Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Estimates of the annual medical costs of obesity range from $147–$210 billion , approximately 40% of which is financed by Medicare and Medicaid. First, the current guidelines (for 2015–2020) from the Department of Health and Human Services and the USDA say that a person above the age of two should drink low-fat milk.

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Policies Sales Education Study 28

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Do you sweat when nervously thinking about how Disney can expand its operations in Brazil? I knew your course focused on strategy consulting – but after reading everything you covered, I figured much of the stuff would overlap with technology and operations consulting too. Am I glad I bought it!! I almost laughed out loud.

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Case Interview Bain McKinsey Interviews 175

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Just imagine the operational demand if primary care providers also had to actively monitor their patients’ health data between office visits. Diabetes guidelines define good control as having an A1c around 7 or less. The last thing that this group of providers desires is more responsibility.

How To 28

How To Insurance Insurance Travel 28

Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Sometimes legal and finance, they can be in a group together. You definitely don't want to put like finance and operations together because they're going to have very different issues and very different perspectives. Then a focus group is really important to set the guidelines and the parameters.

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How To Groups Interviews Methodologies 156

Tom Spencer

MAY 11, 2019

Having a great mentor is critical for personal skill development, especially early in your career, and so I wanted to share the guidelines that my mentor provided me to follow in 2019 to become a better consultant / strategist. As a brief introduction, my mentor spent two summers at Bain & Co. Image: Pexels.

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Guidelines Bain Productivity Banking 60

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Intense pressure from the $719 billion Medicare program on the finances of U.S. Some health system executives are developing possible pathways for improving operations for achieving anywhere from 5% to 15% expense reductions, based on forecasts of cost elements both in the care process and in administration. Jorg Greuel/Getty Images.

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System Efficiency Insurance Insurance 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Value ceased to be a side initiative or something driven solely by top-level finance and executive leaders. The clinical team works together with finance and quality-measurement staff to update this box score every week. The visual management board.

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Management System Data Tools 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently endorsed new blood pressure guidelines that recommend increased use of blood-pressure-monitoring technologies outside the clinic for children at risk. Integrating comprehensive services will require significant changes in culture, infrastructure, training, regulation, and financing.

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Metrics Efficiency System Development 37

Harvard Business

MARCH 17, 2017

While some might be enthused by the potential for corporate tax reform or a (promised) $1 trillion infrastructure investment plan, it’s more likely they’re referring to the historic rollback of regulations in the works across many sectors , from fossil fuels to mining, guns, and finance.

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Efficiency Guidelines Transportation Industry 31