Category: System Dynamics

Outcomes

Burda on Healthcare: In Public Health We Trust. Or Not.

I dabble in home canning. At the end of the summer vegetable-growing season outside of Chicago, I put… Read More

By David Burda June 10, 2025

4sight Friday 6/6/25

4sight Friday | Reversing Drop in Childhood Vaccine Rates | Sugary Drinks and Public Health | What Physician… Read More

By David Burda June 6, 2025

Economics

Three Physician Practice Ownership Trends to Watch

My favorite biennial healthcare report is out, and as always, it never fails to disappoint from a news… Read More

By David Burda June 4, 2025

Outcomes

Et Tu, Outpatient Coders?

Hospitals and doctors engage in their own version of upselling. It’s called upcoding. It’s when they assign billing… Read More

By David Burda May 28, 2025

Gas Stations and Hospital Prices

I drive through the intersection of Butterfield Road and Spring Road in Elmhurst, Illinois, all the time. It’s… Read More

By David Burda May 21, 2025

Prevention Outperforms Treatment: Who Wins When We Stay Sick?

More than 250 years ago, Ben Franklin warned us: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of… Read More

By Allen Weiss May 20, 2025

Outcomes

Don’t Let the Surgical Suite Door Hit You on the Way Out

I’m certainly not the first to see correlations between ownership and outcomes in healthcare. Tease out an administrative,… Read More

By David Burda May 14, 2025

Outcomes

Did You Hear? The Majority of Doctors Aren’t Burned Out.

That’s a headline you probably didn’t see last month when Mayo Clinic Proceedings published its latest semi-regular study… Read More

By David Burda May 7, 2025

4sight Friday 5/2/25

4sight Friday | What Hath Healthcare Wrought With Vertical Integration? | A Side of Salmonella With Your Public… Read More

By David Burda May 2, 2025

System Dynamics