Category: System Dynamics

Should Hospitals Pay Taxes?

Many health systems and hospitals operate as Not-for-Profit (NFP), mission-oriented organizations that do not pay sales, excise, property… Read More

By David W. Johnson July 8, 2019

Consumerism

4sight Friday: Employee Health Benefits Bellwethers | Time for Telemedicine | Regulating Hospital and Health System Mergers

Read 07/5/2019 Edition here. Curated by David Burda, 4sight Health’s news editor and columnist. Read his columns… Read More

By David Burda July 5, 2019

Economics

Pets versus Babies: Who Offers More Health Benefits at Work?

Everyone, including me, is always on employers to do more to improve the healthcare system in the U.S. … Read More

By David Burda July 2, 2019

3 Successful Telemedicine Companies Disrupting Healthcare

In August 2017, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma devastated the South and Southeast regions. Florida evacuated over 7 million… Read More

By David W. Johnson July 1, 2019

Economics

Surprise! Surprise! The Surprise Billing Legislation Could Usher in Government Price Controls. Nathan Bays, Guest Columnist

As the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) prepares to vote on the Lowering Health… Read More

By Nathan Bays June 26, 2019

Consumerism

VIDEO of Fireside Chat: Tom DeRosa, Welltower & David Johnson: Delivering Better Care, Outcomes & Health for Seniors

David Johnson interviewed Tom DeRosa, CEO of Welltower, for a packed audience at MATTER on June 19th. Tom… Read More

By David W. Johnson June 24, 2019

Economics

What Are Healthcare Executives Thinking? – Burda on Healthcare

I write a lot about what healthcare organizations and companies do, and I make educated guesses on why… Read More

By David Burda June 19, 2019

Economics

States Foul-Tipping Regulatory Approaches to Control Healthcare Prices

A new Viewpoint in the Journal of the American Medical Association said states are trying, but largely failing,… Read More

By David Burda June 18, 2019

Consumerism

Why Service Doesn’t Mean Services at Highly Rated Hospitals

What were you expecting, an ICU? A new study in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals that the hospitals patients… Read More

By David Burda June 13, 2019

System Dynamics