Archive For: Commentaries

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

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

Making Healthcare Better: Connected Business-Clinical Platforms Save Lives and Money

Founded in 1865, the German company BASF grew to become the world’s largest chemical manufacturer. By the early… Read More

By David W. Johnson July 15, 2020

COVID-19

Market Lays Odds on COVID-Inspired Digital Health Tech

This is why I don’t gamble. Well, more accurately, this is why I shouldn’t gamble. In the April… Read More

By David Burda July 14, 2020

COVID-19

Don’t bail out. Bail in to value-based care.

Key Takeaways: Hopes for a V-shaped recovery in healthcare spending are fading fast as COVID-19 caseloads, hospitalizations and… Read More

By David W. Johnson July 9, 2020

COVID-19

Home Health Is Where the Growth Is: The Post-COVID Rise of Platform Solutions

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the home healthcare sector was on the march. With financial pressures intensifying and value-based… Read More

By Matt Margulies and David W. Johnson July 8, 2020

COVID-19

How to Reduce Your Operating Costs When There’s No One Left to Furlough

I’m not independently wealthy, and as a journalist for nearly 40 years now, there have been times in… Read More

By David Burda July 2, 2020

COVID-19

Tracing: Get It Done, Make It Permanent.

Key Takeaways The U.S. needs a comprehensive tracing program to safely reopen an economy hobbled by COVID-19. State… Read More

By David W. Johnson June 30, 2020

Economics

Collecting & Saving Pennies: Turbocharging Health System Revenue Management & Productivity

In our recent article we identified the following five margin pressures that are coalescing to drive more value… Read More

By David W. Johnson and Jeff Jones June 24, 2020

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