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How to save lives

27 October 2010

From America to Sweden, the best hospitals in a rich country outperform the rest. But how? Stephen Dorgan of McKinsey, a consultancy, and John Van Reenen of the London School of Economics have tried to answer this. They studied almost 1,200 hospitals in America, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Sweden, using techniques more commonly applied to identify excellence in manufacturing industry.

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Related publications
‘Management in Healthcare: Why Good Practice Really Matters’. Report from McKinsey & Company and the Centre for Economic Performance, October 2010. Authors: Nicholas Bloom, Rebecca Homkes, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen.
Management practices in the NHS, CentrePiece 14 (3), Winter 2010 pages 16-19, by Nick Bloom, Carol Propper, Stephan Seiler and John Van Reenen

Related links
Nicholas Bloom webpage
Rebecca Homkes webpage
Raffaella Sadun webpage
John Van Reenen webpage
Management Practices and Organisational Structures Research webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage

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