Category: Outcomes

America’s Frayed Safety Net Undermines Improved Primary Care

Key Takeaways Many high-cost Medicare and Medicaid patients suffer from multiple chronic conditions that have been poorly treated… Read More

By Alina Bonn October 7, 2020

What’s the Story on COVID and the Tenure of Hospital CEOs?

The only reason I’m writing this blog post is so I can refer to it and link to… Read More

By David Burda October 5, 2020

Economics

Healthcare’s House Flippers – Burda on Healthcare

If you come over, there’s a decent chance that HGTV will be on. The home-improvement channel is our… Read More

By David Burda October 1, 2020

Policy

The Future of Hospitals in Post-COVID America (Part 2): The Policy Response

Editor’s Note: This is our second article on the Future of Hospitals in Post-COVID America. The first article,… Read More

By David Morlock, Bart Plank and David W. Johnson September 29, 2020

Outcomes

The Future of Hospitals in Post-COVID America (2-Part Series)

This series examines how market forces are consolidating, rationalizing and redistributing acute care assets within the broader industry… Read More

By David W. Johnson September 29, 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19 Fans Flames of Consumerism in Patients

I watched an interview online yesterday with the director of emergency services at a health system in North… Read More

By David Burda September 29, 2020

Outcomes

4sight Friday | Avoiding Health IT Extinction | Patient Volume by Design | Redefining Home Health Care

Read 09/25/2020 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Columns here. Find 4sight Health… Read More

By David Burda September 25, 2020

Avoid Becoming an IT Dinosaur

Please welcome Ed Marx as 4sight Health’s newest guest columnist. Ed is among the nation’s most respected health… Read More

By Edward W. Marx September 24, 2020

Economics

Looking for the Right Prescription to Regulate State Drug Markets

Of all the sectors of the healthcare industry, the one I know the least about is the pharmaceutical… Read More

By David Burda September 23, 2020

Outcomes