Archive For: Commentaries

Primary-Care Physicians versus The World (Mostly Pharmacists, Really)

Everyone loves primary care. Everyone hates primary-care physicians. Well, maybe not everyone, but certainly the healthcare market and… Read More

By David Burda August 13, 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

Consumerism

4sight Friday | The Fate of Telemedicine | COVID-19 and Self Control | The Manager-Doctor

Read 08/07/2020 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Columns here. Find 4sight Health… 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

COVID-19

Make No Big Plans: The Democratic Party’s Unity Platform for Healthcare

Key Takeaways The Democratic Party’s emerging healthcare platform, crafted by a unity task force picked by former Vice… Read More

By Alina-Bonn July 28, 2020

COVID-19

Pandemic Preparedness: Beyond Bioterrorism & Federalism

One week to the day following the 911 attacks, five letters containing anthrax spores were sent the offices… Read More

By Kerry Weems July 21, 2020

COVID-19

Pandemics Cubed: Social Injustice and Chronic Disease Amplify COVID-19’s Virulence

America’s current response to COVID-19 ranges from “no worries” to struggling episodically to acutely overwhelmed. The uneven response… Read More

By Allen Weiss July 16, 2020

Commentaries