Category: Economics

Three Physician Practice Ownership Trends to Watch

My favorite biennial healthcare report is out, and as always, it never fails to disappoint from a news… Read More

By David Burda June 4, 2025

Et Tu, Outpatient Coders?

Hospitals and doctors engage in their own version of upselling. It’s called upcoding. It’s when they assign billing… Read More

By David Burda May 28, 2025

Economics

4sight Friday 5/23/25

4sight Friday | CMMI’s Prevention Plan | Who Wins When We’re Sick | Like Gas Station, Like Hospital… Read More

By David Burda May 23, 2025

Gas Stations and Hospital Prices

I drive through the intersection of Butterfield Road and Spring Road in Elmhurst, Illinois, all the time. It’s… Read More

By David Burda May 21, 2025

Economics

4sight Friday 5/16/25

4sight Friday | The Sound and Fury of Trump’s Drug Plan | The Future of Clinical Labs |… Read More

By David Burda May 16, 2025

Outcomes

Don’t Let the Surgical Suite Door Hit You on the Way Out

I’m certainly not the first to see correlations between ownership and outcomes in healthcare. Tease out an administrative,… Read More

By David Burda May 14, 2025

Economics

Podcast: How Healthcare Revolutionaries Think With Hal Andrews

Podcast: Hal Andrews on the Biggest Trends Reshaping the Healthcare Economy President and CEO of Trilliant Health Hal… Read More

By David Burda May 8, 2025

Economics

Burda on Healthcare: Five Things I Should Have Asked Rick Scott

I’ve said this before, and my recent behavior confirms it. Most journalists are introverts. We become journalists because… Read More

By David Burda May 6, 2025

Podcast: Putting Together the Pieces 5/1/25

Vertical integration and healthcare platforms. Are they good for healthcare consumers or just good for healthcare conglomerates? We… Read More

By David Burda May 1, 2025

Economics