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A Simple Way to Involve Frontline Clinicians in Managing Costs

Harvard Business Review

Financial measures report variable costs broken out by a few major categories (including supplies, drugs, and staff) along with revenue and margin measures. After an initial period, local coaching and facilitation capabilities were developed at Raigmore Hospital to facilitate the spread and scale-up of the approach system-wide.

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It’s Time for Episode-Based Health Care Spending

Harvard Business Review

Finally, REBP gives payers a way to prepare for the future, when episode-based performance management is likely to be a required capability. Most providers do not have access to sufficient claims data to assess performance on their own. pharmaceuticals, physical therapy, skilled nursing facility care).