Archive For: Commentaries

Fundamental Healthcare Reform Doesn’t Require a Government Takeover

The announcement that annual U.S. health spending is expected to hit $7.2 trillion, or roughly 20% of GDP,… Read More

By Stephen K. Klasko and Ken Terry July 25, 2023

Burda on Healthcare: No, It’s Your Turn to Throw Me Under the Healthcare Bus

Everyone knows what’s wrong with healthcare. Well-honed business practices by incumbent industry sectors and organizations make care less… Read More

By David Burda July 18, 2023

Economics

Code Red (2-Part Series)

This is a two-part series by Michael Connelly, in which the author describes the overly complex and counter-productive… Read More

By Michael D. Connelly July 16, 2023

Code Red (Part 2): Improving Healthcare Requires Trade-Offs, Not Solutions

This is Part 2 of “Code Red,” which outlines common-sense reforms to align service delivery with consumer needs…. Read More

By Michael D. Connelly July 11, 2023

It’s the Payment Model, Stupid (2-Part Series)

This is a two-part series on Maryland’s unique approach to a healthcare payment model and how those ideas… Read More

By David W. Johnson June 20, 2023

Code Red (Part 1): Payment Complexity is the Root of All Healthcare Evils

This is Part 1 of “Code Red,” in which the author describes the overly complex and counter-productive coding… Read More

By Michael D. Connelly June 20, 2023

Economics

The Orthopod’s Dilemma — Caught Between the PE Rock and the Venture Capital Hard Place

The OrthoForum is the premier convening and advocacy organization for large, independent orthopedic physician groups. In March 2022,… Read More

By David W. Johnson June 13, 2023

Economics

Burda on Healthcare: Cry Poor and Prosper

If Compensation Is a Sign of an Industry’s Health, Healthcare Is Immortal. When I was a cub healthcare… Read More

By David Burda June 6, 2023

How Big is the Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Business? You Tell Us.

In November 2022, I published an article in HFM Magazine with the provocative title “Rewiring Healthcare’s Smartest Professionals… Read More

By David W. Johnson May 30, 2023

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