Category: Economics

Hospital Management Consultants. Money for Nothing?

If you’re a healthcare business journalist like me, there’s a lot to love in a new study on… Read More

By David Burda May 6, 2026

Medicare Advantage: Medical Group Practices’ New Boogeyman

How burdensome do you have to be to replace prior authorization as physicians’ top regulatory burden years running?… Read More

By David Burda April 29, 2026

The AI Infrastructure Advantage

As interoperability expands and intelligent platforms mature, the organizations that have built the underlying systems will move faster,… Read More

By David W. Johnson April 21, 2026

Your Health System Is Already Running on Agents. Is Anyone Actually Managing Them?

Since the beginning of this year, I’ve come across more than 100 companies launching or expanding AI agents… Read More

By Abhinav Shashank April 14, 2026

Podcast: Competitor, Collaborator or Replacement? 4/9/26

One-third of consumers are using AI chatbots for medical advice, with many people not following up with a… Read More

By David Burda April 9, 2026

Hospital Price Transparency Circa 1926

The deadline for hospitals to comply with CMS’s latest price transparency requirements was April 1. As of last… Read More

By David Burda April 8, 2026

Economics

Can Price Controls Be Reconciled With Value-Based Care?

As the healthcare affordability crisis escalates, efforts to fix the U.S. health system seem to have hit a… Read More

By Ken Terry April 7, 2026

4sight Friday 4/3/26

4sight Friday | Sucking the Blood Out of Medical Schools | Hospitals Are Like Baseball Stadiums | A… Read More

By David Burda April 3, 2026

Economics

Take Me Out to the Hospital

I like to say that healthcare is no different from any other industry, and businesses in healthcare are… Read More

By David Burda April 1, 2026

Economics