Archive For: Blogs

Let’s Stop Blaming the Pandemic for Adverse Patient Events

I’m not quite sure how the pandemic caused surgeons and surgical teams to perform more wrong-site surgeries and… Read More

By David Burda October 4, 2023

Policy

Do We Still Care About the Uninsured?

Were you better off in 2022 than you were in 2017? I was for a lot of reasons…. Read More

By David Burda September 27, 2023

A Sign of Faith in Healthcare Consumerism

If you follow this blog, you know I’m always looking for signs that people are becoming good healthcare… Read More

By David Burda September 20, 2023

Outcomes

Medicare Advantage Bait and Switch

I have one quid pro quo in my life: I won’t tell you what to do if you… Read More

By David Burda September 13, 2023

Outcomes

The Primary Reason for Physician-Hospital Vertical Integration

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me tens of thousands of times over decades, shame on me…. Read More

By David Burda September 6, 2023

Healthcare Cyberattacks: Real Money, Real Lives, Real Risks

I’ve never added up the time I spend each day fending off cyberattacks. Listening to and then deleting… Read More

By David Burda August 30, 2023

Are Patient Advocacy Groups Falling Victim to the Healthcare Industrial Complex®? Of Course They Are.

When we think about the revolving door between influential positions in the federal government and influential positions in… Read More

By David Burda August 23, 2023

Predicting a Spike in Hospital CEO Turnover in 2023

My theory on hospital CEO turnover held for another year. In 2022, the hospital CEO turnover rate was… Read More

By David Burda August 16, 2023

Outcomes

Manufacturers’ Disconnect on Healthcare Costs

Like everyone else, manufacturers in the U.S. are concerned about healthcare costs and the affordability of medical care…. Read More

By David Burda August 9, 2023

Blogs