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What’s Your State of Health?

As I watch COVID-19 cases ebb and flow around the country over the past eight months, I wonder… Read More

By David Burda October 13, 2020

Putting the Patient in Patient Safety

Outcomes still matter. They really do. Amidst all the talk about making care more accessible and convenient and… Read More

By David Burda September 17, 2020

Consumerism

COVID-19 Magnifies Consumers’ Love-Hate Relationship with Healthcare

We’re going to turn this week’s blog post over to consumers, who are going to tell you what… Read More

By David Burda September 10, 2020

Economics

Fixing Healthcare Would Be Easy If It Wasn’t So Hard

Fixing healthcare is very easy and extremely difficult at the same time. That dichotomy is what gives the… Read More

By David Burda August 25, 2020

Innovation

Should We Regulate Healthcare Chatbots?

Don’t bury the lede. That journalism rule of thumb also applies in healthcare when you see your doctor…. Read More

By David Burda August 21, 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

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

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

Economics

The Demand for Market-Driven Innovations in Medical Care Is All in the Numbers

One of the bellwethers I follow to see what direction healthcare is headed is the annual physician supply… Read More

By David Burda July 6, 2020

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