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Remembering Mike

December 21, 1954-
August 9, 2012

 

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Four Themes to Successfully Navigating the Supreme Court Decision

The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act confirms the direction of healthcare reform that had already begun a few years ago.  Many payers and providers, responding to the slowly emerging regulatory architecture of the law, have embarked on large scale transformational initiatives which will fundamentally change their business models forever.

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Payers and Providers: The Pressure On Payers Is Relentless

No matter the outcome of the Affordable Care Act, the long-term picture for payers remains uncertain. Even if all the ACA provisions are enforced by the Supreme Court, there are still many issues to sort out. If some of the provisions are struck down, then other issues will be encountered. In an unpredictable business environment, Blue Cross Blue Shield Montana decided to give itself a physical and make process improvements to control what we could control.

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Additional Resources

For more information on process improvement, Lean Sigma and more, check out some of these informative process management resources:

Business Improvement Resources

TBM Consulting Group
TBM Consulting Group delivers rapid, dramatic performance improvement for manufacturers.

Steven Spear’s Blog
Business blog from the author of Chasing the Rabbit: How Market leaders Outdistance the Competition and How Great Companies can Catch up and Win.

Intermedium Group
As clients make investments in training, new capital, new technologies, and/or new facilities, The IM Group helps clients to lower costs by obtaining government financial benefits.

ASQ (The American Society for Quality)
The American Society for Quality (ASQ), headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, is the world’s leading authority on quality since 1946. The 104,000-member professional association creates better workplaces and communities worldwide by advancing learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business results. By making quality a global priority, an organizational imperative, and a personal ethic, ASQ becomes the community for everyone who seeks technology, concepts, or tools to improve themselves and their world.

Healthcare Resources

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a not-for-profit organization leading the improvement of healthcare throughout the world.

Center for Health Transformation
CHT is a collaboration of private and public sector leaders committed to a system-wide transformation of the United States health system into a system that saves both lives and money.

Financial Resources

Lean Manufacturing for Financial Services: Delivering Value by Eliminating Waste
This Corporate Executive Board study provides a synopsis on Lean Thinking in the financial services industry.

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