Category: System Dynamics

The Future of Hospitals in Post-COVID America (Part 1): The Market Response

Editor’s Note: This is the first of two articles on the Future of Hospitals in Post-COVID America. This… Read More

By Carsten Beith, James Maloney and David W. Johnson August 19, 2020

4sight Friday | The Election and Healthcare | Physicians vs. Pharmacists | Failures of Integration

Read 08/14/2020 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Columns here. Find 4sight Health… Read More

By David Burda August 14, 2020

Economics

Bigger Isn’t Necessarily Better for Patient Care When It Comes to Health Systems

I think we all can agree now that provider integration doesn’t lower healthcare prices. When hospitals buy or… Read More

By David Burda August 11, 2020

Outcomes

Op-Ed: Parochial politics killed health care transformation on Chicago’s South Side (Chicago Tribune)

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Bronzeville announced on July 29, 2020, it would close in 2021. It didn’t… Read More

By David W. Johnson August 10, 2020

Economics

Let Doctors Be Doctors If You Want Them to Be Good Managers

I know lots of doctors having covered healthcare now for nearly 40 years. One thing’s always puzzled me…. Read More

By David Burda August 7, 2020

Consumerism

Does Your Chatbot Have Lockjaw?

A few Sundays ago, I needed a tetanus shot. I sliced my finger open with a single-edge razor… Read More

By David Burda July 30, 2020

Cain Brothers House Calls Podcast: The Future of Hospitals in Post-COVID America (Part 1) – The Market Response

The Co-Heads of Cain Brothers’ Health Systems M&A Group, Carsten Beith and James Moloney, discuss Black Swans, Gray… Read More

By David W. Johnson July 28, 2020

COVID-19

4sight Friday | Reopening the Right Way | Beyond Pandemic Preparedness | Make Low-Value Care Hurt

Read 07/24/2020 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Columns here. Find 4sight Health… Read More

By David Burda July 24, 2020

Economics

Digging Deep (Into Your Own Pockets) to Root Out Low-Value Care

I’ve been to Oregon, and it’s beautiful. But I had no idea the state had a real problem… Read More

By David Burda July 23, 2020

System Dynamics