Category: System Dynamics

Your Hospital Is Average

If you want great medical care, you should move to Lake Wobegon, where all the hospitals are above… Read More

By David Burda August 10, 2022

Overcoming Orthodoxy in Medical Education

This article was first published on hlth.com. On December 17, 2015, Kaiser Permanente announced the launch of a… Read More

By David W. Johnson and David B. Nash, MD, MBA August 4, 2022

Economics

If a Man Bites a Dog, Will Healthcare Spending Go Down?

I’m a sucker for a man-bites-dog story. You know, the kind of story that bucks conventional wisdom. As… Read More

By David Burda August 3, 2022

4sight Friday | Healthcare Leadership Fail | Physician of Least Resistance | Apple, Amazon and Your Health

Read 7/29/2022 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Columns here. Find 4sight Health… Read More

By David Burda July 29, 2022

Outcomes

Cracks in the Foundation (Part 6): Overcoming Inadequate Leadership

Nobody likes getting ripped off. I had that experience on a recent trip to Boston, when Avis charged… Read More

By David W. Johnson July 28, 2022

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

Economics

Cracks in the Foundation (Part 4): Overcoming U.S. Health Systems’ Brittle Business Model

U.S. health systems’ reliance on centralized, high-cost platforms (e.g., hospitals) to deliver routine care is baffling to me…. Read More

By David W. Johnson July 25, 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

System Dynamics