Big data in healthcare
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The ‘big data’ revolution in healthcare: Accelerating value and innovation

An era of open information in healthcare is now under way. The implications for payors, providers, patients, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and other commercial organizations are vast.

Health International, issue 12
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Health International, issue 12

Most health system leaders today, faced hard decisions about money, have discovered that they have a “healthcare value gap”—the outcomes their systems are achieving with each euro, pound, or dollar spent often fall short of what they could be. But in pockets of innovation around the world, some health systems have found a way to address the value gap successfully.more

Accounting for the cost of US health care
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Accounting for the cost of US health care: Pre-reform trends and the impact of the recession

The latest report from the McKinsey Center for US Health System Reform on health care spending from 2006–09 sheds light on pre-reform trends and the impact of the recession.

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Spurring the market for high-tech home health care

September 2011—A daunting array of financial and operational barriers is holding back growth. What can be done?more

Reforming hospitals with IT investment
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Reforming hospitals with IT investment

August 2010—Mandated upgrades to health care IT will demand heavy investments by providers but will help them minimize waste and standardize best medical practice. However, the providers will have to take a radically new approach to IT.more

The emerging market in health care innovation
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The emerging market in health care innovation

May 2010—Innovators—some from developing nations—have found ways to deliver care effectively at significantly lower cost while increasing access and quality.more

Health care survey results
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US employer healthcare survey

In February 2011, McKinsey & Company hired Ipsos, an independent market and opinion research company, to conduct a survey of US private sector employers. The survey results offered a snapshot of employer attitudes at that time and provided an understanding of the factors that might influence decision-making related to employee health benefits. It was not intended as a predictive economic analysis of the impact of the Affordable Care Act.more

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