Using the Balanced Scorecard for Successful Health Care M&A Integration

The failure of merged organizations to achieve stated goals is commonplace. In health care, the challenge is exacerbated by the industry’s third-party payer system and multiple stakeholders, especially the physicians in the merging entities. This article describes how the Balanced Scorecard helps health care leaders overcome cultural misalignment across previously independent providers, enabling them to become better aligned to a new strategy for delivering higher value for patients, physicians, payers, and communities.