Archive For: Commentaries

‘You Trust the ER Doctor … Right?’

Those were words I didn’t expect to utter during our family’s latest trip to the beach. But, I… Read More

By Ann Somers Hogg July 29, 2025

Questions I Can’t Shake (2-Part Series)

This is a two-part series by Ann Somers Hogg of The Christensen Institute reflecting on the real-world impact… Read More

By Ann Somers Hogg July 26, 2025

Outcomes

Burda on Healthcare: The Stories — and Unpaid Medical Bills — Are Forever

My mom legally died on March 30, 2025. She actually died on March 29, 2025, a little after… Read More

By David Burda July 1, 2025

Consumerism, Revenue Cycle and U.S. Healthcare

A Three-Part Series Commentary 1: “Consumerism Introduces Itself to U.S. Healthcare Commentary 2: Revenue Cycle Dystopia: Olives with No… Read More

By David W. Johnson June 24, 2025

Revenue Cycle Euphoria: Logical Automation and Consumerism

Author’s note: hfm magazine planned to publish this commentary in its entirety, and subsequently decided it would publish a… Read More

By David W. Johnson June 17, 2025

Outcomes

Burda on Healthcare: In Public Health We Trust. Or Not.

I dabble in home canning. At the end of the summer vegetable-growing season outside of Chicago, I put… Read More

By David Burda June 10, 2025

Outcomes

Beating the Sugar Struggle: Why Parents Really Quit Sugary Drinks

America’s kids are drowning in sugar, and nobody’s throwing a lifeline. Sugar-sweetened beverages are the primary driver of… Read More

By Ann Somers Hogg June 3, 2025

Economics

Revenue Cycle Euphoria: Logical Automation and Consumerism

Manual errors. Middle-brain wins. Modest gains. 4sight Health CEO David W. Johnson explores U.S. healthcare’s revenue cycle management… Read More

By David W. Johnson May 27, 2025

Prevention Outperforms Treatment: Who Wins When We Stay Sick?

More than 250 years ago, Ben Franklin warned us: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of… Read More

By Allen Weiss May 20, 2025

Commentaries