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Peeling Away at the Private Equity Healthcare Business Model

The debate over private-equity ownership in healthcare really centers around two questions: Will prices for medical care go… Read More

By David Burda September 7, 2022

Burda on Healthcare: Health System Capacity Problems Hit Home

I’m superstitious, and I knew it was only a matter of time until a monthly column I wrote… Read More

By David Burda September 6, 2022

Where Medicare Advantage Patients Come From

When people talk about Medicare Advantage, all they ever seem to want to talk about is the continuing… Read More

By David Burda August 17, 2022

Outcomes

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

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

Policy

Follow the Money: Revolutionary Incentive Stories from 4sight Health

It’s true, people do what you pay them to do. Exactly what you pay them to do. At… Read More

By David Burda July 26, 2022

Economics

Favorite Revolutionary Content, 2022

Check out your peers’ favorites so far this year. Consider it your summer reading list from 4sight Health. Fixing… Read More

By David Burda July 5, 2022

Healthcare Progress Is In the Eye of the C-Suite Survey Respondent

With a little extra effort, you always can find something revealing in surveys of healthcare executives, even when… Read More

By David Burda June 15, 2022

Want Clinical AI to Work in Healthcare? Start with Patient Education and Experiences

Most of our assumptions about artificial intelligence in healthcare come from surveys conducted by healthcare technology consulting firms… Read More

By David Burda June 8, 2022

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