Healthcare Process Improvement: Overview of The Balanced Scorecard ISE 468 ETM 568 Spring 2013 Dr. Joan Burtner Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management

Spring 2013ISE 468 ETM 568 Dr. Burtner Slide 2 Balanced Scorecard Developed by Robert Kaplan and David Norton in the early 1990s Definition: A tool that translates an organization’s mission and strategy into a comprehensive set of performance measures that provides the framework for a strategic measurement and management system Source: Kaplan, R. and Norton, D. The Balanced Scorecard. (1996) Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

Spring 2013ISE 468 ETM 568 Dr. Burtner Slide 3 Balanced Scorecard Benefits Concept: An organization’s strategies and their execution are important factors in performance improvement Potential benefits  Increased financial returns  A more market-oriented, customer-focused strategy  Greater alignment between employees and company goals  Improved collaboration  Strong focus on strategy  Accountability for performance at all levels of the organization

Spring 2013ISE 468 ETM 568 Dr. Burtner Slide 4 Links Strategy and Performance in 4 Areas Learning and Growth Perspective Internal Process Perspective Customer Perspective Financial Perspective

Spring 2013ISE 468 ETM 568 Dr. Burtner Slide 5 Typical Graphic of Concept Source: and_service_improvement_tools/balanced_scorecard.html Accessed Oct. 18, and_service_improvement_tools/balanced_scorecard.html

Spring 2013ISE 468 ETM 568 Dr. Burtner Slide 6 Typical Measures in Healthcare Source: Accessed Oct. 18,