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- December 26, 2014
- Article
Delivering Higher Value Care Means Spending More Time with Patients
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Derek A. Haas, Yudit C. Krosner and Nirvan Mukerji
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).
- October 14, 2013
- Article
Intelligent Redesign of Health Care
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Thomas W. Feeley, Mary L. Witkowski and Heidi Albright
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.)
- 2006
- Book
The Derivatives Sourcebook
By: Terence Lim, Andrew W. Lo, Robert C. Merton and Myron S. Scholes
Keywords: Books
Lim, Terence, Andrew W. Lo, Robert C. Merton, and Myron S. Scholes. The Derivatives Sourcebook. Foundation and Trends in Finance . Now Publishers, 2006.
- July 2016
- Article
Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing of a Postacute Care Transitions Program in a Primary Care Practice
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Gregory J. Hanson, Derek Haas, Dustin Kuchera, Jerry J. Sobolik and Richard A. Helmers
- 29 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 29
between regional spraying and individual level health appears rather weak in the data. Purchase the paper from SSRN ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w16069 Financial Innovation and Financial Fragility Authors:Nicola Gennaioli, Andrei Shleifer, and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 12
crisis. In this article, Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes present a categorization of risk that allows executives to understand the qualitative distinctions between the types of risks that organizations... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 22
Authors:Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton, and Zvi Bodie Publication:In Central Banking, Analysis, and Economic Policies. Central Bank of Chile, forthcoming Abstract This paper proposes a new approach to improve the way central banks can... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 22, 2015
Robert S. Kaplan, Katelyn Brinegar, Nicole Bassoff, H. Benjamin Harvey, James A. Brink, and Anand Prabhakar Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
can make organizational learning happen by building teams that learn. Publisher's Link: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-078797093X.html The Gifts We Keep on Giving: Documenting and Destigmatizing the Regifting Taboo Authors:Gabrielle View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- October 26, 2015
- Article
Measuring and Communicating Health Care Value with Charts
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Robin P. Blackstone, Derek A. Haas and Nikhil G. Thaker
The goal of a health care system should be to deliver the most value to patients: the outcomes achieved for treating a medical condition relative to the costs incurred over a complete care cycle. We have found that a radar (spider web) chart is an effective means to... View Details
Kaplan, Robert S., Robin P. Blackstone, Derek A. Haas, and Nikhil G. Thaker. "Measuring and Communicating Health Care Value with Charts." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 26, 2015). (A collaboration of the editors of Harvard Business Review and the New England Journal of Medicine.)
- October 2018 (Revised April 2019)
- Case
The Brigham and Women's Hospital Innovation Hub: Driving Internal Innovation
By: Ariel D. Stern and Robert S. Huckman
Stern, Ariel D., and Robert S. Huckman. "The Brigham and Women's Hospital Innovation Hub: Driving Internal Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 619-026, October 2018. (Revised April 2019.)
- April 1997
- Case
Romeo Engine Plant (Abridged)
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Amy P. Hutton
A newly reopened automobile engine plant has been organized along total quality and teamwork principles. Employees now solve problems and ensure quality, rather than watch parts being produced. New operating and financial systems have been installed to promote... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Groups and Teams; Employees; Performance Improvement; Auto Industry
Kaplan, Robert S., and Amy P. Hutton. "Romeo Engine Plant (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 197-100, April 1997.
- March 1996
- Case
Provigo, Inc.
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Robert S. Kaplan
Merchant, Kenneth A., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Provigo, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 196-128, March 1996.
- March 1998 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Haier Group, The (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Robert J. Crawford
Zhang Ruimin, founder and CEO of China's Haier Group, must decide whether to acquire Red Star Electric Appliance Co., an insolvent local manufacturer of washing machines. Although Haier, slated to become one of China's first global brand names, has successfully turned... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Success; Consumer Products Industry; China
Paine, Lynn S., and Robert J. Crawford. "Haier Group, The (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-101, March 1998. (Revised July 2001.)
- September 2011
- Other Article
How to Solve the Cost Crisis in Health Care
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Michael E. Porter
Keywords: Health
Kaplan, Robert S., and Michael E. Porter. "How to Solve the Cost Crisis in Health Care." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 9 (September 2011): 47–64.
- December 1992 (Revised March 1997)
- Case
Peoria Engine Plant (A)
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Amy P. Hutton
Describes the cost control system used at an automobile engine plant for labor and overhead costs. The finance staff prepares daily, weekly, and monthly variance reports against budgets. Department supervisors, finance staff, and the plant manager discuss the use and... View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Cost Accounting; Budgets and Budgeting; Earnings Management; Reports; Financial Reporting; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Performance Improvement; Performance Productivity; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Auto Industry
Kaplan, Robert S., and Amy P. Hutton. "Peoria Engine Plant (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-082, December 1992. (Revised March 1997.)
- September 2011
- Article
How to Solve the Cost Crisis in Health Care
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Michael E. Porter
Existing health care costing systems have serious flaws that make it impossible to measure costs accurately at the individual patient and medical condition level. This gap has severely limited meaningful cost reduction throughout the system. The paper describes a new... View Details
Keywords: Cost; Health Care and Treatment; Measurement and Metrics; Service Delivery; Outcome or Result; Quality; Health Industry
Kaplan, Robert S., and Michael E. Porter. "How to Solve the Cost Crisis in Health Care." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 9 (September 2011): 47–64.
- April 2010
- Teaching Note
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center: Spine Care (TN)
By: Robert S. Huckman and Michael E. Porter
Teaching Note for [609016]. View Details
- 2009
- Working Paper
Broadening Focus: Spillovers, Complementarities and Specialization in the Hospital Industry
By: Jonathan R. Clark and Robert S. Huckman
The long-standing argument that focused operations outperform others stands in contrast to claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Performance Capacity; Diversification; Health Industry
Clark, Jonathan R., and Robert S. Huckman. "Broadening Focus: Spillovers, Complementarities and Specialization in the Hospital Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-120, April 2009. (Revised April 2011.)
- March 2001 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Montefiore Medical Center
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Syeda Noorein Inamdar
A large urban medical center implements the Balanced Scorecard management tool. Elaine Brennan, senior VP of operations, has reorganized a highly functional health care organization into decentralized patient care centers and support units. Having recently endured the... View Details
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Health Care and Treatment; Management Systems; Organizational Structure; Corporate Strategy; Leadership Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Reporting; Budgets and Budgeting; Cost Accounting; Corporate Accountability; Communication; Health Industry
Kaplan, Robert S., and Syeda Noorein Inamdar. "Montefiore Medical Center." Harvard Business School Case 101-067, March 2001. (Revised April 2001.)