Tahoe Healthcare Systems

Has Tahoe Healthcare’s CareTracker system effectively—and cost efficiently—reduced the readmission rate in its pilot program?
Omar Besbes, Mark Broadie, Garrett J. van Ryzin  | Spring 2014
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Tahoe Healthcare Systems had incurred government-imposed penalties as a result of its high readmission rate for patients. With higher penalties on the horizon, Tahoe’s management considered rolling out the CareTracker pilot program to all of its hospitals—but first asked Tahoe’s CFO to analyze the data for detailed information on the costs and benefits of the program.

Case ID: 140206
Supplemental Materials: Solutions Spreadsheets , Dataset for Tahoe Healthcare

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