Archive For: Commentaries

Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Golden Age of Healthcare Innovation?

Since the middle of 2020, during the early days of the pandemic, several long-developing trends within the U.S…. Read More

By David W. Johnson and Robert J. Fraiman, Jr. March 8, 2022

Burda on Healthcare: I’d Like Some Interoperability with My Value-Based Care, Please

I’ll admit it. I’m not a good cook. Oh, I can do the basics. Grill burgers. Roast a… Read More

By David Burda March 3, 2022

Economics

Death Math

Many analysts are using “excess deaths” as a proxy for COVID deaths during the pandemic. It’s not that… Read More

By Kerry Weems February 24, 2022

The Courage to Change: A Soundtrack

In the 70s, the Hamilton Brothers sang “Music Makes the World Go Round.” Nowhere is this truer than… Read More

By Stephen K. Klasko February 10, 2022

Economics

Cracks in the Foundation — 5 Structural Defects Are Undermining Nonprofit Healthcare (Part 1)

It’s not Rolling Stone, but I’m deeply honored to be on the cover of this month’s HFM magazine. This issue launches… Read More

By David W. Johnson February 8, 2022

Burda on Healthcare: Provider, Know Thy Customer

I had what I consider my first real telemedicine visit with a doctor the other day. I didn’t… Read More

By David Burda February 1, 2022

All Roads Lead to Value (Part 4): Building The Last Mile to the Patient

Author Note: This is the final of four articles on the transition to value-based care models for providers…. Read More

By David W. Johnson and Bryan Cloncs January 25, 2022

Outcomes

All Roads Lead to Value (4-Part Series)

This 4-part series focuses on the transition to value-based care models for providers. Risk-based payment models, pro-market regulations,… Read More

By David W. Johnson January 25, 2022

Big Lies, Tyranny, Healthcare and American Democracy

Political and economic tyranny threaten the American democracy and its economy. Now representing 20% of the U.S. economy,… Read More

By David W. Johnson January 13, 2022

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