Category: Outcomes

Why Picking a Doctor is Like Grilling Chicken

My wife and I share cooking duties in our house. She would say she does most of the… Read More

By David Burda July 27, 2022

Policy

Follow the Money: Revolutionary Incentive Stories from 4sight Health

It’s true, people do what you pay them to do. Exactly what you pay them to do. At… Read More

By David Burda July 26, 2022

Podcast: Variations in Physician Compensation 7/22/22

Variations are Becoming the Norm Variations in practice patterns? Variations in clinical outcomes? Now come variations in physician… Read More

By David Burda July 22, 2022

Economics

Will the Extended COVID Public Health Emergency Extend the Employment Contracts of Hospital CEOs?

Confirming what we said in a blog post at this time last year, the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t negatively affect… Read More

By David Burda July 20, 2022

Outcomes

4sight Friday | Life Expectancy Analytics | A Digital Health Reading List | Too Busy for Billing Codes

Read 7/15/2022 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Columns here. Find 4sight Health… Read More

By David Burda July 15, 2022

Economics

How Long Are You Going To Live?

Life Expectancy Is Predictable If you are you interested in your life expectancy based on your location, place… Read More

By Allen Weiss July 14, 2022

Economics

When Medicare Billing Codes Lose Their Leverage

Hospitals, health systems and medical practices are businesses just like businesses in any other industry. They respond to… Read More

By David Burda July 13, 2022

Burda on Healthcare: What I Did on My Digital Health Vacation

I haven’t followed digital health as closely as I’d like over the past few months. I’ve been distracted… Read More

By David Burda July 12, 2022

Outcomes

Lack of Evidence to Support Accreditation Standards Shows the Need for a New Patient Safety Approach

In a recent blog post, I suggested that we’ve become desensitized to medical mistakes in hospitals that injure… Read More

By David Burda July 6, 2022

Outcomes