Category: Outcomes

Physicians Take the PE Money and Run

One of the myriad hassles facing consumers in dealing with the healthcare system is physician turnover. Your primary… Read More

By David Burda March 12, 2025

Burda on Healthcare: Comedy Can Outweigh Drama in Hospital ERs

I’ve spent a lot of time in hospital emergency rooms lately. (I still say emergency rooms, not “emergency… Read More

By David Burda March 11, 2025

Economics

4sight Friday 3/7/25

4sight Friday | How Should Healthcare Respond to MAGA DEI Assault? | The Medical Debt Relief Scam |… Read More

By David Burda March 7, 2025

Outcomes

Undue Duplicity: The False Promises of Phantom Debt Relief

Amid much fanfare, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on Feb. 26, 2025, that the state of Illinois would cancel… Read More

By David W. Johnson March 4, 2025

What’s Another Two Minutes for a Knee Replacement?

We watch a lot of home improvement and home-buying shows here in the Burda household. That is, when… Read More

By David Burda February 26, 2025

Outcomes

Burda on Healthcare: Having a Good Laugh Over Medicare Advantage Letters

Multiple media outlets, led by the investigative reporting of Bob Herman and Casey Ross at Stat, along with a report from the… Read More

By David Burda February 25, 2025

Outcomes

4sight Friday 2/21/25

4sight Friday | Physicians, Patients and AI | Is Transparency Patient Safety’s Savior? | Chronic Tonic or Chronic… Read More

By David Burda February 21, 2025

Chronic Tonic or Chronic Stupidity?

Chronic disease is in the news a lot lately because of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda… Read More

By David Burda February 19, 2025

Outcomes

Medical Errors Kill. Being Transparent Will Save Lives.

Medical injuries are the third leading cause of death in the United States. The importance of this underrecognized… Read More

By Allen Weiss February 18, 2025

Outcomes