Strategy for Health Care Delivery—Virtual
- Dates: TBD
- Format: Virtual Synchronous learning at designated live online session times.
- Fee: TBD
The program fee covers tuition, e-books, and online case materials.
This program includes live online classes, self-paced work, discussion groups, and virtual networking.
Summary
When you improve value, everyone wins—your patients, your organization, and the global health care ecosystem. This live online program examines the latest strategies and organizational models for transforming the way health care is delivered, measured, and reimbursed. Empowered with new insights and capabilities, you will return to your organization prepared to implement and oversee a value-based health care approach that lowers costs and improves outcomes.
This program is offered in cooperation with the HBS Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC).
You may also be interested in the related program: Strategy for Health Care Delivery.
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Summary
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When you improve value, everyone wins—your patients, your organization, and the global health care ecosystem. This live online program examines the latest strategies and organizational models for transforming the way health care is delivered, measured, and reimbursed. Empowered with new insights and capabilities, you will return to your organization prepared to implement and oversee a value-based health care approach that lowers costs and improves outcomes.
This program is offered in cooperation with the HBS Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC).
You may also be interested in the related program: Strategy for Health Care Delivery.
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Align your organization around a value-based strategyAlign your organization around a value-based strategy
- Build a firm foundation for exploring and implementing strategy transformation
- Manage the issues that arise when implementing new approaches
- Lead strategic and organizational change to generate value
Improve health care quality, system delivery, and patient valueImprove health care quality, system delivery, and patient value
- Access a network of health care institutions and facilities to enhance quality and coordination of care
- Leverage partnerships and implement outcome measurement strategies to improve care for complicated patient populations
- Structure your organization according to patient needs rather than medical specialties
Optimize costs through accurate measurement and reportingOptimize costs through accurate measurement and reporting
- Apply the concept of Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC) to measure health care costs and outcomes
- Design and implement a bundled payment system to reduce health care spending and increase quality of care
- Explore strategy transformation, geographic expansion, and the process of introducing new measurement approaches
Expand your personal and professional networkExpand your personal and professional network
- Extend your network by connecting and working with accomplished health care executives from various backgrounds, sectors, and countries across the globe
- Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions
Align your organization around a value-based strategy
- Build a firm foundation for exploring and implementing strategy transformation
- Manage the issues that arise when implementing new approaches
- Lead strategic and organizational change to generate value
Improve health care quality, system delivery, and patient value
- Access a network of health care institutions and facilities to enhance quality and coordination of care
- Leverage partnerships and implement outcome measurement strategies to improve care for complicated patient populations
- Structure your organization according to patient needs rather than medical specialties
Optimize costs through accurate measurement and reporting
- Apply the concept of Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC) to measure health care costs and outcomes
- Design and implement a bundled payment system to reduce health care spending and increase quality of care
- Explore strategy transformation, geographic expansion, and the process of introducing new measurement approaches
Expand your personal and professional network
- Extend your network by connecting and working with accomplished health care executives from various backgrounds, sectors, and countries across the globe
- Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions
Who Should Attend
- Senior-level management from health care delivery organizations, such as general managers, senior clinical leaders responsible for overseeing care delivery, and financial executives who direct cost management
- Senior executives or strategists from large organizations that provide health care to employees or customers, collaborate with health care institutions, or offer on-site health services or retail health care (e.g., Minute Clinic) as part of their business model
- Senior executives from nonprofit organizations that deliver health care services
- Executives from health care insurance companies, government entities that pay for health care, or other payor organizations
- Leaders from pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, or other health care supply companies—including startups and established firms
- Senior-level management from health care delivery organizations, such as general managers, senior clinical leaders responsible for overseeing care delivery, and financial executives who direct cost management
- Senior executives or strategists from large organizations that provide health care to employees or customers, collaborate with health care institutions, or offer on-site health services or retail health care (e.g., Minute Clinic) as part of their business model
- Senior executives from nonprofit organizations that deliver health care services
- Executives from health care insurance companies, government entities that pay for health care, or other payor organizations
- Leaders from pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, or other health care supply companies—including startups and established firms
Leaders in Virtual Learning
This program features sessions in the HBS Live Online Classroom.
Just as HBS pioneered the case study method, we also built the first live online classroom in 2014 and have been refining and optimizing our virtual program experience ever since. In a world that is now centered around virtual connection, our programs reflect the input and experience of tens of thousands of participants.
When you participate in a virtual HBS Executive Education program, you benefit from a powerful learning experience carefully designed with a virtual setting in mind. Through live, synchronous program sessions you'll engage directly with our renowned faculty to learn from their latest research, gain actionable takeaways, and facilitate your growth. In addition, virtual discussion groups will connect you to a global group of peers and build your network.
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Leaders in Virtual Learning
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This program features sessions in the HBS Live Online Classroom.
Just as HBS pioneered the case study method, we also built the first live online classroom in 2014 and have been refining and optimizing our virtual program experience ever since. In a world that is now centered around virtual connection, our programs reflect the input and experience of tens of thousands of participants.
When you participate in a virtual HBS Executive Education program, you benefit from a powerful learning experience carefully designed with a virtual setting in mind. Through live, synchronous program sessions you'll engage directly with our renowned faculty to learn from their latest research, gain actionable takeaways, and facilitate your growth. In addition, virtual discussion groups will connect you to a global group of peers and build your network.
Admissions Criteria and Process
Answering Your Questions
Application Submission
Application Review
Fee, Payment, and Cancellations
Answering Your Questions
Application Submission
Application Review
Fee, Payment, and Cancellations
What You Will Learn
In this virtual program, you won't just explore value-based health care concepts—you'll learn exactly how to implement them. Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, global case studies, and small-group discussions, you will discover how leading health care organizations are using value-based approaches in a variety of medical contexts. Focused on six specific strategic agendas, you will learn how to overcome the organizational challenges of moving toward high-value, integrated care delivery.
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What You Will Learn
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In this virtual program, you won't just explore value-based health care concepts—you'll learn exactly how to implement them. Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, global case studies, and small-group discussions, you will discover how leading health care organizations are using value-based approaches in a variety of medical contexts. Focused on six specific strategic agendas, you will learn how to overcome the organizational challenges of moving toward high-value, integrated care delivery.
Program Format
The program takes place over five days, with live online classes each day, as well as discussion groups and networking. Class sessions will take place via the HBS Live Online Classroom. In addition, participants can expect to spend 1-2 hours per day with self-paced work.
Collaborative learning is an integral part of the experience. To maximize the benefit for everyone, you are expected to attend every session, complete all assignments, and contribute effectively in the class and in small groups.
Participants should expect to spend at least 9-12 hours on self-paced case preparation prior to attending the program. Case materials will be made available approximately two weeks prior to program start.
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Program Format
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The program takes place over five days, with live online classes each day, as well as discussion groups and networking. Class sessions will take place via the HBS Live Online Classroom. In addition, participants can expect to spend 1-2 hours per day with self-paced work.
Collaborative learning is an integral part of the experience. To maximize the benefit for everyone, you are expected to attend every session, complete all assignments, and contribute effectively in the class and in small groups.
Participants should expect to spend at least 9-12 hours on self-paced case preparation prior to attending the program. Case materials will be made available approximately two weeks prior to program start.
Key TopicsExpand AllCollapse All
Creating a more effective practiceCreating a more effective practice
- Organizing into integrated practice units around patient medical conditions or distinct patient populations for primary and preventive care
- Creating and leading a value-based delivery organization
- Incorporating primary care in value-based health care
- Integrating primary care with specialty care
- Overcoming barriers to change
Measuring and optimizing health outcomes and costs for every patientMeasuring and optimizing health outcomes and costs for every patient
- Identifying, measuring, and reporting outcomes that matter to patients
- Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing to measure the cost of care
- Using outcome and cost data to address areas for improvement, such as matching the right providers to the right tasks
- Empowering clinicians to improve the value of care
- Demonstrating improved outcomes
Aligning payment with valueAligning payment with value
- Moving to value-based reimbursements
- Employing bundled payments that cover the full care cycle
- Managing bundled payment contracts
Integrating care delivery across facilities in health systemsIntegrating care delivery across facilities in health systems
- Rationalizing service lines
- Performing services in the right location
- Integrating patient care across locations
Expanding across geography through new facilities, affiliations, and partnershipsExpanding across geography through new facilities, affiliations, and partnerships
- Expanding centers of excellence regionally and nationally
- Creating a network strategy based on value for patients
- Collaborating and coordinating care with key partners
Creating an enabling information technology platformCreating an enabling information technology platform
- Moving to value-based reimbursements
- Implementing value-based health care in a large system
- Developing a data collection infrastructure to record outcomes and resource use
Creating a more effective practice
- Organizing into integrated practice units around patient medical conditions or distinct patient populations for primary and preventive care
- Creating and leading a value-based delivery organization
- Incorporating primary care in value-based health care
- Integrating primary care with specialty care
- Overcoming barriers to change
Measuring and optimizing health outcomes and costs for every patient
- Identifying, measuring, and reporting outcomes that matter to patients
- Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing to measure the cost of care
- Using outcome and cost data to address areas for improvement, such as matching the right providers to the right tasks
- Empowering clinicians to improve the value of care
- Demonstrating improved outcomes
Aligning payment with value
- Moving to value-based reimbursements
- Employing bundled payments that cover the full care cycle
- Managing bundled payment contracts
Integrating care delivery across facilities in health systems
- Rationalizing service lines
- Performing services in the right location
- Integrating patient care across locations
Expanding across geography through new facilities, affiliations, and partnerships
- Expanding centers of excellence regionally and nationally
- Creating a network strategy based on value for patients
- Collaborating and coordinating care with key partners
Creating an enabling information technology platform
- Moving to value-based reimbursements
- Implementing value-based health care in a large system
- Developing a data collection infrastructure to record outcomes and resource use
The HBS Advantage
Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.
Senior Fellow, Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus
Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Cullen Trust Distinguished University Chair and Professor
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The HBS Advantage
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Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.
Faculty ChairSenior Fellow, Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus
HBS Unit:Accounting and ManagementFacultyBruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:General ManagementAssistant Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:Accounting and ManagementUniversity of Texas, Austin:Cullen Trust Distinguished University Chair and Professor
Your Peers Expand Your Learning
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Your Peers Expand Your Learning
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