Category: Policy

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

Policy

Podcast: SCOTUS Roe Decision Brings Healthcare Challenges 7/1/22

The Post-Roe Challenges Ahead for Healthcare Providers Now that the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, what… Read More

By David Burda July 1, 2022

What 10 Healthcare Associations Think About the U.S. Supreme Court Eliminating the Constitutional Right to Abortion Services

I know what I think about the U.S. Supreme Court’s egregious and politically motivated decision to strip women… Read More

By David Burda June 29, 2022

Policy

Separate And Unequal (Part 2): Overcoming Healthcare’s Profound Facilities Maldistribution

Editor’s note: This series asks if proposed regulations will help advance health equity and improve maternal-health outcomes or… Read More

By David W. Johnson June 28, 2022

Policy

Separate and Unequal (2-Part Series)

This series takes proposed regulatory initiatives to task including five new reporting measures for hospitals and a new… Read More

By David W. Johnson June 28, 2022

Economics

Credit Card Threats and Misaligned Healthcare Incentives

When we talk about the customer revolution in healthcare, we talk a lot about incentives. Aligning incentives between… Read More

By David Burda June 22, 2022

Policy

4sight Friday | Battling for MSK Marketshare | Healthcare Transformation Optimism Wanes | Is All Healthcare Politics?

Read 6/17/2022 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Columns here. Find 4sight Health… Read More

By David Burda June 17, 2022

Policy

Podcast: All Healthcare Is Politics? 6/17/22

Does Your Vote Affect Your Healthcare? What role should the federal government play in addressing major healthcare issues?… Read More

By David Burda June 17, 2022

Economics

Chadwick Annual Synthesis: Executive Summary June 2022 Citi/AHA/HFMA NFP Investor Conference

<< Download the PDF for the full report. Citi, The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Healthcare Financial… Read More

By Edward Chadwick June 14, 2022

Policy