Mirror, mirror

Article Abstract:

John Wennberg has published the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, a study of health care markets across the US. Medicare data was divided into 306 geographic markets, and the resulting data showcases an amazing variety in the level, cost and quality of health care. The controversial study concludes that cost cutting does not necessarily hurt quality and that increased outpatient spending does not reduce inpatient spending.

Research, Demographic aspects, Biography, Wennberg, John

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Bye bye big boards

Article Abstract:

Faced with intense competition and little leeway for inefficiency, health systems are streamlining their operations, cutting back on health boards and reorganizing operations to expedite crucial decisions. Detroit Medical Center and Promina Northwest Health System in Atlanta, GA, have significantly facilitated operations and services by reducing their internal bureaucracies.

Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Health Plan Administration, Boards of Trade, Management, Officials and employees, Health insurance industry, Health systems agencies, Health boards

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Choose your tomorrow

Article Abstract:

Healthcare organizations can use scenario-based planning to improve their chances for future success. Scenario-based planning, in contrast to traditional strategic planning, involves imagining multiple possible futures, not just a single most-likely future. Scenario planners try to devise four to six scenarios that challenge conventional wisdom and thinking.

Trade Associations, Methods, Planning, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Health care industry, Strategic planning (Business), American Hospital Association

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