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      • August 2015 (Revised August 2015)
      • Case

      Hoag Orthopedic Institute

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and Jonathan Warsh
      Two 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... View Details
      Keywords: Outcomes Measurement; Bundled Payment; Health Care; Activity-based Costing And Management; Measurement and Metrics; Activity Based Costing and Management; Competitive Strategy; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Outcome or Result; Health Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S., and Jonathan Warsh. "Hoag Orthopedic Institute." Harvard Business School Case 115-023, August 2015. (Revised August 2015.)
      • June 2015
      • Teaching Note

      Schӧn Klinik: Measuring Cost and Value

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Teaching Note for Schon Klinik: Measuring Cost and Value. View Details
      Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Cost Management; Projects; Health Industry; Germany
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Schӧn Klinik: Measuring Cost and Value." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 115-066, June 2015.
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      Formal Measures in Informal Management: Can a Balanced Scorecard Change a Culture?

      By: Robert Gibbons and Robert S. Kaplan
      Agency theorists, historically, have analyzed what kinds of performance measures should be used in formal incentive contracts. For example, after Kaplan-Norton proposed a balanced scorecard of both financial and non-financial measures, some envisioned its role only in... View Details
      Keywords: Relational Contracts; Performance Measurement; Informal Management; Balanced Scorecard; Economics; Mathematical Methods
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      Gibbons, Robert, and Robert S. Kaplan. "Formal Measures in Informal Management: Can a Balanced Scorecard Change a Culture?" American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 105, no. 5 (May 2015).
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      Time-driven Activity-based Costing of Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting across National Boundaries to Identify Improvement Opportunities: Study Protocol

      By: F. Erhun, B. Mistry, T. Platcheck, A. Milstein, V.G. Narayanan and R. S. Kaplan
      Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is a common treatment for coronary artery disease—a disease that affects over 10% of US adults and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In 2005, the mean cost for a CABG procedure among Medicare beneficiaries in the... View Details
      Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Health Disorders; Health Care and Treatment; United States; India
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      Erhun, F., B. Mistry, T. Platcheck, A. Milstein, V.G. Narayanan, and R. S. Kaplan. "Time-driven Activity-based Costing of Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting across National Boundaries to Identify Improvement Opportunities: Study Protocol." BMJ Open 5, no. 8 (2015).
      • Winter 2015
      • Article

      When One Size Doesn't Fit All: Evolving Directions in the Research and Practice of Enterprise Risk Management

      By: Anette Mikes and Robert S. Kaplan
      Enterprise risk management (ERM) has become a crucial component of contemporary corporate governance reforms, with an abundance of principles, guidelines, and standards. This paper portrays ERM as an evolving discipline and presents empirical findings on its current... View Details
      Keywords: Contingency Theory; Grounded Research; Risk Management; Customization and Personalization
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      Mikes, Anette, and Robert S. Kaplan. "When One Size Doesn't Fit All: Evolving Directions in the Research and Practice of Enterprise Risk Management." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 27, no. 1 (Winter 2015): 37–40.
      • December 26, 2014
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      Delivering Higher Value Care Means Spending More Time with Patients

      By: Robert S. Kaplan, Derek A. Haas, Yudit C. Krosner and Nirvan Mukerji
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      Kaplan, Robert S., Derek A. Haas, Yudit C. Krosner, and Nirvan Mukerji. "Delivering Higher Value Care Means Spending More Time with Patients." Harvard Business Review (website) (December 26, 2014).
      • 2015
      • Working Paper

      How Should We Pay for Health Care?

      By: Michael E. Porter and Robert S. Kaplan
      Improving the way we pay for health care must be a central component in health care reform. Payment reform must link provider reimbursement and accountability to improving patient value: better health outcomes delivered at lower cost. Today’s deeply flawed... View Details
      Keywords: Competition; Value; Health Industry
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      Porter, Michael E., and Robert S. Kaplan. "How Should We Pay for Health Care?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-041, December 2014. (Revised February 2015.)
      • Article

      How Not to Cut Health Care Costs

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and Derek A. Haas
      Health care providers in much of the world are trying to respond to the tremendous pressure to reduce costs—but evidence suggests that many of their attempts are counterproductive, raising costs and sometimes decreasing the quality of care. Using evidence from field... View Details
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      Kaplan, Robert S., and Derek A. Haas. "How Not to Cut Health Care Costs." Harvard Business Review 92, no. 11 (November 2014): 116–122.
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      Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing: A Driver for Provider Engagement in Costing Activities and Redesign Initiatives

      By: Robert S. Kaplan, Nancy McLaughlin, Michael A. Burke, Nisheeta P. Setlur, Douglas R. Niedzwiecki, Alan L. Kaplan, Christopher Saigal, Aman Mahajan and Neil A. Martin
      Object. To date, health care providers have devoted significant efforts to improve performance regarding patient safety and quality of care. To address the lagging involvement of health care providers in the cost component of the value equation, UCLA Health... View Details
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      Kaplan, Robert S., Nancy McLaughlin, Michael A. Burke, Nisheeta P. Setlur, Douglas R. Niedzwiecki, Alan L. Kaplan, Christopher Saigal, Aman Mahajan, and Neil A. Martin. "Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing: A Driver for Provider Engagement in Costing Activities and Redesign Initiatives." Neurosurgical Focus 37, no. 5 (November 2014).
      • November–December 2014
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      Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing to Identify Value-Improvement Opportunities in Healthcare

      By: Robert S. Kaplan, Mary L. Witkowski, Megan Abbott, Alexis Guzman, Laurence Higgins, John Meara, Erin Padden, Apurva Shah, Peter Waters, Marco Weidemeier, Samuel Wertheimer and Thomas W. Feeley
      As healthcare providers cope with pricing pressures and increased accountability for performance, they should be rededicating themselves to improving the value they deliver to their patients: better outcomes and lower costs. Time-driven activity-based costing offers... View Details
      Keywords: Value Creation; Activity Based Costing and Management; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States; Europe
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      Kaplan, Robert S., Mary L. Witkowski, Megan Abbott, Alexis Guzman, Laurence Higgins, John Meara, Erin Padden, Apurva Shah, Peter Waters, Marco Weidemeier, Samuel Wertheimer, and Thomas W. Feeley. "Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing to Identify Value-Improvement Opportunities in Healthcare." Journal of Healthcare Management 59, no. 6 (November–December 2014): 399–413.
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      Better Accounting Transforms Health Care Delivery

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and Mary L. Witkowski
      The paper describes the theory and preliminary results for an action research program that explores the implications from better measurements of health care outcomes and costs. After summarizing Porter's outcome taxonomy (Porter 2010), we illustrate how to use process... View Details
      Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Research; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S., and Mary L. Witkowski. "Better Accounting Transforms Health Care Delivery." Accounting Horizons 28, no. 2 (June 2014): 365–383.
      • June 2014
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      Improving Value with TDABC

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      The article discusses the benefits of time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) combined with outcomes measurement for healthcare organizations. Topics covered include improving resource efficiency, optimizing care over the complete care cycle, and planning and... View Details
      Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Activity Based Costing and Management; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Improving Value with TDABC." hfm (Healthcare Financial Management) 68, no. 6 (June 2014): 76–83.
      • June 2014
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      Using TDABC to Deliver Better Patient Outcomes at Lower Cost

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Using TDABC to Deliver Better Patient Outcomes at Lower Cost." hfm (Healthcare Financial Management) 68, no. 6 (June 2014). (Web Extra.)
      • 2016
      • Article

      William W. Cooper: Innovator, Fighter, and Scholar

      By: Rajiv D. Banker and Robert S. Kaplan
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      Banker, Rajiv D., and Robert S. Kaplan. "William W. Cooper: Innovator, Fighter, and Scholar." Accounting Horizons 28, no. 1 (March 2014): 193–203.
      • December 2013
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      To Reconcile Mission and Margin, Deliver Better Outcomes at Lower Costs

      By: Robert S. Kaplan, Pamela Greenhouse and Anthony DiGioia
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      Kaplan, Robert S., Pamela Greenhouse, and Anthony DiGioia. "To Reconcile Mission and Margin, Deliver Better Outcomes at Lower Costs." Orthopedics Today (December 2013).
      • October 14, 2013
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      Intelligent Redesign of Health Care

      By: Robert S. Kaplan, Thomas W. Feeley, Mary L. Witkowski and Heidi Albright
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      Kaplan, Robert S., Thomas W. Feeley, Mary L. Witkowski, and Heidi Albright. "Intelligent Redesign of Health Care." Leading Health Care Innovation (blog) (October 14, 2013). (New England Journal of Medicine & Harvard Business Review Online Forum.)
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      How to Design a Bundled Payment around Value

      By: Robert S. Kaplan, Mary L. Witkowski, Larry Higgins, Jon Warner and Michael Sherman
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      Kaplan, Robert S., Mary L. Witkowski, Larry Higgins, Jon Warner, and Michael Sherman. "How to Design a Bundled Payment around Value." Leading Health Care Innovation (blog) (October 3, 2013). (New England Journal of Medicine & Harvard Business Review Online Forum.)
      • September 2013
      • Case

      Boston Children's Hospital: Measuring Patient Costs (Abridged)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      The case describes a pilot project on applying activity-based costing to measure the cost of treating patients. After an overview of Boston Children's Hospital and its local health care market environment, the case presents process maps and financial data relating to... View Details
      Keywords: Health Care; Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Costing; Hospitals; Activity Based Costing and Management
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Boston Children's Hospital: Measuring Patient Costs (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 914-407, September 2013.
      • September 2013
      • Supplement

      John G. Meara, Boston Children's Hospital, Measuring Costs, TDABC

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Keywords: Health Care; Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Costing; Hospitals; Activity Based Costing and Management
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "John G. Meara, Boston Children's Hospital, Measuring Costs, TDABC." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 114-702, September 2013.
      • June 2013
      • Supplement

      Boston Children's Hospital Assignment Worksheet

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Keywords: Health Care; Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Costing; Hospitals; Activity Based Costing and Management
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Boston Children's Hospital Assignment Worksheet." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 913-801, June 2013.
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