This paper presents the findings of a new scorecard designed to assess and monitor multiple domains of U.S. health system performance. The scorecard uses national and international data to identify performance benchmarks and calculates simple ratio scores comparing U.S averages to benchmarks. Average ratio scores range from 51 to 71 across domains of health outcomes, quality, access, equity, an...

The objective of this paper is proposing a developed balanced scorecard approach to measure supply chain performance with the aim of creating more value in manufacturing and business operations. The most important metrics have been selected based on experts’ opinion acquired by in-depth interviews focused on creating more value for stakeholders. Using factor analysis method, a survey research h...

The aim of following study is to implement a model in order to evaluate shared knowledge in Organizations. The usefulness of shared knowledge as a decision making resource, however, is only as good as the quality of the knowledge that it contains. In order to improve the quality of knowledge, a set of useful method is required. The purpose of this paper is to define a practical method for organ...

BACKGROUND In 2010, diarrhea caused 0.75 million child deaths, accounting for nearly 12% of all under-five mortality worldwide. Many evidence-based interventions can reduce diarrhea mortality, including oral rehydration solution (ORS), zinc, and improved sanitation. Yet global coverage levels of such interventions remain low. A new scorecard of diarrhea control, showing how different countries ...

This study aims to explore the effects of the intellectual capital accumulation and the balanced scorecard implementation on the financial performance, with the earnings management being a moderator. Interviews were conducted on the objects of the directors (section manager-level and above) from Taiwan-listed semiconductor companies. This study collects all data from the databases of Taiwan Eco...

In the present era of emerging intense global competition, organizations’ are facing increasingly knowledgeable and demanding customers and activist shareholders which have changed the competitive environment from competition based on ability to invest in and manage physical assets to competition based on knowledge and the ability to exploit intangible and soft assets. In this changed business ...

On July 14, 2015, ProPublica published its Surgeon Scorecard, which displays "Adjusted Complication Rates" for individual, named surgeons for eight surgical procedures performed in hospitals. Public reports of provider performance have the potential to improve the quality of health care that patients receive. A valid performance report can drive quality improvement and usefully inform patients'...

OBJECTIVE To determine the ability of the Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) Scorecard to predict changes in health care expenditures. METHODS Individual employee health care insurance claims data for 33 organizations completing the HERO Scorecard from 2009 to 2011 were linked to employer responses to the Scorecard. Organizations were dichotomized into "high" versus "low" scoring...

Based on the analysis of current situation environmental performance evaluation coal enterprises in China, this paper uses Balanced Scorecard as basic framework to comprehensively evaluate from dimensions finance, internal management, stakeholders and learning growth. Set up a number indicators each dimension, use AHP determine weights at all levels, test rationality index through consistency, ...