Category: Consumerism

Pandemic Threats to Patient Safety

ECRI’s latest annual list of the top 10 patient safety concerns got a lot of attention when it… Read More

By David Burda March 24, 2021

The Science of Wellness

America was sick before COVID-19 struck. The pandemic has made our national sickness more acute and illustrated the… Read More

By Leroy Hood March 23, 2021

Consumerism

Podcast: 4sight Friday Roundup, Buyer Beware? How About Patient Beware, 3/19/21

Buyer Beware? How About Patient Beware We marked Patient Safety Awareness Week on today’s episode of the 4sight… Read More

By David Burda March 19, 2021

COVID-19

Squared Up & Taking Shots: Our Stories from Vaccination Lines

What do the United Center, a church gymnasium and a community pool have in common? Some folks on… Read More

By Allen Weiss, Kerry Weems and David W. Johnson March 18, 2021

Consumerism

The Fluidity of Anti-Vaxxer Statistics

On last Friday’s Roundup, Julie Murchinson, Dave Burda and I discussed the widely circulated Urban Institute (UI) report… Read More

By David W. Johnson March 11, 2021

Outcomes

The Earth Is Sicker, and So Are We: Environmental Change and Worsening Health

“Evolution had left humans ill-suited for their modern environment.” —Barton Child, MD The environment has a profound effect… Read More

By Allen Weiss March 11, 2021

Rethinking COVID-19 and Healthcare Consumerism

One of my working theories is that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated healthcare consumerism as peoples’ fear of… Read More

By David Burda March 8, 2021

Consumerism

Podcast: 4sight Friday Roundup, Vaccine Hesitancy and Delayed Care, 3/5/21

Vaccine Hesitancy and Delayed Care People are scared to take the COVID-19 vaccine yet too scared of the… Read More

By David Burda March 5, 2021

Consumerism

SONG: Digital Front Door

To the tune of “Looking Out My Back Door” by Creedence Clearwater Revival Just got home from going… Read More

By David W. Johnson and John Zam March 4, 2021

Consumerism