Category: Outcomes

SONG: Healthcare Over the Rainbow

To the tune of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Harold Arlen Healthcare over the rainbow is for all And… Read More

By David W. Johnson and John Zam November 18, 2021

Healthcare Over the Rainbow (Part 1)

Inspiration is ephemeral and unpredictable. It often bubbles below the surface before busting into our consciousness. The origins… Read More

By David W. Johnson and John Zam November 18, 2021

Economics

Same Old, Same Old When It Comes to What Doctors Don’t Like

I’m late to the party on this one, but it’s a topic I like, so I’m going to… Read More

By David Burda November 17, 2021

Burda on Healthcare: Patients Are Telling You What They Want, But Are You Listening?

Patients are just like customers in any other industry. They want the same things. They want a good… Read More

By David Burda November 11, 2021

Economics

What Private Equity Firms Do to Hospitals

In a column I wrote last year, I called private-equity firms “healthcare’s house flippers” because what they do—maximize… Read More

By David Burda November 10, 2021

Healthcare Consumers Know Best

Consumers may struggle with health literacy, but they know a lousy provider when they experience one, and many… Read More

By David Burda October 27, 2021

Outcomes

State-Based Marketplaces 2.0 Part 2: Engines of Innovation, Competition and Consumerism

Within the current political reality, how can America implement policies that increase access to health insurance while also… Read More

By David W. Johnson and Rosemarie Day October 26, 2021

Consumerism

The Health Literacy Gap Between Doctors and Patients

Overheard in every household in the U.S. at one point or another: Someone other than you: “Well, what… Read More

By David Burda October 21, 2021

Home Is Where the Hospital Is

My sister recently gave me a t-shirt that proclaims, “I speak in movie lines, song lyrics and sarcasm.”… Read More

By David W. Johnson October 18, 2021

Outcomes