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Consumerism
Scheduling Colonoscopies: What a Pain in the Ass
Dave Crane and I are great friends. We’re both healthcare lifers, theater buffs, of a certain age and… Read More
By April 7, 2022
Consumerism
Cracks in the Foundation (Part 3): Overcoming Healthcare’s Services-Need Mismatch
Editor’s note: This piece is the third in a series of six columns in which David Johnson addresses… Read More
By April 5, 2022
Policy
Don’t Hate Me Because I Love Prior Authorization
Healthcare providers, especially physicians, detest prior authorization requirements dictated by payers, especially health insurance companies. I totally get… Read More
By March 29, 2022
Innovation
Overcoming Medical Orthodoxy (Part 2): Reinventing Medical Education
Author’s note: This is the second article in a two-part series on reimagining American medical education and ongoing… Read More
By and March 24, 2022
Innovation
Overcoming Medical Orthodoxy (Part 1): The Origins of Dysfunction
Author’s note: This is the first article in a series on reimagining American medical education. This article details… Read More
By and March 17, 2022
Economics
Cracks in the Foundation (Part 2): Overcoming Healthcare’s Artificial Economics
Editor’s note: This piece is the second in a series of six columns in which David Johnson addresses… Read More
By March 10, 2022
Innovation
Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Golden Age of Healthcare Innovation?
Since the middle of 2020, during the early days of the pandemic, several long-developing trends within the U.S…. Read More
By and March 8, 2022
Innovation
Burda on Healthcare: I’d Like Some Interoperability with My Value-Based Care, Please
I’ll admit it. I’m not a good cook. Oh, I can do the basics. Grill burgers. Roast a… Read More
By March 3, 2022
Economics
Death Math
Many analysts are using “excess deaths” as a proxy for COVID deaths during the pandemic. It’s not that… Read More
By February 24, 2022
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