Archive For: Commentaries

Burda on Healthcare: Seeing Through the Black and White of Healthcare Worker Vaccination Rates

As a journalist, I’m always looking for a good man-bites-dog story. You know, the type of story that… Read More

By David Burda May 5, 2026

Why We Need a Different Approach to Vaccination

And What it Can Look Like Trust is a single word with massive implications. It’s also one of… Read More

By Ann Somers Hogg April 28, 2026

The AI Infrastructure Advantage

As interoperability expands and intelligent platforms mature, the organizations that have built the underlying systems will move faster,… Read More

By David W. Johnson April 21, 2026

Your Health System Is Already Running on Agents. Is Anyone Actually Managing Them?

Since the beginning of this year, I’ve come across more than 100 companies launching or expanding AI agents… Read More

By Abhinav Shashank April 14, 2026

Economics

Can Price Controls Be Reconciled With Value-Based Care?

As the healthcare affordability crisis escalates, efforts to fix the U.S. health system seem to have hit a… Read More

By Ken Terry April 7, 2026

Outcomes

Burda On Healthcare: Vampires in Medical School

We learn lessons in life from many sources. One source, at least for me, is the movies. For… Read More

By David Burda March 31, 2026

Policy

If We Can Eliminate Tuberculosis, Should We?

How Change Management Tools Could Help Us Address This Horrific Disease and Other Curable Ones Like It What… Read More

By Ann Somers Hogg March 24, 2026

Outcomes

Burda on Healthcare: It’s Time to Earn Your Healthcare DEI Merit Badge

Let’s say you work in healthcare as an executive, administrator, clinician, technician, finance, IT or whatever. And you… Read More

By David Burda March 17, 2026

HHS Launches a Host of Transformative Payment Models (Oh My!)

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched 10 major payment models prioritizing prevention, outcomes and… Read More

By David W. Johnson March 3, 2026

Commentaries