Category: Economics

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

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

COVID-19

4sight Friday | Taking Revenue Management Up a Notch | Rooting Out Low-Value Care | No Care? No Problem

Read 06/26/2020 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Columns here. Find 4sight Health… Read More

By David Burda June 26, 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

Economics

Now Is the Time to Nip Low-Value Care in the Bud

The coronavirus pandemic exposed flaws in the U.S. health system that we knew existed but weren’t in a… Read More

By David Burda June 23, 2020

COVID-19

Podcast: 4sight Friday Roundup, COVID-19 and Healthcare Affordability, 06/19/2020

COVID-19 and Healthcare Affordability Listen to this week’s 4sight Friday Roundup podcast for our predictions on how the… Read More

By David Burda June 19, 2020

COVID-19

Countering the Negative Consequences of COVID-Induced Healthcare Consolidation

The COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. is leaving a lot of financially struggling hospitals and medical practices in… Read More

By David Burda June 18, 2020

COVID-19

Consumers Counting on Private Sector to Produce Post-COVID Healthcare Market Innovations

Consumers want the private sector, not the federal government, to lead them out of this mess we call… Read More

By David Burda June 9, 2020

Consumerism

4sight Friday | COVID-19-Style Healthcare Consumerism | Coronavirus BFFs | Wealth Inequality and the Pandemic

Read 06/05/2020 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Columns here. Find 4sight Health… Read More

By David Burda June 5, 2020

Economics