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Smarter Consumer Cost Sharing Using Clinical Nuance

Harvard Business Review

These efforts have addressed the infrastructure, processes, and financing (e.g., Although clinical evidence and specialty guidelines frequently determine treatment recommendations for specific diagnoses (e.g., Constraints on Health Care Budgets Can Drive Quality. accountable care , medical homes ) of care delivery.

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5 Ways U.S. Hospitals Can Respond to Medicare’s Mounting Costs

Harvard Business Review

Intense pressure from the $719 billion Medicare program on the finances of U.S. Blueprinting is the most advanced in cancer care, where care increasingly structured by the NCCN guidelines assembled by the National Cancer Institute. Jorg Greuel/Getty Images. hospitals promises to worsen in the years ahead.

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Is Your Company Ready for the Rise of Smart Cities?

Harvard Business Review

A wave of public and private investment worldwide is going into making cities smarter — but that doesn’t change the fact that most municipal governments are working with serious spending constraints. Companies that want to serve them directly often have to think outside the box when it comes to financing.