Case Studies
In 2004, officials at Miller Electric, a division of Illinois-based Illinois Tool Works, knew they had to do something to keep health care costs from spiraling completely out of control. Like many companies, Miller Electric had seen the percent of its premium increase by double digits. The welding…
The concept of an Ambulatory Intensive Care Unit (A-ICU) developed because in most companies a small number of employees are responsible for a majority of the health care costs. The 80/20 rule says that 20 percent of the employees drive 80 percent of the cost. These employees generally are people…
With the goal of improving patient care while cutting waste and cost, a team of employees met to discuss what attributes they would want in the ideal hospital room and the ideal patient care model. The result was Collaborative Care, a customer-driven interdisciplinary collaborative model of care…
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