Category: Outcomes

Innovation

If Outcomes Matter, Then Start Paying Doctors to Use Clinical Decision Support Tools

No one likes to be told what to do. If there was a club for people who don’t… Read More

By David Burda September 4, 2020

Economics

Fixing Healthcare Would Be Easy If It Wasn’t So Hard

Fixing healthcare is very easy and extremely difficult at the same time. That dichotomy is what gives the… Read More

By David Burda August 25, 2020

Innovation

Should We Regulate Healthcare Chatbots?

Don’t bury the lede. That journalism rule of thumb also applies in healthcare when you see your doctor…. Read More

By David Burda August 21, 2020

Economics

Bigger Isn’t Necessarily Better for Patient Care When It Comes to Health Systems

I think we all can agree now that provider integration doesn’t lower healthcare prices. When hospitals buy or… Read More

By David Burda August 11, 2020

Outcomes

Op-Ed: Parochial politics killed health care transformation on Chicago’s South Side (Chicago Tribune)

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Bronzeville announced on July 29, 2020, it would close in 2021. It didn’t… Read More

By David W. Johnson August 10, 2020

No Time to Waste: COVID-19 Is Propelling Operational Transformation in Health Systems

Boxer Mike Tyson famously observed, “Everyone has a plan until they’re punched in the face.” COVID-19 knocked America’s… Read More

By Mudit Garg and David W. Johnson August 10, 2020

Economics

Let Doctors Be Doctors If You Want Them to Be Good Managers

I know lots of doctors having covered healthcare now for nearly 40 years. One thing’s always puzzled me…. Read More

By David Burda August 7, 2020

COVID-19

Pandemic Logic 101: Delayed Collective Gratification Saves Lives and Lifestyles

As the nation strives to return to normalcy while facing an increased prevalence of COVID-19, individual behaviors not… Read More

By Allen Weiss August 5, 2020

Consumerism

Does Your Chatbot Have Lockjaw?

A few Sundays ago, I needed a tetanus shot. I sliced my finger open with a single-edge razor… Read More

By David Burda July 30, 2020

Outcomes