Strategy

Expert Insights

• Target chronic care investments to boost patient loyalty 

  May 21, 2012 | Expert Perspective | Marketing and Planning Leadership Council

  Learn why carefully targeting resources for patients with chronic conditions can both improve patient health and increase “share of wallet.”

• How will imaging affect CV growth strategy? 

  May 17, 2012 | Expert Perspective | Cardiovascular Roundtable

  Brian Maher shares practices to enhance the value of CV imaging, respond to appropriate use mandates, and pursue principled growth.

• Strategic issues to watch in 2012

  January 31, 2012 | Expert Perspective | Health Care Advisory Board

  Advisory Board experts explore what's ahead in 2012 and discuss how the changes could affect your strategic planning.

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Research

• Redesigning Cancer Care Delivery for the Era of Accountability 

  April 7, 2012 | Study | Oncology Roundtable

  Discover tactics for meeting the growing demand for cancer services with limited resources by redesigning workflows, engaging patients and families as partners in their care, and enhancing symptom management.

• The High-Performance Medical Group

  December 28, 2011 | Study | Health Care Advisory Board

  Explore 15 attributes of organizations that generate strong operational and clinical results by fostering integration among employed physicians and managing physician practices at scale.

• Running on Medicare Margins

  September 16, 2011 | Study | Health Care Advisory Board
  

  Provides a detailed look at the major forces shaping hospital margins across the next decade and discusses best practices for developing a comprehensive margin improvement strategy.

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Tools & Analytics

• Customized Medicare Inpatient Payment Assessment 

  May 30, 2012 | Tool | Cardiovascular Roundtable

  Estimate the impact of CMS's Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule on your institution's Medicare inpatient revenues for fiscal year 2011.

• Inpatient Market Estimator

  May 5, 2011 | Tool | Health Care Advisory Board
  

  Generates population-based estimates of current and forecasted inpatient volumes, length of stay, and bed days for any geography within the United States; may be useful for market-sizing and strategic planning purposes.

• Outpatient Market Estimator

  May 5, 2011 | Tool | Health Care Advisory Board
  

  Generates current and forecasted outpatient volume estimates for any geography within the United States.

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Multimedia

• Defining success in tomorrow's health care market 

  May 2, 2012 | Video | Health Care Advisory Board

  Chas Roades examines the critical questions executives must consider as they navigate the industry's move toward value-based care.

• Perfecting the Patient Care Services Strategic Plan Part 1 

  April 5, 2012 | On-Demand Webconference | Nursing Executive Center

  Learn how to align health system and nursing strategy to maximizing revenue capture.

• The new performance standard

  January 6, 2012 | Infographic | Health Care Advisory Board

  A graphical look at how trends in pricing, cost, payer mix, and case mix will impact operating margins—and what we must do to respond.

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