduce bundled payment contracts with three insurers for orthopedic surgeri...Starting at €8.20
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Springfield Hospital
Gallani, Susanna; Kaplan, Robert S.Case HBS-117025-EAccounting and ControlOne of the key roles of costing systems is to support the evaluation of performance and facilitate appropriate resource allocations. Through participation in a comparative cost study, management at Springfield Hospital, known for its heavy focus on operational excellence, become aware of opportunities for further improvement. Analysis of the differences in costs, uses, and allocations of resources will inform management in the decision and implem...Starting at €8.20
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Wilkerson Co., Teaching Note
Kaplan, Robert S.Teaching Note HBS-104002-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for (9-101-092).Starting at €0.00
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Elkay Plumbing Products Division, Teaching Note
Kaplan, Robert S.Teaching Note HBS-110089-EFinanceTeaching Note for 110007.Starting at €0.00