Category: Policy

The Rush to Move Patient Care Out of the Hospital

Everyone wants patients out of the hospital, where the costliest of costly care takes place. Government payers. Commercial… Read More

By David Burda October 31, 2019

Economics

Will Misuse of Antibiotics Respond to Regulation?

I got my flu shot on Oct. 21. (I’ll let you know how it worked out.) As I… Read More

By David Burda October 29, 2019

Policy

4sight Friday: The Regs That Rankle Doctors | Innovating Autism Care | Have Amazon Will Travel

Read 10/18/2019 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Read his columns… Read More

By David Burda October 18, 2019

Economics

Ranking the Regulations that Bother Doctors

I love healthcare industry regulatory burden surveys. From an academic standpoint, I’m interested in the topic of competition… Read More

By David Burda October 17, 2019

Consumerism

What Revolutionary Healthcare Leaders Are Reading: The Top 5 4sight Health Commentaries Over the Past Six Months

4sight Health’s writers and authors have published 57 blog posts, commentaries, podcasts and videos on 4sighthealth.com from January… Read More

By David Burda October 14, 2019

Economics

Maybe It’s the Patients, Not the Prices. Is that Stupid?

In most markets for most goods and services, you get what you pay for. The more you pay,… Read More

By David Burda October 11, 2019

Economics

Don’t Let Special Interests Block Pending Rules for Sharing Patient Healthcare Data

On September 23rd, the seven healthcare lobbyists listed below sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate… Read More

By David W. Johnson October 8, 2019

Economics

Seeing Through Physician Participation in Value-Based Reimbursement Models

The more things change, the more they stay the same. I get the point of the expression. But,… Read More

By David Burda October 4, 2019

Economics

Upselling in Healthcare? It’s Just Business

As wary consumers, we’ve come to expect upselling. Need an oil change? Looks like you need a new… Read More

By David Burda September 24, 2019

Policy