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Editors’ Choice
  • Managing the clinical workforce article, clinic staff management, Health Care

    DECEMBER 2009

    Managing the clinical workforce

    Most health systems lack a rigorous approach for matching clinician supply to the demand for various health services. As a result, patient care and clinician morale suffer—and costs cannot be controlled effectively.

  • regional health system strategy article, local health system strategy, Health Care

    JULY 2009

    Developing a regional health system strategy

    A regional approach to strategy development can enable health systems around the world to make significant improvements in health care delivery.

  • medical risk key to us health reform article, medical risk and US health care reform, Health Care

    JUNE 2009

    Why understanding medical risk is key to US health reform

    The United States has a great opportunity to restrain the cost of its health care system, to improve medical outcomes, and to ease the financial and psychological burden on US consumers.

  • emotions health insurance article, emotionally based consumer choice health insurance, Health Care

    MAY 2009

    The role of emotions in buying health insurance

    As consumers face more choice, complexity, and financial exposure for their health care in an increasingly uncertain world, what they are really seeking is peace of mind.

  • Maximizing efficiency pharma operations article, drugmakers operations strategy, Operations

    APRIL 2009

    Maximizing efficiency in pharma operations

    By matching the productivity of top drugmakers, average ones could enjoy labor and unit-cost savings worth five to six percentage points of earnings before interest and taxes.

Featured Articles
  • make integrated care work article, integrated health care lower costs, Health Care

    JANUARY 2010

    What does it take to make integrated care work?

    Around the world, only a few health care providers deliver integrated care effectively. Their experiences offer useful lessons for organizations that want to pilot integrated-care programs.

  • manage health care demand article, engaging consumers to stay healthy, Health Care

    JANUARY 2010

    Engaging consumers to manage health care demand

    Payors can help improve consumers’ health and reduce costs by providing information, choice, and incentives that encourage healthier lifestyles and value-conscious consumption of health care.

  • hospital strategy fixing ED overcrowding article, hospital wide plan for overcrowding, Health Care

    JANUARY 2010

    A hospital-wide strategy for fixing emergency-department overcrowding

    A sustained reduction of emergency-department wait times requires not only an end-to-end transformation of multiple hospital processes but also a change in hospital culture, stronger staff skills, better performance management, and visible leadership.

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