Sg2 Perspectives

Service Line Success

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Donnelle Jageman and Rachael Zirkelbach to explore what it takes to achieve service line success in today’s rapidly evolving health care environment. The discussion examines how leading health systems are rethinking service line structures, leadership models, strategy, communication and performance measurement to drive growth and improve coordination across the full System of CARE. Tune in for practical insights on balancing enterprise priorities with local market needs.

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Network Insights on Access and Capacity

Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 experts Rebecca Limestall, Jayme Zage, PhD, and Anthony Guth to debrief insights from a recent Vizient® member network meeting focused on access and capacity. They discuss what health care leaders are prioritizing now, from internal alignment and value-based care to ambulatory strategy, philanthropy and care at home.

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Field Stories on Health System Change

Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 experts Rebecca Limestall and Brian Esser to unpack the growing urgency health systems are facing as financial pressure, payer mix shifts and margin challenges accelerate. Drawing on stories from the field and conversations with health system leaders across the country, they explore why long-term strategy and short-term priorities are often misaligned. The discussion highlights where organizations are making bold moves—and where hesitation remains—across ambulatory growth, service distribution, capital planning, and value-based care.

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Freestanding Emergency Departments and Microhospitals as Part of the System of CARE

Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 -0500

Host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 experts Ivy Zhu and Tori Richie to explore the evolving role of freestanding EDs, hybrid ED–urgent care models and micro hospitals in health system strategy. Together, they discuss how these sites can improve access, relieve pressure on traditional EDs and support more efficient care delivery—when deployed with clear intent. The conversation also looks ahead to how virtual care, digital transparency, payer pressure and specialty urgent care models may shape the future of emergency and ambulatory access.

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Addressing Health Care Access Challenges

Wed, 06 May 2026 10:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, Jayme Zage, PhD is joined by Erika Johnson, Victoria Beal and Vernon Herbener of the Vizient Research Institute to explore the growing access challenges facing health care systems. Drawing on new research, they examine how aging populations and patients with multiple chronic conditions are driving disproportionately high utilization and care fragmentation. Together, they outline why health systems must rethink care models and adopt more coordinated, multidisciplinary approaches to better serve complex patient populations.

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Strategy to Sustain Rural Hospitals

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 Associate Principal Trevor DaRin to explore the growing urgency of rural hospital strategy. They discuss mounting financial, workforce and access pressures, along with emerging opportunities tied to funding, partnerships and telehealth-enabled care models. The conversation highlights how health systems can support rural sustainability while optimizing capacity, transfers, and patient outcomes.

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Pharmacy Strategy

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 experts Justin Cassidy, PhD, and Brian Esser to explore the evolving role of pharmacy across the health care system. As care shifts toward ambulatory settings, pharmacy is both a critical revenue driver and a strategic lever for growth, innovation and value-based care. The discussion highlights how clinical advancements, consumer demand and employer pressures are reshaping pharmacy strategy across inpatient and outpatient settings.

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Integrative Medicine Strategy

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 expert Hailey Mulliner to explore the growing momentum behind integrative medicine. They break down what integrative medicine includes, why consumer demand is accelerating, and how health systems can translate interest into viable strategy. The discussion also highlights evolving care models, competitive pressures from disruptors and the broader definition of ROI—including patient loyalty, new revenue streams and long-term value.

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Volume Trends and What’s Next

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 experts Tori Richie and Karyl Kopaskie, PhD, to unpack a notable shift in health care volumes as annual growth stabilizes. Together, they explore the drivers behind softening inpatient growth, recent operational efficiency gains, innovation and evolving payer pressures. The conversation highlights how outpatient migration and changing patient complexity are reshaping strategy, even as overall growth persists.

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Structured Communication for Better Execution

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:06:34 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 experts Rebecca Limestall and Janelle Kwan to explore why strategic plans often fail—and how effective communication can change that. They unpack how clear, consistent, and audience-specific messaging drives alignment across stakeholders and sustains momentum through execution. The conversation introduces a practical framework for communication and highlights the critical role of messengers, timing and organizational culture.

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Rethinking Health Care Consumerism

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2 experts Yelena Bouaziz and Nikita Arora to unpack the evolving reality of health care consumerism. Drawing on new national survey data, they challenge common assumptions and reveal what consumers truly value—long-term relationships, coordinated care and loyalty-driven experiences over transactional convenience. The conversation explores how health systems can rethink strategy, align around a consumer-focused “north star” and design care models that reflect real patient needs.

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Medicare Advantage: A Closer Look

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:29:10 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Intelligence Director Ryota Terada to examine the evolving realities of Medicare Advantage. Moving beyond headlines, they explore new data on utilization, cost and patient mix—highlighting meaningful differences from fee-for-service. The conversation unpacks what these trends mean for health system strategy, operations and financial sustainability

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AI and Patient Navigation

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0500

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping how patients search for, access and navigate care. Host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Senior Director Andrew Rebhan to explore the rise of the “AI care broker” and what it could mean for health care’s digital front door. From OpenAI and Anthropic to payers and disrupters, they unpack how AI intermediaries may increasingly steer patient decisions—often before a health system is even in the picture.

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Health Care’s Three-Year Forward View

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:18:52 -0600

Sg2’s Three Years Forward webinar highlights the forces set to shape health care strategy through 2026. Host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 experts William Woodson, Chad Giese and Brian Esser to examine mounting financial pressures, shifting site-of-care dynamics and widening economic divergence across markets. Together, they explore what system optimization, ambulatory and post-acute growth and emerging clinical innovations—from AI to advanced therapeutics—mean for performance in the years ahead.

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Refining Pediatric Strategy with Data

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0600

In this episode, we unpack new pediatric research from the Vizient® Clinical Data Base (CDB) with Sg2 Associate Principal Rhae Ana Gamber and Vizient’s Research, Analytics and Insights team—Lead Hannah Murphy, PhD, and Associate Principal Alyssa Harris. From rising ICU utilization and RSV surges to firearm injury, diabetes and mental health, the team explores how clinical complexity and community vulnerability are reshaping pediatric care. By layering in the patent pending Vizient Vulnerability Index™, they reveal how social risk factors influence where and how children access care—and with what outcomes. Tune in for data-driven insights that help health system leaders translate pediatric trends into strategic action.

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Optimizing the Cath Lab

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0600

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 Senior Director Joshua Aaker, PhD, to explore how health systems can tackle rising cardiovascular (CV) demand amid growing capacity constraints—especially in the cath lab. As transcatheter valve procedures expand and outpatient volumes surge, cath labs are becoming a critical bottleneck for growth and performance. Jayme and Joshua discuss how organizations can use scenario planning tools, data-driven insights and operational alignment to optimize cath lab utilization without defaulting to costly new construction. Tune in to learn how strategy, finance, operations and quality leaders can come together to future-proof CV services.

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Building Resilient Health Systems

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:46:02 -0600

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD is joined by Sg2 experts Catherine Maji and Jodi Eisenberg to unpack new research on the relationship between quality and health system resilience. The conversation explores why quality is no longer just table stakes—but a strategic lever tied to financial performance, workforce stability, and long-term sustainability. From executive leadership and culture to data, accountability, and system-wide alignment, this episode reframes quality as a core driver of organizational strength in today’s pressured healthcare environment.

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Rethinking Pain Management

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0600

Pain management touches nearly every patient and every site of care, yet most health systems still struggle to define it as a cohesive strategy. In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 experts Justin Cassidy, PhD, Donnelle Jageman and Kate Zentner to explore why pain is a critical front door to health care services. The conversation examines new non-opioid innovations, shifting reimbursement policy and the expanding role of ambulatory and virtual care. Listeners will learn how a more comprehensive, system-wide approach to pain management can improve access, capacity and financial performance.

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Tailwinds for 2026

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:12:41 -0600

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Senior Principal Bill Woodson to explore the “tailwinds” shaping health care in 2026. From financial stability and operational discipline to bold transformation strategies, Bill shares reasons for measured optimism across the industry. The conversation covers workforce innovation, ambient scribing, artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and health system “systemness” in action. Tune in to hear how health care leaders are tackling cost pressures while investing in scalable, tech-enabled solutions.

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Forecasting Coverage Shifts Ahead

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:20:26 -0600

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 experts Tori Richie and Karyl Kopaskie, PhD, to unpack the 2026 Insurance Coverage Forecast and major shifts expected across Medicaid, the ACA exchanges, commercial coverage and Medicare Advantage. They also discuss how this data informs Sg2’s Impact of Change® forecast and supports scenario planning for demand and utilization. This conversation delivers timely insights for health system leaders preparing for shifting payer dynamics.

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Operational Considerations for ASC Strategy

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:44:47 -0600

This episode continues The Wider View, an Sg2 Perspectives podcast series focused on topics that are important to all types of organizations across health care. Host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Vizient Spend Management leaders Brooke Beltran and Allen Passarello, as well as Sg2 Senior Director Anthony Guth, to explore the operational, financial and supply chain considerations that are essential for leaders in developing a successful and sustainable ASC strategy.

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Planning Beyond 2025

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:45:00 -0600

As health systems step into 2026, many are reassessing priorities and building on the lessons learned in 2025. In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 expert Rebecca Limestall to reflect on last year’s strategic surprises and preview what’s ahead. They discuss policy pressure points, shifting definitions of systemness, and the renewed focus on long-term financial and strategic resilience. Drawing on conversations with members and boards, they share insights to help guide health care leaders into the year ahead.

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Strategy Starts With Forecasting

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:18:57 -0600

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 experts Karyl Kopaskie, PhD, and Danni Park to unpack the art and science behind Sg2’s 10-year demand forecast, the Impact of Change®. They explore the expert-driven process, how the forecast has evolved over 25 years, and the “why” behind the numbers that help members make strategic decisions. Using real-world examples—from post-acute care to women’s health—they highlight how clinical insights, technology trends and policy signals shape Sg2’s trusted projections. Whether you're new to forecasting or a long-time user, this episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at what makes the forecast such a powerful strategic tool.

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Reimagining Service Line Strategy

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:45:00 -0600

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, guest host Kara Marlatt, PhD, joins host Jayme Zage, PhD, for a timely discussion on how demographic shifts, rising demand, and capacity constraints are reshaping clinical service lines. Sg2 experts Setu Shah, Chad Giese, Dionne Dela Cruz, and Rachael Zirkelbach also join the conversation to share how organizations are rethinking care delivery across cardiovascular, cancer, women’s health, and surgery. From lifespan-based segmentation to cross-specialty collaboration and strategic partnerships, this conversation highlights innovative strategies to meet demand and drive growth.

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Exploring Diabetes Care Trends

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:33:12 -0600

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD is joined by Sg2 experts Emily Fitt and Rhae Ana Gamber to discuss evolving diabetes care trends through both clinical and strategic lens. They explore key differences in managing pediatric vs adult populations and type 1 vs type 2 diabetes, along with emerging innovations such as GLP-1 medications, continuous glucose monitors and automated insulin delivery systems. The conversation also highlights the importance of personalized care, social determinants of health, and systemwide planning to meet rising demand and improve outcomes.

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Strategic Service Line Innovation

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:28:53 -0600

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 experts Jen Goff, Emily Fitt, Kara Marlatt, PhD, Donnelle Jageman and Kate Zentner to explore the most impactful clinical innovations reshaping care delivery and how health care organizations are adapting in real time. From GLP-1s and AI-driven behavioral health tools to site of care shifts and interdisciplinary care models, they discuss strategies to meet rising demand, scale innovation and safeguard margins across different service lines.

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Reframing Physician Alignment Strategy

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:22:30 -0600

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 expert Mahaya Walker to unpack surprising insights from a recent Strategy Exchange focused on the evolving role of strategy teams in physician alignment. They explore why strategy leaders are often underutilized in alignment efforts, how generational shifts are shaping physician employment models, and where gaps exist between short-term activities and long-term goals like Value-Based Care. Tune in for fresh perspectives on how academic medical centers and community hospitals are navigating this complex terrain.

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Human + Workforce in Practice

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 08:45:00 -0600

As workforce shortages persist, health systems must think beyond traditional staffing models. This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin and Sg2 expert Janelle Kwan discuss the Human + Workforce: an emerging model where people and technology collaborate to meet care demands more efficiently. They explore real-world applications in specialties like endocrinology and colorectal cancer, address equity and physician engagement, and outline what it takes to scale this model system-wide.

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2025 Economic Index

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:34:43 -0500

In this Sg2 Perspectives episode, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 experts Sushma Narra and Ryota Terada to unpack the newly released Sg2 Economic Index 3.0. They explore what’s new in the latest version, how it enables more granular, forward-looking market analysis, and how health systems and industry partners are using it to guide strategic decisions. From market-specific insights to climate risk and competition, this tool helps leaders anticipate future challenges before they hit the balance sheet.

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Transforming Health Care With Precision Medicine

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:16:42 -0500

Precision medicine is no longer a futuristic concept—it’s shaping care today. Sg2 experts Justin Cassidy, PhD, Kara Marlatt, PhD, and Andrew Rebhan join host Trevor DaRin to explore how data, artificial intelligence (AI) and genetics are transforming treatment from “one size fits all” to personalized care. They discuss where health systems are leading, where challenges remain and how organizations can strategically invest in this evolving landscape.

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Mastering Environmental Scenario Planning

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:45:00 -0500

Uncertainty is the new normal in health care, but strategic leaders don’t have to guess what’s ahead. In this episode, Sg2 experts Janelle Kwan and Anthony Guth join host Jayme Zage, PhD, to explore environmental scenario planning—a strategic approach that helps health systems proactively prepare for a range of external futures. They introduce the EDICT framework (External, Distinct, Impactful, Credible, Timely), which guides organizations in identifying which potential scenarios are most critical to address.

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ED Utilization Trends and Access

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0500

Behavioral health patients continue to face long emergency department (ED) stays and access challenges—particularly those with government insurance. In this episode, Sg2 expert Jen Goff joins host Jayme Zage, PhD to explore how ED utilization trends are evolving and to highlight innovative crisis care models gaining traction across the country. From mobile response teams to empath units, learn how hospitals and community partners are collaborating to deliver more effective, efficient crisis services. Jen also shares practical guidance for organizations working to strengthen their behavioral health strategies.

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Optimizing Ortho Access Points

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:23:09 -0500

As health systems face increasing pressure to improve access and efficiency, orthopedic urgent care is an emerging focus area. In this Sg2 Perspectives episode, Sg2 experts Donnelle Jageman and Megan LaRose join host Tori Richie to explore how health systems are leveraging walk-in ortho clinics to reduce ED burden, drive downstream revenue, and capture new patients. They share real-world insights from Virtua Health’s successful Ortho Express model and discuss considerations like staffing, co-location, and billing. Tune in for actionable strategies to launch and scale orthopedic urgent care.

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Transforming the Future of COPD Care

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 08:53:40 -0500

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is climbing the priority list for health systems, driven by rising prevalence, an aging population and new therapeutic innovations. In this episode, Sg2 expert Emily Fitt joins host Trevor DaRin to explore why COPD demands renewed focus, highlight successful care models—from academic medical centers to rural programs—and discuss the role of specialty pharmacy, telemedicine, and care redesign. Listeners will gain insight into how proactive strategies can improve outcomes, reduce hospitalizations and create real value for patients and providers alike.

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Shaping Digital Health Strategy

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:39:40 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Senior Director Andrew Rebhan to share insights from his ongoing Q&A blog series with digital health leaders across the US. Together, they explore how health systems are approaching disciplined innovation, aligning IT and operations, and weighing real opportunities against hype in the AI era. Andrew also highlights surprising bright spots in rural and Midwest markets, where leaders are advancing initiatives like virtual nursing, 3D imaging and holographic visits while finding creative ways to fund and scale digital transformation. For more insights, visit the Sg2 blog to read the full series.

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System of CARE in Action

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:08:48 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2 experts Anthony Guth and Rachael Zirkelbach to explore the Sg2 System of CARE™, one of the impact factors of the 2025 Impact of Change® forecast. Together, they discuss how partnerships across the continuum—post-acute, home and ambulatory—enable smarter growth, throughput, and better care coordination.

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Transforming Care Through Innovation

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:27:56 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2 experts Setu Shah, Kara Marlatt, PhD and Gurmeet Bawa to explore the Innovation and Technology Impact Factor from the 2025 Impact of Change® forecast. The conversation spans transformative advancements in spine, cancer, and dementia care, including the role of AI, gene therapy, and mobile imaging in shifting care closer to home. The team also unpacks the real-world barriers to adoption, from imaging capacity to change management. Tune in for a multidimensional view of how innovation will reshape health care delivery across the System of CARE™.

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Pediatric Forecast: Key Growth Trends

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2 experts Rhae Ana Gamber and Dionne Dela Cruz to explore key insights from the 2025 Impact of Change® forecast for pediatric care. They discuss the shift of pediatric volumes from community hospitals to children’s hospitals, the growing demand for behavioral health services, and capacity constraints driven by innovation and workforce challenges. Learn how emerging therapeutics, gene therapies and new care models are reshaping inpatient and outpatient pediatric strategies.

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Sg2 Summit 2025 Recap

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:00:00 -0500

In this Sg2 Perspectives episode, Sg2 experts Brianna Motley and Bill Woodson join host Tori Richie to unpack key insights from the 2025 Sg2 Summit, where health care leaders explored the future of strategy, systemness, consumerism and innovation. The conversation covers rebuilding trust, integrating AI, personalizing care and shifting system priorities. Whether you attended the Summit or are catching up, tune in for strategic takeaways and examples of where health systems are making real progress.

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Forecasting Chronic Disease and Behavioral Health Trends

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:18:25 -0500

Chronic disease and behavioral health remain major drivers of demand across the health care system, as highlighted in our 2025 Impact of Change® forecast. This week, host Tori Richie talks with Sg2 service line experts Emily Fitt and Jen Goff about rising prevalence, shifting patient expectations and how societal stressors are reshaping demand. They also discuss care model innovation, behavioral health access and the growing role of pharmaceutical and digital tools in long-term patient management.

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Personalizing Stroke Care and Recovery

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, Dr Pam Duncan from Wake Forest Atrium Health joins Sg2 neurosciences expert Katherine Zentner and host Trevor DaRin to discuss how stroke care is evolving beyond the hospital stay. A leader in post-acute stroke recovery, Dr Duncan shares how her digitally enabled solution, Stroke CP, supports scalable, personalized care. They explore how transitional care, workforce efficiency and payer partnerships can reframe stroke as a chronic condition—and why digital tools are essential for future recovery.

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The Forecast Behind Aging Demand

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:29:00 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2 experts Joshua Aaker and Katherine Zentner to explore how demographic shifts, particularly an aging population, are shaping cardiovascular and neurosciences service line demand. Drawing on insights from the 2025 Impact of Change® forecast, the discussion highlights care stratification, team-based models, and new approaches to programmatic design that health systems are using to address growing utilization and acuity. The conversation also underscores how traditional service line models must evolve to meet both current pressures and future patient needs.

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Unpacking OBBA’s Policy Shifts

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:24:16 -0500

Congress recently passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA), reshaping Medicaid eligibility, financing, and rural health care transformation. In this Sg2 Perspectives episode, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Vizient advocacy experts Darren Webb and Alexandria Icenhower, along with Sg2’s Ryota Terada, to decode OBBA’s key provisions—from new work requirements and payment changes to rural funding programs—and to explore the strategic implications for hospitals and health systems. Tune in for a concise, expert-led policy breakdown that prepares health care leaders for what’s ahead.

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Forecasting Consumer Care Trends

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:20:00 -0500

How will Amazon-style convenience and a shaky economy reshape physical therapy, orthopedics and post-acute care? Host Tori Richie talks with Sg2 experts Donnelle Jageman and Nikita Arora about the “Economy & Consumerism” impact factor from this year’s Impact of Change® Forecast. The trio unpacks the surge in at-home and direct-to-consumer PT/OT, the growing clout of price-sensitive patients, and why care orchestration can transform one therapy visit into years of loyalty.

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Cell and Gene Therapy in Practice

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:20:00 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, Jayme Zage, PhD speaks with leaders from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Katherine Helbig, MS, LCGC, AVP of Research Strategy and Accelerator Programs, and Dan Fields, JD, SVP and Chief Strategy Officer, about the evolving landscape of cell and gene therapy. They share compelling patient stories and outline the operational and strategic infrastructure needed to deliver these groundbreaking treatments. From CAR T-cell therapies to life-changing gene therapies for chronic conditions, CHOP’s commitment to innovation and sustainability offers insights for organizations looking to enter this dynamic space.

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Differentiation That Delivers

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:30:00 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, Jayme Zage, PhD is joined by Sg2 Principals Rebecca Limestall and Brian Esser to explore what true differentiation means in today’s health care landscape. They dig into why many health systems struggle to stand out and how focusing on micro-level strategies, stakeholder priorities, and market dynamics can create sustainable competitive advantages. From rural access to innovation investments, the conversation covers where and how organizations can win in an increasingly complex and competitive environment.

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Care Beyond the Hospital Walls

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:30:00 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD is joined by Sg2 experts Rachael Zirkelbach and Nikita Arora to explore the evolving dynamics of post-acute care and care-at-home strategies. From bifurcated health system readiness to workforce challenges and the surge in AI-enabled home care, the conversation dives deep into how organizations are navigating capacity constraints, policy shifts, and rising consumer expectations.

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Mindset Shift: Ambulatory First

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:20:00 -0500

Sg2 Senior Directors Tori Richie and Tony Guth join host Trevor DaRin to explore the “ambulatory first” mindset—where care delivery is driven by outpatient strategies rather than hospital-centric models. They unpack why legacy health systems have struggled to make meaningful progress, how rethinking organizational structures and capital allocation can help, and the initial steps that signal real transformation. These themes are further grounded in insights from new research, member experiences, and frontline strategy discussions.

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What’s Next for Physician Alignment

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:33:52 -0500

Sg2 Perspectives host Trevor DaRin is joined by colleagues Brian Esser and Ryota Terada for an in-depth discussion on physician alignment—a topic that remains as essential as ever in today’s health system landscape. The group dives into the evolution of alignment strategies, examining why employment has become the default model, what opportunities still exist within clinically integrated networks (CINs), and how the strategic use of equity can reshape engagement. Drawing from fresh research and health system insights, they also discuss why legacy models may be underutilized and how systems can adapt to a shifting market where private equity's influence is cooling, and disruptor momentum has slowed.

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Inside the 2025 Impact of Change® Forecast

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0500

In one of the most highly anticipated Sg2 Perspectives episodes of the year, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Tori Richie and Danni Park, the lead architects behind Sg2’s Impact of Change® Forecast. Together, they unpack the major themes and debates that shaped this year’s forecast spanning population shifts, policy uncertainties, breakthrough innovations, and evolving care models. From the aging population’s growing demand for health care to the future potential of GLP-1 drugs, site-neutrality policies, and AI-enabled efficiency, this episode dives deep into the future of health care over the next decade.

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The Road Ahead for Digital Health

Wed, 28 May 2025 12:55:54 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD is joined by Andrew Rebhan, Sg2’s digital health expert to explore whether innovation in digital health still exists beyond the dominant AI narrative. They discuss the current state and future of virtual care, the role of asynchronous monitoring, the resurgence of interest in ambient documentation, and how AI is reshaping data management in health care. The conversation balances optimism with realism about the systemic barriers that still hinder widespread digital adoption.

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Inside the AI Adoption Curve

Wed, 21 May 2025 12:30:00 -0500

In this episode, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sam Fredin, Vizient’s Director of AI Strategy & Technology and Andrew Rebhan, Sg2’s digital health expert, to explore the current state of AI adoption across industries, with a focus on health care. Together, they unpack what’s hype vs. reality, how organizations are experimenting with AI tools, and why the most immediate impact may not be financial, but in improving workflows, empowering employees, and redefining what effective AI integration really looks like.

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Health Care Partnerships That Go the Distance

Wed, 14 May 2025 12:30:00 -0500

Host Jayme Zage, PhD, kicks off The Wider View, an Sg2 Perspectives Podcast series focused on topics that are important to all types of organizations in the health care landscape. This episode explores strategic collaborations between health systems and their industry partners. Joined by Caroline Brown of CDB Strategy and Sg2’s Karl Karlsson, PhD, the conversation goes beyond transactional relationships to reveal how shared risk, aligned incentives, and long-term vision can drive meaningful change. Whether you're a provider or supplier, this episode offers practical insights on building partnerships that improve outcomes and control costs.

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The Cardiovascular Surge: Managing Growth

Wed, 07 May 2025 09:00:00 -0500

Our host Tori Richie is joined by cardiovascular service line expert Josh Aaker, PhD to unpack the data and dynamics behind the growing pressure on heart care services. From rising inpatient volumes to workforce shortages, Josh shares strategic insights on managing capacity constraints, improving procedural efficiency, and preparing for the aging patient population.

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Behavioral Health Urgent Care

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:44:10 -0500

Our host Trevor DaRin is joined by Dr. Erick Macias and Matt Mindrup from SSM Health in St. Louis to explore the groundbreaking Behavioral Health Urgent Care model. Learn how this innovative care delivery approach is transforming mental health access by providing same-day, walk-in support for individuals in crisis—without the barriers of insurance or long waits. From patient stories to system-level impact, they share lessons learned, unexpected wins, and what's next for expanding this crucial model of care.

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Redesigning the Emergency Department

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:21:37 -0500

Emergency departments are busier than ever—and facing serious strain. Hosts Jayme Zage, PhD and Tori Richie break down the return of ED volumes, the ongoing challenges with triage and boarding, and the creative, forward-thinking strategies health systems are using to turn the tide. From policy shifts to innovative fast-track models, this episode is packed with insights into navigating the future of emergency care.

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Strategic Shifts in Primary Care

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0500

Primary care is evolving—fast. But instead of reinventing the wheel, health systems are accelerating existing strategies to meet today’s demands. In this episode, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Director Hailey Mulliner to explore how organizations are rethinking their primary care models to better support both patients and providers. From workforce shifts and panel size expectations to AI tools like ambient listening, they unpack the trends shaping the future of care—and what leading systems are doing to stay ahead.

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GLP-1 Update

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:49:16 -0500

Host Tori Richie brings together a group of Vizient and Sg2 experts to talk about the rapidly evolving GLP-1 landscape including Heather Pace, a Senior Clinical Manager for Ambulatory Services for the Vizient Center of Pharmacy Practice Excellence, Stacy Lauderdale, Associate VP of Evidence-Based Medicine for Vizient, and Emily Fitt, a Consultant with Sg2 Intelligence.

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Aligning Service Lines for Growth

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:52:42 -0500

Our host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Associate Principal Justin Cassidy, PhD, to explore our latest research on advanced procedures—high-margin, strategically significant encounters critical to service line development. They discuss where these procedures are occurring, trends in inpatient versus outpatient growth, and how health systems can use this framework to inform strategic planning, access optimization, and workforce alignment across academic and community settings.

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Designing for Better Decisions

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:57:04 -0500

How does organizational design influence performance and care consistency across a health system? In this episode, our host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Erika Johnson, Victoria Beal and Vern Herbener from the Vizient Research Institute to discuss their latest study exploring decision-making structures in multi-hospital systems. The team shares surprising findings about centralization, stakeholder involvement and alignment gaps between leaders. They also discuss how systems can rethink governance and structure not just to simplify org charts, but to support strategic goals and deliver more consistent, high-quality care across sites.

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Strategy in 2025

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:10:15 -0500

Our host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Principals Brian Esser and Rebecca Limestall as they share insights from their recent discussions with health systems, covering financial stability, strategic growth, and the evolving role of systemness. They also explore how organizations are shifting from reactive problem-solving to proactive transformation by challenging old assumptions, embracing change management, and preparing for the years ahead.

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Silver Tsunami: Rethinking Senior Care

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:33:14 -0500

The aging population is growing and it's not slowing down anytime soon. Sg2 Senior Directors Tori Richie and Tony Guth join our host Jayme Zage, PhD, to explore the long-term impact of the "silver tsunami," why strategic segmentation is key, and how health systems can adapt to better serve seniors today and in the decades ahead.

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Strategic Plans That Actually Work

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0600

Too many strategic plans end up as static documents that don't drive real decisions. Sg2 Experts Principal Rebecca Limestall and Senior Director Janelle Kwan join our host Trevor DaRin to explore why plans fail, how to make them actionable, and the key distinction between differentiation vs. prioritization in strategy. Learn how health care organizations can rethink their approach to planning for a more agile, effective future.

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AMC CEOs: Strategy, Risk & the Road Ahead

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:04:31 -0600

What’s keeping academic medical center CEOs up at night—and what opportunities are they chasing? Sg2 Experts Senior Principal Bill Woodson and Associate Principal Justin Cassidy, PhD, join our host Jayme Zage, PhD, to unpack insights from top AMC leaders, covering ambulatory strategy, system integration, financial pressures, and the evolving role of AI.

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AI Scribes: Hype vs. Reality

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:28:04 -0600

AI scribes are one of the hottest digital health innovations, promising to ease clinician burden and reduce burnout. But do they truly deliver? Sg2’s Senior Director Andrew Rebhan joins host Trevor DaRin to break down real-world adoption, early results, and whether AI documentation tools are living up to expectations—or hitting a ceiling.

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Health Care's 3-Year Horizon

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:45:34 -0600

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Principals Brianna Motley, Rebecca Limestall, and Brian Esser to explore key themes from Sg2's Health Care's 3-Year Horizon webinar. They discuss three major areas shaping the industry - defining value beyond value-based care, integrating health to meet evolving consumer needs, and rethinking strategies for an aging population.

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Getting the Most Out of Innovation

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:00:00 -0600

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, our host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Walter Holbein and Matt Sondreaal to discuss how clinical innovation in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) care can enhance health system performance. They explore the value of screening, the importance of training care teams, and how minimally invasive procedures are transforming patient outcomes.

To see the findings of the study discussed in this episode, check out the whitepaper.

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Insurance Coverage Forecast

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:05:49 -0600

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, explore the trends reshaping insurance coverage with our host Trevor DaRin and Sg2 Principal Brian Esser and Senior Director Tori Richie as they dive into the challenges and opportunities ahead. From shifting payer patterns to the rise of high-deductible plans, this episode unpacks the evolving dynamics that health systems must navigate to stay ahead.

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ASCs: Challenges and Opportunities

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:16:43 -0600

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 experts Director Donnelle Jageman and Senior Director Tony Guth join our host Tori Richie as they dive into the evolving world of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). They explore trends shaping the ASC landscape, key factors influencing market adoption, and strategies for health systems to stay competitive in this rapidly growing space.

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Data-Driven Health Strategies

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:14:54 -0600

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 Principal Brianna Motley and Vice President Catherine Maji to discuss the groundbreaking Data on the Edge series. They explore how combining utilization, clinical, operational, and cost data reveals surprising insights into health system performance and highlights actionable strategies for improvement. From emergency department trends to outpatient market share and equity in surgical care, this conversation is packed with valuable takeaways for health care leaders.

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Transforming Cancer Care Delivery

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:40:42 -0600

Cancer care is evolving rapidly, presenting both opportunities and challenges for health systems. In this episode, Sg2 Senior Consultant Setu Shah, and Kaufman Hall SVP Melissa Threlkeld, FACHE and VP Ryan Hallenbeck, join host Tori Richie to explore strategies for planning and expanding cancer service lines. From addressing workforce shortages to improving survivorship care and embracing innovative care models, the conversation highlights how organizations can meet rising demand while keeping patients at the center.

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Bill Woodson Breaks Down 2024's Top Trends

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Senior Principal Bill Woodson joins our hosts Trevor DaRin, Jayme Zage, PhD, and Tori Richie to reflect on the top 10 trends that shaped health care in 2024. From the rapid integration of AI to shifting economic strategies, innovative partnerships, and the rise of ambulatory-first care, this year-end review highlights the shifts and strategies health care systems are embracing to navigate 2025 and beyond.

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Pediatric Medicine’s Pivotal Moments

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:10:23 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, tune in for highlights from the Sg2 Children's Hospital Summit. Associate Principal Rhae Ana Gamber and Consultant Dionne Dela Cruz share key insights from the meeting, including transformative advancements in pediatric medicine, children’s hospital expansion and partnership trends, and strategies for driving growth and enhancing systemness. Hear how children's hospitals are adapting to transform care and build a brighter, patient-centered future.

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Building Health Care's Future

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, join host Trevor DaRin as he speaks with Mark Bultman and Andrew Zimmer, principals from HGA’s health care team, about how architecture and strategy intersect to meet the unique demands of patients, staff and communities. From high-growth markets to innovative ambulatory centers, they explore the shifting priorities and design strategies helping health care organizations navigate challenges and opportunities in an evolving landscape.

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2024 AMC Summit: Recapping the Pivotal Moments

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we're recapping the 2024 AMC Summit: Recapping the Pivotal Moments. Host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 experts Associate Principal Justin Cassidy, PhD, and National Vice President of Intelligence, Michael Humphrey, as they break down pivotal themes, from advancing systemness and the revenue growth potential in ambulatory care to clinical innovations that are reshaping the field.

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Health Care Headlines Unpacked

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:34:39 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Principal Chad Giese, National Vice President of Intelligence Michael Humphrey, and Principal Rebecca Limestall for a rapid-fire discussion of recent health care news. They share insights on collaborations like Longitude Health's ambitious partnership, Mayo Clinic's advances in remote cardiac care, and evolving polices in state-level health care. The group also debates the future of pharmacy benefit managers, changes in site neutrality, and the impact of GLP-1 drugs on obesity management and bariatric surgery.

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Stories from the Road

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:02:44 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin catches up with Sg2 Senior Principal Bill Woodson, who shares stories and insights from his recent travels. They discuss the varied priorities of health systems across the US including stabilizing growth initiatives, trends in value-based care, and the strategic decisions health systems face in adapting to economic and technological shifts.

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Consulting Approach to Programmatic Expansion

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by Associate Principal Ryan Hallenbeck and Principal Melissa Threlkeld about the consulting approach to programmatic expansion. Ryan and Melissa discuss strategies for health care organizations to consider when planning for expansion. Key topics include setting goals, focusing efforts, filling gaps, defining centers of gravity, enhancing care coordination, improving access, and staying relevant.

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The Evolving Role of CSOs

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0500

In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, you’ll hear a familiar voice as host Tori Richie talks to one of the podcast’s other hosts, Associate Principal Trevor DaRin, about the evolving role of the chief strategy officer in health systems. Trevor highlights the key skills and backgrounds necessary for the CSO role and how different market conditions influence their strategies.

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Strategy Exchange Debrief: Ambulatory

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:35:18 -0500

In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Senior Director Tony Guth and Principal Rebecca Limestall, who give a debrief from Sg2’s recent Strategy Exchange, which was all about the convergence of ambulatory strategy and capacity planning. Tony and Rebecca focus on ambulatory care, its management and future investments.

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Spine Program Strategy

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie chats with Sg2 spine experts Director Donnelle Jageman and Senior Director Kate Zentner, focusing on the development and operational aspects of spine programs, including workforce strategies, site of care shifts, and policy implications.

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Outpatient Portfolio Strategy

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we're focusing on Sg2 research and around outpatient portfolio and why this research is valuable to our members. Host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Principal Justin Cassidy PhD, and Senior Consultant Rachael Zirkelbach, who highlight the strategic frameworks developed by Sg2 to better understand and plan for the outpatient landscape.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Critical Care Capacity

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0500

Earlier this year, Sg2/Vizient released a new monthly report series derived from Sg2 and Vizient data analytics, with the first report focused on critical care capacity. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, invited Sg2 experts Associate Principals Justin Cassidy, PhD, and Rhae Ana Gamber and Vice President Catherine Maji to share their insights on this topic. Justin, Rhae and Catherine discuss the challenges and strategies for managing ICU resources in various health care settings, including community hospitals, academic medical centers (AMCs) and children's hospitals.

Access our Data on the Edge report library here.

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Provider-Supplier Partnerships: Compass One Healthcare and University of Kentucky

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:38:36 -0500

In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by special guests Dr. Eric Monday, executive vice president for finance and administration and co-executive vice president for health affairs at the University of Kentucky, and Jeff Moser, senior vice president for partner strategy at Compass One Healthcare. Eric and Jeff focus on unique partnerships between health care providers and supply organizations, discussing the partnership between their organizations and exploring how they collaborate to achieve mutual goals in health care services and infrastructure.

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Hospital of the Future

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:09:15 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin chats with two experts from our emerging strategies practice, Senior Consultant Nikita Arora and Senior Director Andrew Rebhan, about the concept of the hospital of the future. Nikita and Andrew discuss smart hospitals and their potential benefits—especially in the context of post-pandemic recovery and technological advancements—as well as share examples of smart hospital implementations.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Care Delivery Transformation

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:32:01 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by two experts on the Vizient/Sg2 consulting team, Principal Heidi Pandya and Senior Principal Mike Strilesky, to talk about care delivery transformation in health care. Heidi and Mike discuss capacity and workforce challenges, innovative solutions, and the integration of technology and partnerships.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Service Line Consulting

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by two Sg2/Vizient consultants, Associate Principal Ryan Hallenbeck and Principal Melissa Threlkeld, to talk about the resurgence and strategic importance of service line planning in health care systems. Ryan and Melissa explore the evolution, key components and strategic approaches to service line management, while emphasizing leadership, infrastructure and physician involvement.

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Sg2 Executive Summit 2024

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0500

This past July, Sg2 held its annual flagship event, the Sg2 Executive Summit, with the theme of “A Pivotal Moment.” So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Senior Principal Bill Woodson to talk about the big takeaways from the event and how they resonated with our attendees. Bill discusses the key themes of leadership synchronization, economic challenges, and strategic pivots in health care, while highlighting the importance of adaptable leadership, the economic realities facing health care systems, and strategies for growth and innovation.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

VRI Study: Consumer Needs and Access Barriers

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 11:57:15 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, discusses the Vizient Research Institute (VRI) study on consumer needs and access barriers in health care with Sg2 Senior Analyst Victoria Beal and VP, Strategic Research, Erika Johnson. Victoria and Erika share their research findings and surprising highlights, along with recommendations for health systems.

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The Bill Woodson Show: Finances Part 1

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:09:24 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re doing the first installment in another special edition of the podcast with Sg2 Senior Principal Bill Woodson as the host—welcome to The Bill Woodson Show! In this episode, Bill talks to Ken Kaufman, Chair at Kaufman Hall, about the financial challenges faced by hospitals post-pandemic, the evolving role of CFOs, the impact of private equity, and the complexities of mergers and acquisitions in the health care sector.

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Network Integrity and Physician Alignment

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:52:39 -0500

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin discusses health systems' efforts to understand and improve network integrity and physician alignment with guests Tammy Tiller-Hewitt, FACHE, President/CEO of Tiller-Hewitt HealthCare Strategies LLC, and Sg2 Associate Principal Christine Sasser-Perry. Tammy and Chris delve into the challenges and solutions health systems face, emphasizing the importance of data, strategic partnerships and effective communication.

Explore these related case studies: Lake Charles Memorial Health System and Memorial Medical Group and Archbold Medical Center

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Cell and Gene Therapy

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:13:55 -0500

In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 Associate Principal Justin Cassidy, PhD, to discuss what’s going on in the cell and gene therapy space. Justin talks about the increasing approvals of gene therapies and their primary barriers and challenges, as well as who should be involved in the decisions about receiving these therapies and how providers and manufacturers can gain patients’ trust.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Strategy Exchange Debrief

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0500

Sg2 recently hosted another Strategy Exchange, so on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin chats with Sg2 Senior Director Janelle Kwan and Senior Consultant Rachael Zirkelbach about what common themes and challenges were shared from Sg2 member participants. Trevor, Janelle and Rachael discuss the top priorities and emerging relationships for strategy leaders and how strategy leaders not only coordinate with health system CEOs and AI teams, but also how they collaborate with other stakeholders.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Private Equity in Health Care

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:48:38 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Associate Principal Casi Roethler and Kaufman Hall Senior VP Adnan Qureshi to discuss the impact of private equity in health care. Casi and Adnan talk about the current trends and developments in private equity deals and share their perspectives on how private equity can help health care, while also acknowledging its challenges and criticisms.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Data Storytelling for Health Care Leaders

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:32:47 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re focusing on data storytelling—a concept we’ve been talking about with Sg2 members that’s gotten a positive reception. So host Trevor DaRin has invited two Sg2 leaders working in this space, Senior Director Janelle Kwan and Principal Rebecca Limestall, to discuss the core steps of data storytelling and its challenges and best practices.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Sg2 Executive Summit 2024 Preview

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0500

Sg2 Executive Summit 2024: A Pivotal Moment is taking place soon in Chicago, so on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 Principal Brianna Motley and Senior Principal Bill Woodson to provide some background on our theme, as well as a preview of the health care insights and perspectives our experts will be sharing. Brianna and Bill discuss health system structure and culture, the impact of financial performance and resilience on strategic choices, the evolution of the C-suite and CSO, and much more!

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Outpatient Rehab in Orthopedics and Spine

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin discusses outpatient rehab—an area that’s seeing significant growth—with Sg2 orthopedics expert Director Donnelle Jageman and neurosciences expert Senior Director Kate Zentner. Donnelle and Kate talk about the impact of disrupters and bundled payments on rehab—as well as the role of physical therapy in improving access and outcomes—and challenges and opportunities of the rehab workforce.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

2024 Impact of Change® Pediatrics

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:00:55 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re closing out our 2024 Impact of Change® Forecast series by focusing on the pediatrics forecast. Host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2 pediatrics experts Senior Consultant Dionne Dela Cruz and Principal Karyl Kopaskie, PhD, to talk about the main trends and drivers of this year’s pediatrics forecast, along with the challenges and opportunities children’s hospitals are facing.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

2024 Impact of Change® Primary Care

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is focusing on primary care in the context of our 2024 Impact of Change® forecast, with Sg2 Consultant Caleb Bentley, Associate Principal (and fellow host) Trevor DaRin and Director Stephanie Snider. Caleb, Trevor and Stephanie talk about primary care trends and challenges, the importance of preventive visits, opportunities for integrating behavioral health with primary care, and more.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Sg2 Perspectives Live!

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:00:36 -0500

We have an exciting episode for you this week, as this episode of Sg2 Perspectives was our first podcast recorded with a live (on Zoom) audience! Hosts Trevor DaRin, Tori Richie and Jayme Zage, PhD, chatted in real time with Sg2’s top thought leaders—Principals Brian Esser and Rebecca Limestall and Senior Principal Bill Woodson—about the pivotal moments and decisions that health systems face in current market conditions. Tune in to hear their thoughts on the role of strategy and change management, potential threats from disrupters, the outlook for M&A activity and much more!

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

2024 Impact of Change® Innovation

Wed, 29 May 2024 09:55:47 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is continuing the 2024 Impact of Change® (IoC) forecast conversation with Sg2 Director Gurmeet Bawa and Consultants Setu Shah and Emily Smith—this time, around the topic of innovation. Gurmeet, Setu and Emily talk about some of the key medical innovations in this year’s IoC forecast and their implications for health systems, as well as trends and advancements in diagnostic innovations.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

2024 Impact of Change® Service Line Stories

Wed, 22 May 2024 12:43:01 -0500

As you already know, Sg2’s 2024 Impact of Change® Forecast was released last week—be sure to check out our previous episode for an overview. In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie dives into key stories from the forecast around the CV, orthopedics and neurosciences service lines with Sg2 service line experts Senior Directors Joshua Aaker, PhD, and Kate Zentner and Director Donnelle Jageman. Joshua, Kate and Donnelle discuss the impact of an aging population on those service lines, the challenges and opportunities of shifting care settings and sites, and much more!

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

2024 Impact of Change® Forecast

Wed, 15 May 2024 09:00:00 -0500

This Week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie joins Sg2 Principals Chad Giese and Karyl Kopaskie, PhD, to talk about the Sg2 2024 Impact of Change® Forecast, which was just released today! Tori, Chad and Karyl discuss key trends in the new forecast and how health systems can use this forecast to inform their strategies. They also touch on some wild cards and innovations that could change the demand and delivery of health care over the next decade.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

What Members Are Talking About

Wed, 08 May 2024 14:09:54 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re bringing together all three of our podcast hosts—Trevor DaRin, Tori Richie and Jayme Zage, PhD—to review the discussions each are having with Sg2 members, whether that’s similar themes they’re hearing or surprising topics that are brought up. Trevor, Tori and Jayme talk about the bifurcation of health systems in terms of being proactive vs reactive, margin recovery and innovation, and the segmentation of primary care, as well as how life sciences companies are trying to create more value for health systems.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Sg2 Strategy Exchange Debrief

Fri, 03 May 2024 14:16:13 -0500

Sg2 recently hosted one of its Strategy Exchanges, so on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin chats with Sg2 Senior Director Janelle Kwan and Senior Consultant Rachael Zirkelbach about what insights were gleaned from Sg2 member participants. Trevor, Janelle and Rachael discuss the common themes (eg, the importance of data and storytelling) and what are “musts” for strategy leaders (eg, balancing strategy with operational/financial responsibilities, driving transformation), as well as the evolving role of the VP of Strategy.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Community Hospital Optimization

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:15:35 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie talks to two Vizient consulting leads, Michael Lutkus and Amit Sharma, about why community hospital optimization is important for health systems. Michael and Amit cover some of the barriers to optimization (eg, M&A, care shifts), along with some strategies health systems can pursue, including engaging in change management work.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Trends in Obstetrics Care

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:15:00 -0500

Recently, there’s been a lot of news around closures related to obstetrics services. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, has a conversation with Sg2 OB experts Consultant Dionne Dela Cruz and Fellow Jeremy Miller, MD around the challenges and trends of obstetrics care. Dionne and Jeremy discuss options for organizations to maintain or close OB units and the impact of closures, as well as obstetrics care strategies for health systems.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Where Payers Stand Today

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Associate Principal Joe Maher from Vizient's value transformation and payer provider alignment team. Joe is our expert on the payer side of health care, so in this episode, he’ll cover payers (eg, new entrants and models, partnership opportunities for health systems) and health plans (eg, Medicare Advantage, care delivery capabilities), as well as implications for 2025.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Sg2 Economic Index 2.0

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0500

Sg2 continuously monitors the margins and financial resiliency of our members across the country, so on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, talks to Sg2 Principal Brian Esser, Senior Consultant Sushma Narra and Director Ryota Terada about the latest iteration of Sg2’s Economic Index, which helps organizations anticipate where future financial headwinds and tailwinds may develop. Brian, Sushma and Ryota discuss the four domains of the Economic Index; how this tool can benefit not only providers but also life sciences companies; and their bold predictions for what will impact financial resiliency over the next couple years.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

The Bill Woodson Show: Looking to a Brighter Future at Vizient Health Executive Forum

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re excited to announce the first of our episodes we like to call “The Bill Woodson Show.” For these special editions, our host will be none other than Sg2 Senior Principal Bill Woodson, who will chat with Sg2 experts and health care industry thought leaders about top-of-mind topics in the health care space. For this episode, Bill is joined by John Becker, SVP, Sales, Service & Insights Delivery for the Data & Digital business unit at Vizient. John recently attended the Vizient Health Executive Forum (VHEF), and he shares messages and themes he heard, including workforce solutions, transformation, AI, systemness and much more.

For more insights from VHEF, check out this article: The view from VHEF: 4 challenges that are top of mind — and what you can do about them

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Unpacking Post-Acute Care in Today’s Health Care Landscape

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:22:50 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, digs into post-acute care services with Sg2 Consultant Gurleen Sahota and Senior Consultants Nikita Arora and Rachael Zirkelbach, who share some insights from our recent post-acute care member survey. Gurleen, Nikita and Rachael discuss workforce and capacity challenges, telehealth utilization and policies, what to expect from the 2024 Impact of Change® forecast for post-acute care, and much more!

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

True Consumer Centricity Means Understanding Health Care Consumer Needs

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:23:34 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin talks consumer innovation with Sg2 Principals Yelena Bouaziz and Laurie Dowd—what members are asking and how health care providers can be more consumer centric. Yelena and Laurie cover the long-term vision for consumer innovation and where health systems are making progress, as well as how they’re addressing leakage.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

CFO Outlook: Five Common Themes of Top Performers

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 09:47:19 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Vizient VP, Member Networks, Michael Busch and Sg2 Principal Brian Esser to get an understanding of how CFOs are looking at 2024—where is there hope, where is there opportunity? Mike and Brian talk about where top performers are finding growth, the importance of data and analytics, and how CSOs can pitch effectively to CFOs.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Sg2’s Digital Health Expert Is Over These Five Digital Health Cliches

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin gives Sg2 Director and digital health expert Andrew Rebhan space to share five often-said, often-heard cliches about digital health, and why Andrew wants to move away from using them. Andrew discusses cliches for telehealth, AI, big tech disrupters, “shiny new objects” and digital transformation.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

The Ideal State for Rural Health Systems

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0600

Ever wonder what happens when the podcast host is put in the hot seat? Check out this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, where host Trevor DaRin is interviewed by Sg2 Senior Director Janelle Kwan! Both Trevor and Janelle have researched rural care continuums—which Sg2 calls Systems of CARE—so today, they discuss rural health systems, including workforce challenges, strategic partnerships and leaning in on digital health.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

2024 Health Care Strategy: Strengthen, Prioritize and Make Bold Bets

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0600

Every year in January, Sg2 provides its perspectives for the year to come in our popular webinar called The Year Ahead. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by webinar presenters Sg2 Principal Brian Esser, Senior Director Casi Roethler and Senior Principal Bill Woodson as they share their year-ahead thoughts with our podcast listeners. Brian, Casi and Bill discuss how financials will evolve, how capacity challenges will play out, what external growth opportunities exist, if partnership activity will increase, and much more!

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

A Sneak Peek Into Sg2’s 2024 Impact of Change® Forecast

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0600

Each year during this time, the Sg2 Intelligence team puts their heads down and develops our proprietary Impact of Change® (IoC) Forecast for the new year. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 Principal Chad Giese and Senior Director Tori Richie to talk all things IoC. Chad and Tori share what Sg2 is focusing on for our 2024 forecast and how innovation fits in this year, as well as how our members can best utilize the forecast.

Learn more about the Sg2 Impact of Change Forecast.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Making Sense of the Primary Care Landscape

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:47:50 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin sits down with Sg2 Senior Director Casi Roethler to talk all things primary care: what they're seeing, what they're hearing, what data they're tracking, and what may change about primary care in the near- and long-term. Trevor and Casi touch on the consumer shift, employed vs independent physicians, and what the primary care landscape could look like in 5 or 10 years.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Eliminating Bias in Health Care AI

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 08:50:00 -0600

Sg2 is frequently asked to talk about AI with our members, so this week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Director Andrew Rebhan to discuss the hot topic of bias in AI in the health care space. Andrew outlines some of the challenges of AI—how bias can affect health system health equity work, how to mitigate AI bias—as well as some of the positives, such as how AI can improve personalized medicine and care access.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Innovation and Care Integration in the Behavioral Health Space

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0600

Over the past five years, mental health and substance use disorder have become top of mind, along with a lessening of the associated stigma. So this week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 Consultant Caleb Bentley and Director Stephanie Snider, who lead our research and trends and our forecasts for behavioral health services, to talk about the behavioral health care space. Caleb and Stephanie cover access challenges and innovations, as well as care integration and care redesign.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Sg2 Perspective Podcast Hosts Pick Their Favorites

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:32:18 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, hosts Trevor DaRin, Tori Richie and Jayme Zage, PhD, take a look back at their favorite quotes from our 2023 podcast episodes, discussing why they resonated and how well the quotes connect to themes we’ve heard in Sg2 member conversations. Trevor, Tori and Jayme dive into quotes around care redesign and innovation, AI, and the balancing acts that traditional providers have had to face.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Key Findings and Accomplishments in Senior Care Strategy

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0600

These days, health care organizations are focusing more on senior care strategy, so this week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin chats with Sg2 Associate Consultant Rima Bhula and Senior Consultant Liz Hajek about how health systems around the country are tackling senior care. Rima and Liz discuss digital solutions, community partnerships and designing senior-friendly EDs, as well as health systems’ successes and challenges.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Systemness at RSNA 2023

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 09:00:00 -0600

This week’s Sg2 Perspectives episode is a special one that brings us back to our Sg2 roots—tracking technology and innovation—and dedicated to the memory of our colleague, Henry Soch, who was a tech guru, an innovator and a healthcare futurist, and who also frequently attended RSNA. Host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 Senior Consultant Gurmeet Bawa and Principal Chad Giese and Vizient Director, Contract Services, Adam Fairbourn to talk about this year’s RSNA conference and how the imaging industry is thinking differently to support health systems. Gurmeet, Chad and Adam share how the industry is tying the patient and provider experience together and incorporating AI, as well as advancing technology to help combat workforce issues.

You can learn more about Henry Soch here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Get the Scoop on Insurance Enrollment With Sg2 Insurance Coverage Estimates

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:00:00 -0600

Every year, Sg2 builds out our five-year Insurance Coverage Estimates forecasts and related content, so this week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin joins Sg2 Principal Brian Esser and Senior Director Tori Richie to talk about how we did with last year’s projections and how we're adjusting the next year's five-year projections. Trevor, Brian and Tori share the stories behind our forecasts for enrollment in commercial, Medicaid, health care exchanges and Medicare Advantage plans; how CFOs use these estimates to plan their financial futures; and how our members use the information to further their strategies.

Learn more about Sg2’s Insurance Coverage Estimates—and some of our other patients and community analytics tools—here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

2023 Children’s Hospital Summit Debrief

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 08:45:00 -0600

This year marked the 9th year for Sg2’s annual Children’s Hospital Affinity Group Meeting, cohosted by Michigan Medicine, and for the first time held in combination with our AMC Summit. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2 Consultant Dionne Dela Cruz, Senior Director Rhae Ana Gamber and Principal Karyl Kopaskie, PhD, for a debrief of the event. Dionne, Rhae and Karyl chat about highlights of the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital tour, the balancing act of prioritizing health equity, and innovative topics that attendees were most excited about.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

It’s Time for Health Systems to Think Like an Investor

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:20:10 -0600

Sg2 is encouraging health systems to think like investors, due to the fact that there are more outside dollars, players and influence in the investment space than in the traditional health care provider space. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Senior Director Casi Roethler to talk about why this is an important focus. Casi details the internal and external forces pushing this line of thought and how health system strategy teams will adapt to it, as well as what health systems need to do to actually start thinking like an investor.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

AI and Beyond: The Digital Health Landscape

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:30:36 -0600

On this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie chats with Sg2 Director Andrew Rebhan about the digital health landscape—where the industry is today, and where we think it may be going. Andrew discusses payment and policy, health equity, solutions for workforce challenges, and how organizations can get started in the digital health space.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

2023 AMC Summit Debrief

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 08:51:05 -0600

Sg2 hosts an annual AMC Summit for our academic medical center members to share successes, collaborate and inspire each other. In this episode host Jayme Zage debriefs on the 20th AMC Summit, co-hosted by the University of Michigan, with National Vice President Mike Humphrey, Principal Erika Johnson, and Senior Director Justin Cassidy, PhD. The key theme this year was the unique politics of balancing margin and mission for a modern AMC.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Addressing the Capacity Crunch with Care at Home Models

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 08:45:00 -0600

Sg2 continues to hear from members about capacity issues impacting the ability to capture growth, and while there are many different approaches to addressing the capacity crunch, the care at home model is one we believe can have long-term impact. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 Senior Consultant Nikita Arora and Principal Eric Lam to talk about insights gained as they've connected with members on care at home questions and initiatives. Nikita and Eric discuss reimbursement, innovative approaches to cost coverage and where organizations are focusing their early efforts.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Healthcare Workforce of the Future

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 08:45:00 -0600

We at Sg2 get asked about health care workforce trends quite a bit from our members, so we recently published a report that dove into what the future of the health care workforce may look like. This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin chats with two of the contributors to that report, Sg2 Content Director Pam Dolan and Senior Director Janelle Kwan, about their research. Pam and Janelle discuss unexpected themes that stood out, the roles of both workforce conveners and workforce incubators, and how our members are using this research.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Exploring the Value of Partnerships Between Providers and Life Sciences & Industry Organizations

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 08:50:00 -0500

At Sg2, we’ve seen that both providers and life sciences and industry (LSI) organizations are looking to one another for new and innovative solutions to the health care challenges we’re facing today. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2/Vizient’s Amy Brouhle, National VP, Supplier Strategy & Business Development, and Karl Karlsson, PhD, Vice President, to talk about provider and LSI partnerships. Amy and Karl discuss identifying the right partner, potential partnership challenges and how each side needs to go beyond the traditional supply chain relationship.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Bringing CFOs and CSOs Together for Financial Resiliency

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Over the course of this year, Sg2 has been researching and forming tools around financial resiliency. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 experts from our financial strategy practice, Principal Brian Esser, Senior Consultant Sushma Narra and Director Ryota Terada to talk about that research and its outcomes. Brian, Sushma and Ryota discuss the audience for the research, the framework they created, how CFOs and CSOs are working together, and how Sg2 members are utilizing these new insights.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Grill Bill: Know Where You Are Right Now in Health Care

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin welcomes back Sg2 Senior Principal Bill Woodson for another episode of Grill Bill, where Bill shares what he’s been hearing from members and others across the health care industry. Bill touches on topics like AI and health equity, along with opportunities nontraditional entrants to the health care market are seeing, how traditional health systems are focusing on mission and values, and more!

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

The Great AI Debate: Sg2 Experts Weigh In

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 08:45:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin invited Sg2 Senior Director, Justin Cassidy, PhD, and Director Andrew Rebhan to debate the potential impact of AI at health systems and across the health care industry. Justin and Andrew talk about what’s new in the AI space, whether AI’s potential is overhyped, the challenges and opportunities for clinical applications, and more.

For more, check out the Sg2 blog post Generative AI: Seven Steps Health Care Companies Can Take Now to Prepare.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

What We Learned From Payer Q2 Earnings

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:00:13 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Principal Brian Esser from our financial strategy practice and Associate Principal Joe Maher from our value transformation consulting practice to discuss Q2 earnings for those outside the traditional health system sphere, such as payers and new market entrants. Brian and Joe talk about the high-level trends, payer mix shifts and where disrupters are experiencing success.

Read Joe Maher’s blog post: Five Observations From 2023 Second Quarter Earnings Calls: Legacy Payers and VBC Market Entrants.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Innovative Strategies for Providing Care in Rural Communities

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0500

In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, podcast host Trevor DaRin talks about rural health care strategy with Sg2 Consulting Director Joshua Billstein. Josh discusses what our members are asking us around rural strategy and the differences between rural vs metropolitan markets, as well as recent examples of how our members are tackling rural health care challenges.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Unpacking New Therapeutics in the Alzheimer Disease Space

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:34:05 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, podcast host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Vizient Senior Principal, Pharmacy Solutions, Steven Lucio, PharmD, BCPS, and Sg2 Senior Director Katherine Zentner to talk about the emergence of new therapeutics in the management of Alzheimer disease, along with the challenges and the benefits that they bring. Steven and Kate discuss the new antibody therapy LEQEMBI and how it’s changing the finances around therapeutics, the impact of new Alzheimer disease therapeutics on neurosciences programs, and how providers can prepare themselves for future innovations in the neurosciences space.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Strategic Focus on the Evolving Orthopedics Landscape

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 11:03:28 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Senior Director and podcast host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2 orthopedics and spine service line expert Director Donnelle Jageman to discuss the orthopedics landscape. Donnelle discusses the private equity movement in the orthopedic space, strategically dealing with site of care shifts and robotics and orthopedics.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

The Hosts React to the Best Stories from Executive Summit 2023

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 08:45:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, our hosts—Sg2’s Associate Principal Trevor DaRin, Senior Director Tori Richie and Principal Jayme Zage, PhD—become our guests for our second episode on Sg2’s flagship event, Executive Summit 2023: Balancing Act: Finding Your Future Footing. Trevor, Tori and Jayme discuss key takeaways from event presenters, as well as the reflections from our members—both the perspectives that resonated, along with those that were a bit more challenging.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Sg2 Stories From the Field: Care Redesign

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:53:47 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives we’re joined by Sg2 Principal Michael Lutkus to share some of the questions we’ve been hearing from our members, as the immense challenges they’re facing have caused them to think about their strategies on a much bigger scale. Michael discusses the work some health systems are doing and how they’ve been successful—along with the actions of those that have struggled—as well as how Sg2 helps its members tackle these large-scale projects.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

The Health System Balancing Act

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:40:50 -0500

During the recent Sg2 Executive Summit in Chicago, three leading members were asked to share the toughest challenges they face today and how the theme of the Summit, “Balancing Act: Finding Your Future Footing,” applies to their health systems. They are our guests on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives—Jason Chang, president of the Queen's Health System Innovation Institute and the health system’s executive vice president of innovation and strategy; Amy Dewane, vice president care delivery system growth strategy and partnerships at HealthPartners; and Neal Richardson, board chair for FHN.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

New Pathways to Weight Loss: Obesity and Weight Management Medication

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 08:44:59 -0500

Obesity and weight management medication is a hot topic in health care news these days, so for this week’s Sg2 Perspectives we invited Sg2 medicine service line and academic medical center experts Senior Director Justin Cassidy, PhD, and Consultant Emily Smith to discuss the Sg2 bariatric surgery and obesity Impact of Change® Forecast. Justin and Emily also talk about payer mix shift and reimbursement, obesity and care management, and equitable access to weight management services and medications.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Getting Ahead of Behavioral Health Conditions to Improve Patient Outcomes

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:37:21 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives we invited our behavioral health expert, Sg2 Director Stephanie Snider, to talk about what health systems are trying to solve regarding complicated behavioral health issues and how Sg2 has partnered with them to provide strategic guidance. Stephanie discusses the balance between improving access to care versus improving margins, the integration of behavioral health and other service lines, and shares some of the strategic questions our members are asking.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Sg2 Strategy Exchange Debrief: Service Line Structure and Organization

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:45:00 -0500

The Sg2 Strategy Exchange is a networking and shared learning opportunity where Sg2 members’ strategic planning leaders come together to share their organizations’ strategic planning structures and processes. This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Associate Principal Cory Jones and Senior Consulting Director Janelle Kwan join host Trevor DaRin to discuss the most recent session, focused on service line structure and organization and how those impact strategic planning. Cory, Janelle and Trevor share how planning teams are organizing around service lines, balancing initiative prioritization and tackling the work of service distribution.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Consumer Loyalty

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:08:41 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re diving into the idea of customer loyalty in health care, so we invited members of Sg2’s Consumer Innovation team, Principal Yelena Bouaziz and Consulting Director Tek Vu, to talk about focusing and connecting consumer efforts with traditional strategy work. Yelena and Tek discuss customer loyalty in the realm of capacity and growth, customer loyalty metrics, and how organizations can get started with their customer loyalty strategy.

Read more about customer-driven growth strategy in Yelena’s blog post.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Using Digital Health to Address Workforce Challenges

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 10:16:21 -0500

Workforce shortages continue to challenge the health care industry, and digital health has been brought up as part of the solution to these challenges. So this week on Sg2 Perspectives we invited Sg2 AVP, Member Backed Ventures, Corey Pegg and Director Andrew Rebhan to talk to us about where digital health is today and where it’s going. Corey and Andrew discuss digital health and the end of the public health emergency, the role of AI, and how organizations can keep moving forward with their digital health strategies.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

CINs as a Strategic Approach to Managing Triple Aim Goals

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 08:58:59 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re talking about clinically integrated networks (CINs) with Sg2 Associate Principal Joseph Maher. Joe discusses how CINs have evolved; their challenges and advantages; and how they can help improve health outcomes, patient experience and costs.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Beauty in the Balance: A Preview of Sg2 Executive Summit 2023

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0500

The 2023 Executive Summit is coming up in July—with a theme of “Balancing Act: Find Your Future Footing”—so on Sg2 Perspectives this week, we invited Sg2 Principal Rebecca Limestall and Senior Principal Bill Woodson to give us a preview of what will be covered at Sg2’s flagship event. Rebecca and Bill provide insights into this year’s theme—as well as the balancing act between growth and margins—and share some topics our experts and guests will be digging into during the event, such as consumerism, health equity and the disrupter ecosystem.

Sg2 members can register for Executive Summit 2023—either in person or virtually—here.

Virtua Pride Primary Care’s Tailored Approach to Serving Its LGBTQ+ Community

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 08:45:00 -0500

In honor of Pride Month, Sg2 Perspectives invited Jacob Semple, Practice Manager, Virtua Pride Primary Care, to join us to discuss the organization’s segmented approach to providing primary care services for the LGBTQ+ community, as well as allies. Jake shares how Pride Primary Care got started, how its first year has gone and how the organization’s tailored approach to care has allowed them to partner differently across its community.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Stories From the Field: Getting Back to Basics

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives we check in with Sg2 Principal, Client Relations, Andrea Davis and Client Relations Director Traci Donato to learn about what’s top of mind for strategy leaders from our member health systems across the country. Traci and Andrea discuss creative partnerships, leveraging data and the focus on near-term growth, as well as share optimistic examples of how organizations are getting through these challenging times.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Key Takeaways from the Sg2 Impact of Change® Forecast 2023 Lens

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 09:20:36 -0500

In May, Sg2 released our 2023 Impact of Change® Forecast, which provides the health care industry’s most advanced projection capabilities to accurately forecast national and market demand trends not just for the next year, but for the next decade. So this week on Sg2 Perspectives, we invited two instrumental contributors to the Impact of Change forecast, Sg2 Principal Karyl Kopaskie, PhD, and Director Tori Richie, to discuss new forecast capabilities, as well as underlying forecast themes, including procedure site shifts, virtual visits and care at home.

Learn more about the Sg2 Impact of Change Forecast here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Viewing Top Topics in Health Care Through a Service Line Lens

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Sg2 Perspectives has been speaking to many of our experts across the Sg2 and Vizient enterprise on what topics are resonating the most with health system members around the country. On this week’s episode, we dive deeper into these topics with our Sg2 service line colleagues—Principal Chad Giese, Associate Principal Cory Jones and Director Stephanie Snider—to find out how these themes fit into service line strategy. Chad, Cory and Stephanie tackle consumerism, systemness and ambulatory shift of procedures for the CV, cancer and behavioral health service lines.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Strategic Approaches to Improving Digital Health Equity

Wed, 31 May 2023 09:16:46 -0500

Digital health access is a core element of health equity—an important topic for Sg2 and our parent company, Vizient. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Senior Consultant Nikita Arora and Director Andrew Rebhan help us explore digital equity: challenges and solutions, the populations impacted the most, and where organizations can start for digital equity improvement.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

What Does the Risant Health Collaboration Signal for the Health Care Industry?

Tue, 23 May 2023 10:38:45 -0500

We at Sg2 tend to nerd out a bit with breaking health care news, so when we heard about the new approach to collaboration and scale that Kaiser Permanente and Geisinger Health are attempting with Risant Health, Sg2 Perspectives decided to invite some of our experts to share their ideas on what this means for the industry and what Risant Health may do next. Sg2 Principal Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, and value-based care experts Associate Principal Joe Maher and Associate Principal Bill Ringwood join us for a fun, speculative conversation around what they believe will happen—and what they believe will not—as well as how the health care industry may respond.

Learn more about the new Kaiser Permanente and Geisinger partnership in our blog post Risant Health, a New Disrupter on the Scene?

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Making an Impact in Health Equity in a Challenging Health Care Landscape

Wed, 17 May 2023 08:45:00 -0500

Health equity continues to be an important focus despite today’s health care climate that has many health systems looking inward at operations. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Senior Consultant Rheanna Henson and Principal Karyl Kopaskie, PhD, discuss how organizations are tackling health equity alongside short-term challenges and incorporating data into their efforts, as well as how they’re taking this work to the next level.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Venture Capital Still Sees Opportunity in Healthcare: A Conversation with LRV Health

Wed, 10 May 2023 17:03:54 -0500

Health systems are facing capital planning slowdown and an uncertain financial future, so in this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, we invited Managing Partner of LRVHealth Keith Figlioli to talk about today’s investment opportunities and where he sees private equity and venture capital moving next in health care. Keith discusses how health systems are thinking about partnerships and balancing transformation and the optimization of operations, along with successful—and promising—investments.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

How PCCI Helps Its High-Risk Pediatric Asthma Population

Wed, 03 May 2023 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re bringing you a real-world example of an organization taking an innovative approach to care delivery for patients in its community who have struggled with care access: pediatric asthma patients. President and CEO of Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) Steve Miff joins us to share PCCI’s four-prong approach to tackling pediatric asthma, how it leveraged community partnerships and engaged caregivers, and how organizations can get started driving population health initiatives in their own communities.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Addressing Women’s CV Needs Across the Life Span

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:26:24 -0500

Evidence of the differences in cardiovascular disease between men and women has continued to build over the past few years, creating an increased interest in the development of women’s cardiovascular programs. So this week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Senior Director Rhae Ana Gamber and Sg2 Fellow Dr Jeremy Miller join us to talk about why women’s heart health is so important today, new types of women’s CV programs (eg, cardio obstetrics and midlife multidisciplinary) and creating the business case for these programs.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

The New Growth Mindset: Customer Strategy

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0500

In today’s health care climate—where health systems are trying to balance growth with operational and financial challenges—Sg2 has been advising our members to focus on near-term growth by building a more deliberate funnel of the right patients for their systems. So in this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, we’re joined by Sg2 VP, Patient Activation and Consumer Innovation, Jon Barlow and Associate Principal Charlotte Brown-Zalewa to talk about the new growth mindset of customer strategy. Jon and Charlotte discuss near-term vs long-term consumer strategies, cross-team collaboration to accomplish customer-focused initiatives and how organizations can prioritize customer strategy work.

Learn more about employing a customer mindset for future viability in Sg2’s recent blog post.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Recapping the 2023 Vizient Health Care Executive Forum

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Sg2’s parent company, Vizient, hosts a yearly Health Care Executive Forum for C-suite leaders to connect and talk about top-of-mind issues in the health care industry. So in this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Group SVP, Strategic Growth Solutions, John Becker; Senior Vice President, Intelligence, Trine Tsouderos; and Senior Principal Bill Woodson join us to share the key themes they heard, including the usage of artificial intelligence and the need for health systems to embrace innovation and meet customer needs.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

How to Optimize Your Service Line Workforce

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0500

The health care industry continues to face workforce challenges, so this week on Sg2 Perspectives we invited Sg2 Senior Consulting Director Janelle Kwan, MBA, and Principal Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, to dive a bit deeper into these challenges and focus on the state of the service line workforce. Janelle and Jennifer discuss big storylines in physician employment and how organizations can not only optimize their service line workforce, but also how they can attract and retain their staff.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

How Medicine’s History Can Help Inform Its Future

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’ve invited Sg2’s new SVP of Intelligence, Trine Tsouderos, to discuss how the history of medicine and care delivery can give the current health care industry an idea of what the future may look like. Trine shares a bit of her background, what she’s learned from the history of medicine that can help us anticipate the future and what health care leaders can do to prepare.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Stories From the Field: Balancing Care Redesign, Disrupters and Short-term Growth

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 09:01:44 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin joins Sg2 Principals Brian Esser and Rebecca Limestall to share what they’ve been hearing from different health care organizations and teams as they travel around the country, talking to our members. Trevor, Brian and Rebecca discuss care redesign from an AMC and IDN perspective, the reaction to disrupters in primary care and the focus on short-term growth.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

How Disrupters Are Changing the Game for the Health Care Consumer

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0500

In today’s health care landscape, disrupters are everywhere, so this week on Sg2 Perspectives, we invited Sg2 Associate Principal Trevor DaRin and Senior Consulting Director Casi Roethler to talk to us about how these health care disrupters are changing the game. Trevor and Casi discuss the disrupters to watch in the payer and retail spaces, the implications for primary care, and how health systems should respond—as well as what they can learn.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Taking Value-Based Care Strategy to the Next Level

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0600

Value-based care (VBC) continues to be important as a way to drive changes in how we deliver health care services. So this week on Sg2 Perspectives, we invited Sg2 Senior Advisor and VBC expert Laura Jacobs to dive deeper into the state of value-based care. Laura discusses the different components to value-based care and how it can help inform care redesign, as well as how primary care can evolve to support VBC.

Learn more about why value-based care is important in 2023 in Laura’s blog post.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

How UpStream Care Approaches Primary Care With Dr Sanjay Doddamani and Valinda Rutledge

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:39:13 -0600

A popular topic for Sg2 Perspectives over the past year has been new care models and disruptions in primary care. So this week we invited UpStream Care CEO Dr Sanjay Doddamani and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Valinda Rutledge (a former Sg2 fellow!) to talk about UpStream Care’s approach to primary care. Dr Doddamani and Valinda discuss the development and success of UpStream Care, as well as the future of primary care and primary care models.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

State of the Health Care Economy in 2023 With Kaufman Hall

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re joined by two guests from our strategic partner Kaufman Hall, SVP Lisa Goldstein and Managing Director Eric Jordahl, who discuss the state of our economy in 2023 and how they expect it to impact health care utilization, as well as hospital/health system operations and financing, for the near- and midterm. Lisa and Eric also field questions related to payer mix, private equity, virtual visits, value-based care, workforce and more.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Leveraging Care Redesign to Combat Capacity Constraints

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 08:56:07 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Senior Director Anthony Guth and Principal Brianna Motley join us to talk about the capacity constraints hospitals and health systems are facing today and how these constraints impact the health care landscape moving forward. Tony and Brianna discuss what’s driving capacity challenges, the opportunity for care redesign, and how to balance constraints and shortages with growth and innovation.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

The Year Ahead 2023

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0600

Sg2 kicks off every year with our popular The Year Ahead webinar, where we focus on key themes in the health care space for the year to come. So this week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’ve invited our webinar presenters, Sg2 Principals Brian Esser, Brianna Motley and Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, and Senior Principal Bill Woodson, to recap the webinar and talk about how hospitals and health systems will need to take a multipronged approach to balancing growth, workforce and capacity in 2023, as well as how leading health systems are managing this balancing act.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

How Suppliers and Emerging Tech Adapted in 2022

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0600

On this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, we’ve invited Sg2 Principal Jeff Moser and Senior Principal Bill Woodson and VP Crystal Mullis and AVP Corey Pegg to discuss some of 2022’s key health care challenges through a different lens: suppliers and emerging technology. Jeff, Bill, Crystal and Corey dig into issues with workforce, inpatient capacity, site-of-care shifts and virtual care, and share how suppliers and emerging tech are not only responding to these challenges, but also how they are working with health systems to address them.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

A First Look at Key Health Care Trends That Will Impact Sg2 Forecasting

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0600

At Sg2, we’ve entered into forecasting season, which is an intense time of year for our forecasting teams as they quantify the key trends that end up in our national and market demand forecasts. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Senior Principal Madeleine McDowell, MD, FAAP, and Director Tori Richie—who lead our forecasting efforts—join us to provide a sneak peek at 2023 key themes and how they may impact our demand forecasts moving forward. Maddie and Tori discuss forecasting for virtual visits and conditions impacted by social determinants of health; new therapeutic and surgical shift trends; and much more.

Learn more about Sg2 National and Market Demand Forecasts here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Managing Missions: Leveraging Analytics to Maintain the Delicate Balance of AMCs

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:08:23 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re joined by Sg2’s Senior Director Justin Cassidy, PhD, and National Vice President, Intelligence, Michael Humphrey, to talk about the challenges academic medical centers (AMCs) face in managing their business. Justin and Mike dig into how they leverage Sg2 and Vizient analytics to help AMCs strategically approach the management of patient volumes across their academic health systems and care continuums.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

MSSP: Bringing Accountable Care to All Medicare Beneficiaries

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:08:10 -0600

The US’s largest value-based payment model, the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), recently underwent changes designed to retain those organizations already involved and to encourage participation from new organizations. This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Associate Principal Keely Macmillan joins us to talk about these changes (eg, a more gradual glide path to downside risk, the advancement of health equity) and how provider organizations—whether they are part of MSSP or not—should move forward.

Learn more about MSSP and how Sg2 can help with your organization’s value-based care strategy in Sg2’s blog post and educational web series.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

AMC Summit 2022: Key Themes for Academic Medical Centers for 2023

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 09:38:57 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we turn our focus to Sg2’s recent 2022 AMC Summit, an event specifically for our academic medical center (AMC) members. Sg2’s Senior Director Justin Cassidy, PhD, and National Vice President, Intelligence, Michael Humphrey join us to talk about four key themes that are important for AMCs moving into 2023, as well as share some inspiring AMC peer stories from the AMC Summit that tie into these key themes.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Playing Favorites With the Sg2 Perspectives Podcast Hosts

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0600

We have a special treat for our listeners in this Sg2 Perspectives episode! Our podcast hosts, Sg2’s Senior Director Trevor DaRin, Director Tori Richie and Principal Jayme Zage, PhD, take a look back at our episodes from 2022 thus far and share their favorite quotes from our podcast guests. Unsurprisingly, their favorites also coincide with some of the biggest topics we’ve covered this year, such as care delivery innovation, operational constraints on growth, service distribution and capacity planning, and industry disrupters.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Direct to Employer Strategy: Tell a Good Value and Quality Story

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Senior Employer Outreach & Development Director MJ Burg and Senior Direct-to-Employer Network Development Director Benjamin Gazaway join us to talk about the what and how of direct-to-employer strategy. MJ and Benjamin share perspectives from both the employer and health system sides, covering various aspects of the direct-to-employer landscape and what the next generation of partnerships will look like.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

The Importance of Forecasting Insurance Coverage for the Changing Health Care Landscape

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, podcast hosts Trevor DaRin and Tori Richie are joined by Sg2 Principal Brian Esser to have a conversation around Sg2’s Insurance Coverage Estimates product. Trevor, Tori and Brian talk about the trends they’re tracking, including Medicaid enrollment, the growth of Medicare Advantage and the push/pull on the commercial insurance side.

Learn more about Sg2’s Insurance Coverage Estimates—and some of our other patients and community analytics tools—here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Focusing on the Senior Population to Strategically Reshape Primary Care

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0600

Strategic approaches for primary care are more tailored and precise than ever, so this week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2 Senior Director Trevor DaRin and Director Stephanie Snider as they dig into targeting the senior population to help redesign primary care. Tori, Trevor and Stephanie discuss primary care disrupters, integration with specialty services and how focusing on senior primary care aligns with other current health system initiatives.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

What Health Care Boards and C-suite Teams Are Talking About in Fall 2022

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:38:54 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin joins Sg2 Principals Brian Esser and Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, in discussing what Sg2 is hearing from our member leadership teams and boards on the largest issues they’re facing today. Trevor, Brian and Jennifer share the big themes (eg, finance, workforce, site of care shifts, disrupters) and surprising questions, as well as what specific functional groups (CFOs, CNOs, COOs) are focused on.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Focusing on Value in the Payer-Provider Landscape

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we invited Sg2 Content Director Rich Daly, Principal Brian Esser and Senior Consultant Sushma Narra to break down the research they’ve been doing around current trends in the health care payer landscape. Brian and Sushma discuss payer behavior, bringing strategy to the managed care contracting table, creative partnership options and more.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Navigating Site of Care Shifts for Continued Revenue and Growth

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:51:17 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we focus on the hot topic of site-of-care shifts with Sg2 Consultant Nikita Arora and Director Tony Guth. Nikita and Tony discuss key drivers of these shifts, the biggest disupter in this space and how hospitals should be preparing for procedure movement, as well as provide specific examples of procedures shifting to ASCs or office clinics.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

How to Build a Sustainable Care at Home Program

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, and Sg2 Associate Principal Joe Maher and Principal Brianna Motley talk through the various levers organizations can pull to build sustainable care at home programs. Jayme, Joe and Brianna discuss payment, revenue and value-based care in the care at home landscape, as well as finding—and vetting—the right partners.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Sg2 Strategy Exchange Debrief: Executing on Strategic Priorities and Plans

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0500

In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Senior Director and podcast host Trevor DaRin is joined by Senior Director Janelle Kwan, MBA, and Principal Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, as they share some of the key discussion topics and takeaways from Sg2’s final Strategy Exchange session. Trevor, Janelle and Jennifer talk about how health care organizations are communicating new strategic plans, as well as how they are approaching strategic plan implementation.

Be sure to revisit Sg2 Perspectives episodes 111 and 120 to learn more about the Sg2 Strategy Exchange.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Integrating Health Care Finance and Strategy Teams to Achieve Organizational Goals

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:06:57 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Principal and financial strategy practice lead Brian Esser and Kaufman Hall SVP Lisa Goldstein join us to talk about health care finance and the importance of connecting finance and strategy teams. Brian and Lisa discuss where we are in the economic cycle, the key pressures and challenges health systems are facing and improving communication between finance and strategy teams.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Grill Bill: Differences in Strategic Focus Across the C-Suite

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we welcome back Sg2 Senior Principal Bill Woodson to talk about what’s top of mind for health care boards and leadership teams in terms of strategic planning. Bill discusses progress with workforce approaches and tensions between payers and providers, as well as M&A activity and private equity investments in health care.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Provider-Supplier Collaboration to Address the Whole Health Care Experience

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:01:05 -0500

In Sg2 Perspectives episode 125, we focused on how the role of supply chain is changing and how the biggest trends impacting demand will have corresponding impacts on supplies and spend. In this week’s episode, Vizient Associate Principal Doug Beinborn, Sg2 Principal Chad Giese and Sg2 Associate Principal Lisa McGuire dig deep into those trends, specifically at the service line level. Doug, Chad and Lisa discuss provider-supplier partnerships, the value proposition and growth potential of new technologies, and the role of the patient/consumer.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Solving Consumer Challenges as a Strategic Growth Imperative

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’ve invited Sg2’s Associate Principal Charlotte Brown-Zalewa and Principal Mark Larson to help us make sense of how health systems can connect consumerism and near- and long-term growth in their strategic planning. Charlotte and Mark dive into addressing gaps in care access, consumer retention and digital health strategies, along with key consumer trends on the horizon.

Sg2 members can access the Sg2 Executive Briefing Bolstering Consumer Influence for Near- and Long-term Growth here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Connecting Digestive Health to the Care Continuum for Growth

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0500

In July, digestive health was the most searched topic on Sg2’s Intelligence website, so this week, we are discussing both the clinical and strategic side of digestive health and what it means for health care organizations. Sg2 Senior Director Justin Cassidy, PhD, Associate Principal Matt Fadel and Consultant Adilene Gaviña join us to not only talk about improving access and driving volumes in the gastroenterology space, but also the importance of innovation and social determinants of health initiatives.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Health Equity Strategy: Working Toward an Ideal State

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0500

This week, Sg2 Perspectives invited Sg2 Principal Karyl Kopaskie, PhD, and Consulting Director Stephanie Snider to join us to talk about the urgency of addressing health equity, which has increasingly become a strategic priority for many health systems. Karyl and Stephanie discuss defining social return on investment, embedding health equity in operational strategic planning and how organizations can refocus their role in supporting health equity in their communities.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

How CFOs and CSOs Are Working Together to Solve for Operational Pressures and Business Transformation

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:01:46 -0500

Earlier this summer, CFOs and CSOs from Sg2 and Vizient member organizations came together to discuss how to rediscover growth and future-proof their care continuums. In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Principal Brian Esser, National Vice President, AMCs, Michael Humphrey and Principal Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, recap what was top of mind at this joint network meeting, including alternative revenue streams (eg, care at home models and direct-to-employer contracting), innovation and strategic capacity, as well as how CFOs and CSOs—and even COOs—can collaborate to navigate the changing health care landscape.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Optimize Your Care Continuum for Near-, Mid- and Long-Term Growth

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 12:15:35 -0500

The health care industry has seen a lot of change over the past few years, which means the dynamics of strategic planning and financial success have also changed. This week, Sg2 Perspectives is joined by Sg2’s National Vice President Jim Jacobsohn and Associate Principal Charlotte Brown-Zalewa who discuss patient reactivation, nontraditional partnerships, strategic deselection and how leadership from strategy and finance need to collaborate to enhance revenue streams across multiple strategic timelines.

Sg2 members can access our related Executive Briefing, Game Changers Take Aim at the Full System of CARE, here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Accelerate Movement Toward Value-Based Care With the Enhancing Oncology Model

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:25:04 -0500

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation has launched the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) to enhance the quality of care provided to cancer patients covered under Medicare Traditional while reducing Medicare fee-for-service expenditures, with nonbinding applications for the new program due by September 30, 2022. In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, we’re joined by Sg2 Associate Principal Keely Macmillan who discusses the differences between EOM and the previous Oncology Care Model, why health care organizations should consider participating, and how EOM can assist with organizational health equity initiatives.

Learn more about the Enhancing Oncology Model in Sg2’s blog post and educational web series.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Learn From Everything You Do: Advice From Dr John Brumsted, President/CEO of University of Vermont Health

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0500

There is a “changing of the guard” happening across the health care industry right now as many hospital and health system CEOs are retiring, making way for a new generation of health care leaders to take over. Thus, on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, we chatted with Dr John Brumstead, President/CEO of University of Vermont Health Network (UVM), who is retiring in September of this year. Dr Brumsted not only provides advice for future health care leaders and those hospitals/health systems seeking them, but also discusses guiding principles that made UVM successful, as well as the future of academic medical centers.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Focus on Sg2 Forecasting: Diving Into the Latest Health Care Trends by Service Line

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0500

With the release of our Sg2 Impact of Change® Forecast in May, our service line landscape webinars in full swing and our market-specific forecasts coming soon, Sg2 Perspectives invited Sg2’s Director Josh Aaker, PhD, Associate Principal Cory Jones and Senior Director Katherine Zentner to dive into what’s being forecasted for the cancer, cardiovascular, neurosciences, orthopedics and spine service lines. Josh, Cory and Kate discuss shifts in sites of care, innovations in technology and therapeutics, team-based care, and the consequences of delayed care during the height of the pandemic as well as a possible economic recession.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

The Essentials for Successful Digital Health Initiatives

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we invited Sg2 Director and digital health expert Andrew Rebhan to expand on a briefing on digital health organizational structures we released earlier this year. Andrew digs into the different stages of digital health maturity—early, evolving and advanced—and the key components and considerations of each, as well as what success looks like in terms of scalability and accessibility efforts.

Sg2 members can register to learn more about the digital health landscape during our digital health update webinar on August 17 here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Exeter Health Resources LGBTQ+ Health Program: An Interview With Dr Robert Kelly

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0500

In episode 121 of Sg2 Perspectives, we covered health system growth opportunities in the LGBTQ+ community. Today, we are continuing that focus with Robert Kelly, MD, MPH, a family medicine physician at Exeter Health Resources affiliate Core Physicians, LLC, who operates a clinic that specializes in serving the LGBTQ+ population in New Hampshire. Dr Kelly shares how the program was formed and has helped care providers work collaboratively, along with insights on challenges the LGBTQ+ community faces in terms of health care and care access in a rural setting.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Revisit Strategy Through Differentiation: A Sneak Peek at Sg2 Executive Summit 2022

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0500

We at Sg2 are very excited that our annual Executive Summit conference is returning to an in-person event this year, taking place July 28 and 29 in Chicago, IL. In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Principal Brianna Motley, Principal Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, and Senior Principal Bill Woodson join us to provide a sneak peek at what strategic issues from across the health care landscape our experts, guest speakers and panelists will be focusing on, including evolving the strategic planning process and a new formula for growth, as well as topics like workforce, digital health, and care at home.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

How Will the Industry Weather Today’s Many Storms? Clues From 40 Years in Health Care With Joan Moss, RN, MSN

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Joan Moss, RN, MSN, was an instrumental part of Sg2 for 16 years, most recently serving as Managing Principal and CNO. She retired at the end of June, but before she left, she stopped by Sg2 Perspectives to reflect on her 40 plus years of health care experience, including past challenges and what we can learn from them and her thoughts on creative workforce solutions and what’s coming next for the health care industry.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Preparing for a New Era of Supply Chain in Health Care

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:19:38 -0500

In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2’s Madeleine McDowell, MD, FAAP, Senior Principal and Medical Director of Quality and Strategy, and Vizient’s Simrit Sandhu, EVP, Strategic Transformation & Clinical Supply Solutions, join us to talk about health care supply chain and how demand for care services may be impacted by our current supply-constrained environment. Maddie and Simrit also discuss how supply chain and other teams across health care organizations can partner to combat supply chain disruption, as well as the impact of supply chain disruption coupled with a potential economic recession.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

What’s Best for the Community, the Physicians and the Patients: How Arkansas Health Network Drives Success as a CIN

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, President and CEO of Arkansas Health Network (AHN) Bob Sarkar joins us to share his view on how the clinically integrated network (CIN)—sponsored by CHI St Vincent CommonSpirit Health—is thinking about the current health care climate as a reset moment, discussing AHN’s goals, its success with shared savings and keeping physicians aligned, and what it hopes to achieve in the future.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

One of a Kind Partnership: How CHI Memorial Chattanooga and Morehouse School of Medicine Are Training Physicians of Color to Help Address Health Disparities

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Health systems are making good on their renewed commitment to health equity, considering it a top priority. So, in this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin talks to CHI Memorial Manager, Community Benefits and Diversity, Nicole Brown, MPA, about the system’s health equity work. Nicole and Trevor focus particularly on the deliberate partnership between CHI Memorial’s parent system, CommonSpirit Health, and Morehouse School of Medicine to bring more physicians of color to the communities of color that CommonSpirit Health serves across the country, with CHI Memorial in Chattanooga being the first hospital to welcome Morehouse School of Medicine students.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Physician Alignment Strategies for Navigating Private Equity Disruption in Health Care

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:07:12 -0500

In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2’s Senior Principal and Physician Strategy Consulting Practice Lead Mike Strilesky and Principal David Petrel, JD, join us to dive into private equity in the physician practice landscape. Mike and David discuss the pain points that private equity entrants cause for health system leaders and how they are working with Sg2 members today in this space, the fee-for-service vs the value-based care component of private equity, and three things that health care leadership should do to prepare for and respond to private equity in their markets.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Health System Growth Opportunities in the LGBTQ+ Community

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:27:27 -0500

In honor of Pride Month, this week Sg2 Perspectives focuses on the opportunity for health systems to build primary care services for the LGBTQ+ community. Joining us is Sg2 Senior Director Justin Cassidy, PhD, who leads our Medicine service line, as well as our Community Health practice. Justin discusses the strategy behind focusing on care for the LGBTQ+ community, the challenges around segmenting this population, and provides examples of health systems—and others—with programs that are excelling in this space.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Sg2 Strategy Exchange Debrief, Session 2: The Evolution of the Health System Strategic Planning Process

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:54:26 -0500

The Sg2 Strategy Exchange is a networking and shared learning opportunity for health system strategic planning leaders. Previously, in Sg2 Perspectives episode 111, we provided a debrief of the exchange’s first session, which included strategy roles, strategic prioritization and scenario planning. In this episode, host Trevor DaRin and Sg2’s Director Janelle Kwan, MBA, and Principal Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, cover the exchange’s second session, which focused on the strategic planning process itself, including the incorporation of data, navigating systemness and leadership transitions, and care access improvement.

Check out Sg2 Strategy Exchange Debrief: The Nuts and Bolts of Health System Strategic Planning for the first Sg2 Perspectives episode on the Sg2 Strategy Exchange.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Integrating Behavioral Health Into Primary Care: Learning From Rush University Medical Center’s Collaborative Care Model

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0500

This week, Sg2 Perspectives welcomes Dr. Neha Gupta and Dr. Jonathan Kaplan from Rush University Medical Center, along with Sg2’s behavioral health lead Stephanie Snider, to discuss behavioral health integration and a collaborative care model that incorporates behavioral health into the primary care setting at Rush. Neha, Jonathan, and Stephanie dig into the model’s goals, outcomes and lessons learned, as well as larger issues in the behavioral health space such as care access and workforce challenges.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Key Takeaways from the Sg2 Impact of Change Forecast 2022

Wed, 25 May 2022 09:29:45 -0500

Sg2’s very own Tori Richie, Director, and Madeleine McDowell, MD, FAAP, Principal and Medical Director of Quality and Strategy, guide us through the Sg2 debut of the latest health care projections from our 10-year Impact of Change (IoC) national demand forecast. You can also find links to our webinar and Executive Briefing on this topic below. The conversation in this episode focused on the key factors impacting demand over the next 3, 5, and 10 years.

Webinar

Executive Briefing

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Diving Into Health Care at Home: Start With Your Organization’s “Strategic Why”

Wed, 18 May 2022 10:51:14 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Principals Heidi Pandya, MSHA, and Jayme Zage, PhD, join us to discuss all things related to health care at home. Heidi and Jayme start with the current landscape and why health care organizations are evaluating care-at-home services, and then cover how organizations can get started with health-care-at-home programs and prioritize their options. (Hint: stand back and take stock of your strategic imperatives first, then prioritize those strategies and see where care at home fits.)

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Different Markets, Different Stories: How Health Systems Across the US Are Resetting Their Strategy in Different Ways

Tue, 10 May 2022 09:00:00 -0500

A big theme for Sg2 this spring is how the health care industry is hitting reset, and in this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Principals, Client Relations, Traci Bentley and Dave Murphy join us to share their knowledge of what’s top of mind for health system leaders all over the US right now. Traci and Dave not only dig into what health care organizations and academic medical centers are focusing on (eg, workforce, physician alignment, health equity, growth and service distribution), but also how their approaches and strategies may differ depending on their local markets.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Think Creatively and Understand Your Local Market: How Life Science and Industry Companies Can Be Strategic Partners for Health Systems

Wed, 04 May 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Sg2 does significant work with suppliers and other industry partners (which we call Life Sciences and Industry [LSI]). This week, Sg2 Perspectives has invited Principal and General Manager Karl Karlsson, PhD, and Principal Jeff Moser, who lead our work in the LSI space, to talk about how LSI partners can adapt to become better strategic partners as many health systems hit reset with their priorities and initiatives this year. Karl and Jeff cover not only how LSI partners can assist health systems with workforce challenges and optimizing operations, outcomes, and finances, but also how they can provide expertise on consumer and supply chain spend.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Keep Focusing on Forward: How Health Systems Are Addressing Challenges and Executing on Strategic Priorities

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2 Consulting Principals Heidi Pandya, MSHA, and Melissa Threlkeld, FACHE, who share Sg2 members’ top concerns and challenges (eg, workforce, rising acuity, capacity constraints, growth) and how hospitals and health systems can move forward through strategic prioritization, partnerships and innovation.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

How University of Rochester Medical Center is Hitting Reset

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:52:46 -0500

This week, Sg2 Perspectives welcomes Kathy Parrinello, Executive Vice President and COO from University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), who—in her over 20 years there—has expanded into other leadership roles across the medical center and in the community. In this episode, Kathy shares how URMC is “hitting reset” with its health care strategy, focusing on care access issues, workforce challenges and leveraging digital strategies, and dives into specific examples of the organization’s approaches to addressing health equity, consumerism and virtual visits, and recruitment, retention and redesigning its workforce.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

If You Build It They Will Come: Think Across the Care Continuum: Short-, Mid- and Long-term Strategic Planning for Behavioral Health

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:26:16 -0500

In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, we bring back Sg2’s lead for behavioral health services Senior Consultant Stephanie Snider, Senior Consulting Director Lisa McGuire and Associate Principal Matt Fadel, who join host Jayme Zage, PhD, to go deeper into strategic planning for behavioral health across the care continuum. Stephanie, Lisa and Matt focus on how health systems can address workforce challenges with operational efficiencies; how behavioral health leaders can utilize market demographics, demand and growth data to make the dollars work; and how organizations can think outside the box to change their behavioral health care delivery models.

Make sure to listen to Sg2 Perspectives episode 110, If You Build It They Will Come: Behavioral Health Strategy Across the Care Continuum, to learn more about creating behavioral health capacity!

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Sg2 Strategy Exchange Debrief: The Nuts and Bolts of Health System Strategic Planning

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0500

At the beginning of this year, Sg2 held its first of four “strategy exchanges,” where Sg2 members’ strategic planning leaders came together to share their organizations’ strategic planning structures and processes. In this week’s episode, host Trevor DaRin and Sg2’s Director Janelle Kwan, MBA, and Principal Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, provide a debrief on what was discussed during that first session—from how strategy roles and approaches have evolved over the past two years to strategic prioritization and scenario planning—and what’s in store for the next three sessions.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

If You Build It They Will Come: Behavioral Health Strategy Across the Care Continuum

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Access to behavioral health care has always been a challenge, but the need for services has grown due to the pandemic. Health system leaders are now taking a hard look at how they can more effectively create capacity across their care continuums. In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Sg2 Principal Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2’s lead for behavioral health services Senior Consultant Stephanie Snider, Senior Consulting Director Lisa McGuire, and Associate Principal Matt Fadel, who discuss how health care providers can work to right size inpatient bed and ambulatory capacity and prioritize where they can make a difference both strategically and operationally, as well as data they can leverage to understand need.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Interview with Sutter Health System CNO Anna Kiger, with Sg2 Janelle Kwan

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:13:19 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, System Chief Nurse Officer at Sutter Health Anna Kiger, DNP, DSc, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL, and Sg2 Director Janelle Kwan, MBA, join us to take a look at workforce retention and engagement through the lens of technology as an engagement tool—from both a health system and a national perspective. Anna shares how Sutter Health is thinking about artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for workforce enhancement and engagement, as well as how it’s encouraging frontline staff to help envision possible technology solutions for everyday issues, while Janelle discusses the national impacts of AI on workforce today and in the near future.

Sg2 members can access our Executive Briefing, Strategic Workforce Investment: The Case for AI and Automation, here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

What are Executives Thinking About? A Debrief from the Vizient Health Care Executive Forum 2022

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Annually, Sg2’s parent company, Vizient, hosts a Health Care Executive Forum for C-suite leaders to connect and discuss the most significant issues facing the health care industry—and this year, participants were able to get together in-person! In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, two of Sg2’s attendees, Group SVP, Strategic Growth Solutions John Becker and Senior Principal Bill Woodson, join us to talk about their experiences at the forum, including overarching key themes (eg, workforce challenges, health equity, partnerships), new perspectives on growth, and thoughts from financial leaders on economic resilience, as well as the power of being in the presence of other people again.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Tracking Upcoming Payment and Policy Changes

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 08:45:00 -0600

Many of us in the health care space assumed we would be experiencing a reset in terms of more normal health system operations by this time; however, that’s not quite the case due to the cost side of the equation, driven by both labor and supply costs. Thus, in this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2’s Principal Brian Esser and Senior Principal Bill Woodson join us to dive deep into one aspect of that equation: payment and policy. Brian and Bill discuss the impacts of the unwinding of the public health emergency (PHE), particularly on Medicare and Medicaid, as well as how health systems can take advantage of new Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Health System Strategies to Help Solve for Primary Care

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 10:29:21 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re focusing on primary care, which is one of the most searched topics on Sg2’s client website. Host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2’s Senior Director Justin Cassidy, PhD, Principal Mark Larson and Manager, Health Equity, David Mena, who share our perspectives on primary care from multiple aspects—service line and clinical care, key consumer trends, and community health—while touching on related topics such as disrupters, health equity and chronic care.

Sg2 members can access our on-demand webinar Primary Care: Understanding Your Patient Populations here and our 2021 Sg2 Consumer Survey Report here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Key Insights on the Ambulatory Shift and Physician Alignment

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 10:05:56 -0600

The accelerating shift of procedures from the hospital to new sites of care like ambulatory surgery centers is a big topic Sg2 has been tackling for the past year. In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2’s Principal Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, and Senior Principal Michael Strilesky break down how this shift has the potential to fundamentally reshape what we think about as the core business for acute care facilities, as well as how to effectively align with physician partners, and provide a sneak peek into a new strategy accelerator program that will focus on ambulatory shift impacts and alignment with physician groups.

Learn more about Sg2’s Physician Strategy consulting practice here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Thriving as an Independent Hospital

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:07:56 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives we’re turning our attention to small community hospitals that are committed to independence. Sg2 just published an updated version of our Remaining Independent report that outlines considerations for these hospitals, and today, podcast host Senior Director Trevor DaRin and Sg2 Principal Jeff Moser share five big areas to focus on—workforce, local consumerism, local management expertise, care continuum infrastructure and financial stability—and how Sg2 is using this framework to help small independent hospital leadership teams prioritize.

Sg2 members can read the updated Remaining Independent report here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Focus on the Margins: Cost Reduction Strategies to Achieve Sustainable Growth

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:09:04 -0600

As hospitals and health systems continue to find ways to achieve sustainable growth in the landscape of accelerating changes, keeping an eye on cost is essential. Cost challenges are not new, but they may need to be approached a bit differently than they have in the past. This week, Sg2 Perspectives host Principal Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 Principals Mark Larson and Jeff Moser, who discuss today’s cost reduction strategies, how organizations can infuse strategy into operational planning, and four key areas to focus on: strategic labor deployment, clinical efficiency, supply chain and pharmacy, and service rationalization.

Sg2 members can access our Executive Briefing, Strengthening Margins in an Era of Shrinking Revenue—Top Four Cost Strategies, to learn more about the four areas that offer health systems opportunity for cost reduction as they work toward healthy margins.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Vizient Health Equity Strategy Accelerator: Finding Organizational Clarity in Advancing Health Equity

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:16:54 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, Sg2 Principal, and Sg2 Principal Karyl Kopaskie, PhD, and Associate Principal Eric Lam discuss Vizient’s Health Equity Strategy Accelerator, a rapid-cycle strategic course designed to help organizations understand their ambition to address health equity goals and their organizational readiness to address and implement health equity strategic initiatives. Jayme, Karyl and Eric detail not only how the Strategy Accelerator program helped organizations assess their health equity needs and what organizations need to consider as they move forward with their strategic plans, but also key findings such as the need to improve upon data collection and where the highest community vulnerabilities lie within a local market.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

The Year Ahead: Top Health System Priorities for 2022

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 08:45:00 -0600

Sg2 is composed of a future-focused group of strategists, and at the beginning of each year, we walk our members through our perspective on the top trends, issues, and opportunities for hospitals and health systems for the coming year in our Year Ahead webinar. In this episode, Sg2’s Associate Principal Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, Senior Advisor Steve Jenkins, and Senior Principal Bill Woodson join us to talk about the health care landscape for 2022 and areas of strategic focus for many organizations: workforce challenges and solutions; competition stemming from M&A, particularly in primary care and with specialty physicians; analytical rigor in health equity strategy; and how to think about growth opportunities through a new framework consisting of three elements.

Sg2 members can watch 2022: The Year Ahead webinar on-demand here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Health System Growth Priorities: Stories from the Field

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:45:00 -0600

For the first time on Sg2 Perspectives, we welcome two members of Sg2’s Client Service Delivery team, Principal, Sg2 Client Relations, Alison Wishnick and Client Relations Director Katie Leo. In this episode, Alison and Katie talk to us about what they’re hearing from Sg2 member strategic planning and executive teams regarding their priorities for 2022, including a return to long-term strategic and capital planning and utilizing data to leverage value and inform their health equity strategies.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Building Organizational Resiliency: How Children’s Hospitals Have Refined Their Strategies During Uncertain Times

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:20:21 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we take you inside Sg2’s 2021 Children’s Hospital Group Affinity Meeting, providing audio from our Children’s Hospital Enterprise Member Panel. Facilitated by Sg2 Principal Rebecca Limestall and Principal and Medical Director of Quality and Strategy Madeleine McDowell, MD, FAAP, guest panelists Ashlie Hilbun, EdD, MSW, CFRE, FACHE, from Arkansas Children’s Hospital; Divya Joshi, MD, MMM, FAAP, FACPE, from Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital; Satyan Lakshminrusimha, MD, FAAP, from UC Davis Children’s Hospital; and Michelle McGuire from Children’s National Hospital share lessons learned and strategies deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how their organizations are addressing workforce challenges and focusing on pediatric behavioral health.

Sg2 members can access more resources from our 2021 Children’s Hospital Affinity Group Meeting here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

What Is on the Minds of Health System Boards?

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:40:02 -0600

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re focusing on health system boards: what they are focused on right now, as well as what they may be focused on in the future. Sg2 Principal Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, and Principal Jeff Moser join us to discuss how board interactions have changed over the past two years; the current hot topics at board updates (eg, workforce, innovation, capital planning, growth); and what boards might be thinking about in the year ahead (eg, consumerism, M&A, population health and value-based care).

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

What’s the Real Market Opportunity? Utilizing Sg2 Insurance Coverage Estimates to Understand Local Payer Enrollment

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0600

In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Director and podcast host Trevor DaRin, Associate Principal Brian Esser and Director Tori Richie dive into Sg2’s Insurance Coverage Estimates, an analytic tool built by Sg2 to help our members not only understand what their market looks like from a payer enrollment perspective but also explore the local dynamics that might change those enrollment patterns in the future. Trevor, Brian and Tori discuss Medicare, Medicaid and commercial health insurance, as well as the health insurance exchanges, covering the larger trends and our projections for how the landscape may change over the next five years, including the impacts of the public health emergency and policy/regulatory changes.

For more on the key payment and policy impacts across payer classes, Sg2 members can watch our recent Strategic Payment Update and What to Consider for 2022 webinar on-demand here.

Sg2’s Insurance Coverage Estimates Click here

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Sg2 AMC Summit 2021: Rearranging the Psychological Furniture of AMC Systems of CARE

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0600

Some of Sg2’s earliest members were academic medical centers (AMCs), so we have always made it a priority to engage with them and understand their challenges—which is what our Sg2 AMC Summit is all about. This week, Sg2 General Manager, AMCs, and National Vice President, Client Relations, Michael Humphrey and Senior Director Justin Cassidy, PhD, join Sg2 Perspectives talk about the biggest takeaways from our 18th annual AMC Summit, which took place this past October. Mike and Justin discuss pressing AMC challenges around workforce, capacity, community health system competition and service distribution; share specific examples of how AMCs are adapting for sustainability and rightsizing their ambulatory footprints; and provide insight into what AMCs will be focused on in 2022.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Accelerating Ambulatory Strategy

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0600

Today on Sg2 Perspectives we’re all about ambulatory strategy, and we’re approaching it from two different angles. First, Sg2 Principal Brianna Motley and Associate Principal Eric Lam discuss the Ambulatory Strategy Accelerator program led by Sg2’s parent company Vizient, which is a fast-paced, interactive program designed to not only help member organizations narrow down their ambulatory strategic priorities but also provide them with a collaborative community to share their learnings and challenges. Then Sg2 Senior Consulting Director Jamie Logsdon joins us to talk about how we are using insights from the Ambulatory Accelerator Program to help inform our work with members on their ambulatory strategy projects, in particular, leveraging market prioritization amidst competitive pressure, from framework to implementation.

Learn more about the Ambulatory Strategy Accelerator program here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Have a Plan Before You Need the Plan: Where Contract Labor Is Now and Where It Is Going

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:45:00 -0600

Most health systems have been struggling with workforce issues for months, with the larger trends reverberating through contract labor and vice versa. This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we are joined by VP of Operations Melanie Bell, MSN, RN, CENP, and SVP David Hermann from Vaya Workforce Solutions who share their insights on the current contract labor landscape, the successes and challenges of deploying contract nursing at scale, and what contract labor may look like in the near-term as well as long-term.

Vaya Workforce Solutions Click here

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

How Strategy Teams Can Seize the Opportunity to Connect With Consumers for Growth

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:14:34 -0600

With the pandemic, every industry is experiencing a change in consumer expectations and how consumers interact with their products. Health care has some similarities to other industries, as well as some unique differences, so we recently reached out to health care consumers to ask how their expectations and preferences have changed over the past 18 months. In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Principal Mark Larson joins host Trevor DaRin to break down the survey results and share insights on our main takeaways: accelerated demand for virtual care alternatives and care at home, increased trust in clinicians, consumer attitude toward the shift to ambulatory care, and access to care through a health equity perspective.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

The Process of Digital Transformation as Told by a Panel of Health System Executives

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:10:07 -0600

Last week, Sg2 held an expanded edition of Executive Summit, our leading member conference focused on health system enterprise strategy. Today’s Sg2 Perspectives features audio from three of our guest panelists—Dr David Carlson, SVP, Provider Enterprise, and Chief Provider Officer, MultiCare (WA); Mikki Clancy, Chief Digital Officer, Premier Health (OH); and Edward Rafalski, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, BayCare Health System (FL)—who shared their organizations’ digital strategy and how it fits into their organizational goals, from virtual health and consumer and provider preferences to leveraging partnerships to further health equity initiatives.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Moving Infusions to the Home: Is It a Health System Risk or Opportunity?

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0500

Sg2 has gotten many questions from members this year on care shifting to the home, so this week on Sg2 Perspectives, Vizient Senior Director of Pharmacy Services Carina Dolan and Senior Director of Pharmacy Consulting Brian Hardy and Sg2 Associate Principal and cancer service line lead Cory Jones join us to discuss the shifting of infusions from hospital and clinic-based campuses to the home, from factors causing the current accelerated shift pace to regulatory and safety concerns and patient satisfaction.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Want to Optimize Your System of CARE? Align Your Incentives!

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0500

This week, Sg2 Principal Tawnya Bosko, DHA, and Sg2 Associate Principal and cancer service line lead Cory Jones join Sg2 Perspectives for the final episode in our unofficial System of CARE series. Tawnya and Cory take a comprehensive look at incentives and how they drive how the System of CARE is used, including fee-for-service environments vs value-based arrangements, the radiation oncology model and how health systems can evaluate incentives in terms of utilization impact across the System of CARE.

Revisit episode 77, System of CARE: Optimizing Your Ambulatory Strategy, and episode 73, System of CARE: AMC Channel Strategy, for more on the System of CARE.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

It’s Not the Tech, It’s the Team: FHN’s Strategy for Integrated Care Transitions and Remote Patient Monitoring

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:55:13 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Senior Director Justin Cassidy, PhD, joins Trevor DaRin to interview FHN Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer Kathryn Martinez, MSNRN, FACHE, on the health system’s integrated approach to care transitions—including making the case for ROI and setting up community liaison programs to assist with culturally competent care—and its success with remote patient monitoring technology, from data management and involvement of complex care managers to partnering with public agencies for help in rural areas.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Going Beyond Knee Replacement: Orthopedic Opportunities and Strategies for Growth

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0500

This week, we get back to our service line conversations as Sg2 Perspectives welcomes Sg2 Director Ryota Terada and Vizient Consulting Director Joe Tomaro, who join us to discuss all things orthopedics. Ryota and Joe dig into the landscape for hip fractures and hip and shoulder replacement; the procedural shift to ambulatory settings; and health system opportunities for cost savings and partnerships, as well as how to understand the margins.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Translating Digital Strategy to Execution with AVIA Health’s Co-Founder and CPO Eric Jensen

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Chief Product Officer and cofounder of AVIA Eric Jensen and Sg2 Principal Brianna Motley do a status check on the progress health systems have made in using digital health technology to serve their patients and discuss the challenges to digital health transformation strategy and execution, as well as take a look into the future of digital health regarding reimbursement, scalability and change management.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

How to Approach Workforce Challenges and Get Serious About Improving Health Equity: Health System Leaders Weigh In

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0500

This week, Sg2 Perspectives sounds a bit different—we are sharing audio from our health system leader discussion panel during the Sg2 Executive Summit July Webinar Series because our guest panelists touched on two key topics that many health systems are currently focusing on: workforce and how to approach health equity. Listen in as Dr. Alisahah Cole, System Vice President, Population Health and Innovation and Policy, at CommonSpirit Health; Tracy Gates, Chief Operating Officer at Cayuga Medical Center in New York; Sarah Giolando, Chief Strategy Officer at St Elizabeth Healthcare in Kentucky; and Chris Watts, Chief Strategy Officer for BJC Healthcare talk about how they are approaching workforce challenges and the role they are playing and what metrics they are paying attention to around health equity.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Nerding out on the potential impact of new technology in CV

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0500

This week, we continue our series of Sg2 Perspectives episodes that dive into the details of health system service lines. In this episode, cardiovascular experts Sg2’s Associate Principal Chad Giese and Director Josh Aaker, PhD, and Vizient’s Associate Principal Doug Beinborn join us to talk CV technologies, including key learnings and challenges organizations should know and be thinking about for electroporation and renal denervation; using artificial intelligence to identify patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest; and, when it comes to all the hype around new technologies, what should CV programs actually pay attention to?

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

My Back Hurts and I Could Really Use a Comprehensive Spine Program

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0500

This week begins a series of Sg2 Perspectives episodes that dive into the details of health system service lines, and in this episode, we focus on the landscape for spine care with neurosciences and spine experts Sg2 Senior Consulting Director Katherine Zentner and Vizient Consulting Director Patrick Vega. Spine care continues to be high priority for many of our members, but they’re facing pressures from a lot of different angles: payers, employers, patients, physicians and beyond. Kate and Patrick dig into these industry forces, discussing what hospitals and health systems should focus on for building comprehensive spine programs—as well as challenges and how to combat them—and provide key recommendations and takeaways for organizations looking to grow and maximize their spine service line.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Price Transparency as a Competitive Advantage for Health Systems: Interview With Chris Severn, CEO Turquoise Health

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0500

When CMS finalized the hospital price transparency rule in 2019, Turquoise Health saw the potential for price transparency to really shift the health care industry. This week on Sg2 Perspectives, CEO of Turquoise Health Chris Severn joins Sg2’s Brian Esser and Kelly Richard to talk about health system strategy in price transparency, from recognizing the opportunity to work more effectively with payers to capitalizing on the benefits of compliance, such as driving more volume to your hospital.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Direct-to-Employer Strategies: Helping Employers Achieve Better Value

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:36:16 -0500

As the cost of insuring employee populations steadily rises on an annual basis, employers are looking to new business models to bend the cost curve. On this week’s episode, we talk with Vizient’s Jim Reilly, Senior Principal and Jeff Hayes, Executive Director of Direct-to-Employer solutions at Vizient, and Sg2’s Brian Esser, Associate Principal and expert in value-based care and employer health.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Interview with Tampa General Hospital CEO John Couris With Kelly Richard & Bill Woodson

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:45:00 -0500

Early in the pandemic, Tampa General Hospital decided to bifurcate the organization so it could prioritize its COVID-19 response but, at the same time, continue to focus on strategy execution. This week, CEO John Couris joins Sg2 Perspectives to talk to Bill Woodson about how Tampa General Hospital has continued to expand its System of CARE and used innovation to respond to COVID-19, as well as what it means to be in the “care coordination business.”

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Variants and Vaccines: Understanding the Nuances of COVID-19 to Help Strategize Against It

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0500

As we globally contend with the Delta variant, it’s become clear that COVID-19 is a moving target. This week, Vizient’s Associate Vice President, Pharmacy Sourcing and Program Services, Azra Behlim, PharmD, MBA, joins Sg2 Perspectives to help us understand vaccines and virus behavior, sharing her extensive knowledge on COVID-19 variants, the occurrence of breakthrough cases and the development of new vaccines, as well as how organizations need to remain nimble and strategize in creative, innovative ways as they respond to surges in their markets.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

How to Build a Diverse, Inclusive Culture When Health Equity Is a Strategic Priority, but Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:03:40 -0500

Sg2 and the Vizient family of companies are striving to build our workplace, as well as our business and our communities, into a place where people not only feel safe but also feel they belong and can be their authentic selves. It’s difficult work—and it becomes even more complicated for health systems when it goes beyond employees to encompass health equity for the patients they serve. In this week’s episode of Sg2 Perspectives, we’re joined by Monica Davy, Vizient’s Chief Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, who will provide some background information on diversity, equity and inclusion and then dig into the role of health systems in understanding the needs of the communities they serve, from creating an inclusive, diverse workforce and culture internally to addressing social determinants of health externally.

Read more about diversity, equity and inclusion at Sg2 and Vizient, as well as a statement from Group SVP, Sg2 and Intelligence, John Becker on Sg2’s commitment to social justice and health equity.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Disrupters or Game Changers: Keeping Tabs on Health Care’s New Market Entrants

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:21:32 -0500

Are new entrants to the health care market really disrupting the health care landscape? Or are they just “changing the game” for physicians and, ultimately, consumers? Join us for this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, as host Trevor DaRin, Sg2 Director, becomes our guest expert! He breaks down disrupters vs game changers in the health care industry, how the game changers—big tech, payers, new physician group models, retail transactional care—can impact health system care continuums and what organizations can do to prepare.

Sg2 members can access our Executive Briefing, Game Changers Take Aim at the Full System of CARE, for more key takeaways on nontraditional entrants to the health care landscape.

Sg2 members are also invited to take our 5-minute survey to provide feedback and help us shape future Sg2 content and communications.

Listen to the VentureSprouts podcast here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

System of CARE: Optimizing Your Ambulatory Strategy

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:30:00 -0500

In talking to Sg2 members nationwide, one thing is clear: ambulatory strategy is currently top of mind, whether it’s due to disruption by new entrants in the health care space or the variability of specific procedure shifts. In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, we welcome Sg2 Associate Principal Chad Giese, Director Josh Aaker and Principal Mike Strilesky as we dive into Part 2 of our unofficial System of CARE series to discuss ambulatory optimization strategy from a health system enterprise perspective, as well as a service line perspective, including transitions to the ASC and the CMS inpatient-only list.

Check out Sg2 Perspectives episode 68, System of CARE (Part 1 of 3): Not Your Mother’s Channel Strategy, for the first episode in this unofficial series, as well as episode 73, System of CARE: AMC Channel Strategy—Referrals and Relationships, for our AMC-focused System of CARE discussion.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

2021 Executive Summit Preview: A Look in the Mirror With Bill Woodson

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:05:40 -0500

During the pandemic, many organizations spent time scrutinizing the health of their own systems and changing their strategies and priority lists, as well as asking themselves “What do we do in the next 12 to 18 months—and beyond?” This week, Sg2 Perspectives welcomes Sg2 Senior Principal Bill Woodson as he provides a sneak peek into our upcoming 2021 Executive Summit Webinar Series (starting Tuesday, July 27) and some of the biggest trends shaping our perspective this year, such as near-term growth and revenue, the current/future health system footprint, brand differentiation in the marketplace, health equity, and ambulatory and digital strategy.

Sg2 members can learn more and register for the 2021 Executive Summit Webinar Series here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

40 years in Health Care: Reflections from Sg2’s Henry Soch

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 08:30:00 -0500

Henry Soch has been an Sg2 institution for 15.5 years, leading our work in new technology and innovation in the health care space. We are sad to say that Henry is retiring, but this week on Sg2 Perspectives, we got the rare opportunity to chat with him about his illustrious 40-year career in the health care industry. Henry shares the most impactful technological changes he witnessed firsthand, the lessons he learned—and how we can apply those lessons to how we think about influential technology today and in the future—and his six guiding principles for working in the health care industry.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Physician Enterprise Strategy: In a World of New Dynamics, Relationships Still Matter

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0500

As the COVID-19 pandemic impacted physician office revenue, many believed health systems would acquire smaller practices. While this did occur, there has also been a reshaping of physician–health system relationships, along with the appearance of alternative paths for physician groups. This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2’s Principal Jennifer O’Connor and Associate Principal Michael Lutkus dig into the state of physician groups—from disrupters in the market and private equity investments to strengthening the value of providers in the care continuum or even spinning them out to become good channel partners.

Sg2 members can learn more in Jennifer O’Connor’s Executive Briefing, Rethinking Physician Enterprise Strategy.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

System of CARE: AMC Channel Strategy—Referrals and Relationships

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:30:00 -0500

Previously on Sg2 Perspectives, we discussed our care continuum framework—the System of CARE—and how health systems can attract and retain patients within their care continuum. This week, we shift that discussion to focus on patient access strategy for academic medical centers (AMCs), as Sg2’s Intelligence Director and Medicine Lead Justin Cassidy, PhD, and Director of Strategic Analytics Rahul Gandhi join us to talk about how AMCs traditionally think about patient access channels, key challenges in maintaining and growing referrals, and the importance of forming relationships with payers, physicians and patients to understand access channels and hone strategy.

Check out Sg2 Perspectives episode 68, System of CARE (Part 1 of 3): Not Your Mother's Channel Strategy, for the first episode in this unofficial series!

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Reprioritizing Priorities: How Advent Health Advances Its Strategic Agenda

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:30:00 -0500

After interviewing CEO of Advent Health Terry Shaw on the health system’s new financial and clinical realities earlier this year, we realized we wanted to expand on some of the themes from that conversation. So this week Advent Health’s Corporate Vice President of Strategic Planning Josef Ghosn joins Sg2 Perspectives, along with special guest Bill Woodson, to dig deeper into the system’s accelerated priorities (eg, consumerism), its three-phase strategy development process—formulation, execution, activation—and how the role of the strategy officer is evolving.

We recommend revisiting Sg2 Perspectives episode 61, Shifting Goals and Emerging Priorities: Interview With Terry Shaw, President/CEO, AdventHealth, to hear how this conversation started!

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

The Art of Team Play: How Yale New Haven Health’s Finance and Strategy Teams Partner to Achieve Outstanding Results

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -0500

In larger health systems, finance and strategy teams tend to speak different languages and work more in parallel than in tandem. In this week’s episode of Sg2 Perspectives, Yale New Haven Health’s CFO Vincent Tammaro and CSO Matthew Comerford discuss how their two teams partner to drive strategic planning and focus the organization on growth initiatives, as well as “the art of team play” that goes beyond just strategy and finance to incorporate a true team effort to work on behalf of the health system and—most importantly—the patients.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

How COVID-19 Affected Pediatrics and Children’s Hospitals: An Interview With Children’s Hospital Colorado

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 16:05:26 -0500

How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect children, as well as the health systems that serve them? This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we discuss the perceived impacts vs the reality with Raphe Schwartz, Chief Strategy Officer at Children’s Hospital Colorado, and Sean O’Leary, MD, infectious disease specialist and Director of Colorado Children's Outcomes Network. Sg2’s Principal and Medical Director of Quality and Strategy Madeleine McDowell, MD, FAAP, also joins us to help reflect on the pandemic’s key clinical impacts—both direct (hospitalizations, deaths) and indirect (mental health issues)—on children.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

From Disrupter to Partner: Privia Health and Health First

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 11:53:47 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives we discuss a new approach to a common challenge: physician alignment. Health First needed a new physician alignment mechanism, and Privia Health’s expertise in technology and value-based care made them the ideal partner. Partnering is never easy, but Drew Rector, Chief Strategy Officer at Health First, and Mike Flammini, Senior Vice President of Business Development with Privia Health, share what their organizations learned in the process and what they hope their new physician alignment model can achieve.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

System of CARE: Not Your Mother’s Channel Strategy

Wed, 26 May 2021 10:44:38 -0500

This week’s Sg2 Perspectives kicks off a three-part series focusing on our latest thinking around Sg2’s longstanding care continuum framework, which we call the System of CARE. In this episode, we talk with Sg2 VP of Strategic Analytics Yelena Bouaziz about channel strategy, and how moving patients through a care continuum is no longer just about primary care referral volumes—health systems can now leverage claims data to help them understand which of their ambulatory assets drive patient loyalty. We also discuss how leading organizations are looking to nontraditional metrics, such as customer lifetime value and share of wallet, to drive their strategic investment decisions and, ultimately, successfully attract and retain patients within their own System of CARE.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Key Themes From the 2021 Sg2 Impact of Change® Forecast

Wed, 19 May 2021 10:23:25 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we are joined by Madeleine McDowell, MD, FAAP, Sg2’s Principal and Medical Director of Quality and Strategy, who is also the thought leader behind our flagship analytic, the Impact of Change (IoC) forecast. In this episode, Dr McDowell shares the key trends (as well as the toughest debates the Sg2 team tackled!) for hospitals and health systems from our recently released 2021 IoC forecast, including projections for ED utilization and site shifts for post-acute care. We also discuss some upcoming technology changes that will enable large shifts in care patterns.

Sg2 members can dive deeper into the IoC forecast details by watching our recent forecast highlights webinar on-demand and reading Dr McDowell’s related Expert Insight.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Grill Bill: COVID-19 Disruption—What Sticks?

Wed, 12 May 2021 14:56:53 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives we present another episode of Grill Bill, where we pick the brain of Sg2’s foremost health care strategy expert, Bill Woodson. Make sure to listen closely, as we cover a lot of ground through a series of rapid-fire questions on key strategic issues for health systems as they make progress with COVID-19 vaccination and recovery. Bill also shares his perspective on which of the many changes that have occurred over the past year will stick as we move into our new reality.

Previous episodes featuring Bill Woodson:

Episode 1

Episode 26

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Achieving the Promise of Scale: An Interview with Allison Rogers, SVP of Strategy at Ballad Health

Wed, 05 May 2021 13:09:14 -0500

Three years ago, two well-respected community health systems with overlapping geographic footprints merged to form Ballad Health. And while the work of delivering value and better health care to their communities was easily achievable on paper, it has been a lot more challenging to actually implement. This week, Allison Rogers, SVP of Strategy at Ballad Health, joins us to share the system’s journey—including how COVID-19 changed priorities and opportunities—and how, with the help of Ballad’s strategy team, it plans to continue the difficult work of realizing the promise of the merger.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Building a 2021 Growth Strategy: Consumer Patterns to Know

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 19:06:01 -0500

In past episodes of Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2’s Mark Larson and Vizient’s Dr Tom Villanueva have joined us to share findings from consumerism surveys (revisit episodes 18 and 45 to learn more). This week, we welcome them back as they take a comprehensive look at key consumerism trends from 2020 and what we have learned, and then discuss their perspective on how strategy teams should integrate these learnings in their immediate plans for capturing growth in 2021.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

How to Improve Health Care by Making Physicians Happy: An Interview With Village MD

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 12:26:40 -0500

How would the health care landscape change if physicians liked their EMRs, had plenty of support resources and were paid to keep people healthy? We may find out soon! Physician group models like VillageMD are spreading rapidly as new physicians join and larger scale partnerships are formed. This week on Sg2 Perspectives, VillageMD’s Cofounder and Chief Growth Officer Paul Martino and Medical Director Dr Karen Wetherell join us to share their physician group model experience, as well as their vision for the future of primary care.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Is Health Care at Home Really the Future?

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:31:10 -0500

A patient’s home as a site of care has existed—and has been successful—for some time. But with new reimbursement changes and pressure on the future of skilled nursing facilities, health care providers must not only look deeper at how the home can be used as a site of care, but also understand its limitations. In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 experts Jayme Zage, PhD, Katie Elia and Jeff Moser discuss and debate the logistical, financial, staffing and strategic criteria that can make health care work in the home setting. Hint: it isn’t easy.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Shifting Goals and Emerging Priorities: Interview With Terry Shaw, President/CEO, AdventHealth

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0500

As the winter COVID-19 surge recedes, health system leaders can now turn their attention to the future. This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Terry Shaw, a 37-year veteran of AdventHealth who is now the system’s president and CEO, joins us to talk about what this means for AdventHealth in particular: thinking about the new financial reality, continued growth opportunities, and new ways to engage and serve the needs (that sometimes go beyond health care) of consumers.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Targeted and Sustainable: A New Approach to Ambulatory Strategy

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:17:49 -0500

COVID-19 has only accelerated the care shift from the hospital to lower-cost sites. However, as health systems increasingly invest in ambulatory settings, they will need to be more purposeful about where, as return on investment will not necessarily present itself in downstream inpatient volumes. This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Consulting Principals Amit Sharma and Mike Strilesky join us to discuss how health systems can achieve growth through targeted investments in ambulatory assets.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Direct Contracting: How Disruptive is it?

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 08:46:57 -0500

The industry has waited anxiously for the launch of Medicare’s Direct Contracting model. Direct Contracting (DC) has the potential to accelerate the shift to value by targeting the traditional fee-for-service Medicare population and by encouraging non-traditional entrants to tackle health care’s cost problem through fresh innovative approaches. However, a global pandemic and a new administration may have complicated program roll-out. On this week’s episode of Sg2 Perspectives, Consulting Principal, Tawnya Bosko and, Intelligence Associate Principal, Brian Esser discuss DC’s status, changes to the program, and key considerations for health systems who plan to participate.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Stories From the Field: Payer Negotiations

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:47:45 -0500

For the second installment of our series on financial strategy we share stories and themes from recent conversations around how, if at all, COVID-19 impacted negotiations between payers and providers.

Steve Jenkins, Senior Advisor, Brian Esser, Associate Principal, and Rich Daly, Director, discuss what they have been hearing from the market and debate what it means.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

The Vaccination Challenge

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 19:16:00 -0600

The long-awaited Covid-19 vaccine is available. However, health systems are now facing new challenges regarding logistics and new virus variants. On this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Vizient vaccine expert, Azra Behlim, PharmD, discusses the status of vaccination and wildcards to look for on the road to recovery.

This episode was recorded on February 25, 2021 and the continually evolving situation may have changed.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Health System Financial Priorities for 2021

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:49:20 -0600

This week, Sg2 Perspectives begins a new series of conversations around the increasing overlap between strategic and financial planning in the health care industry. Shorter-term planning cycles have meant that the skills and tools strategic planning teams use are more relevant than ever to the finance team. We will not only explore this new paradigm, but also take a deep dive into emerging financial trends and provide a strategic lens into the toughest financial challenges facing hospitals and health systems.

Tune in to this first installment in the series to hear Sg2’s Bill Woodson and Vizient’s Mike Busch, Executive Officer and Vice President of Member Networks, discuss the new priorities for health systems in 2021.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Fighting Disruption with Disruption: COVID-19 as an Innovation Accelerator (Part 2)

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:41:53 -0600

Nothing has been more disruptive to health care—and our everyday lives in general—than COVID-19. On this week's episode (part 2 of a 2-part series) of Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2’s Henry Soch, PhD, Chris Pagano and Justin Cassidy, PhD, discuss how health care is fighting its newest foe with disruptive clinical care, technology and research.

For Sg2 Members:

Disrupters to Watch in 2021 on-demand webinar Click here

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Fighting Disruption with Disruption: COVID-19 as an Innovation Accelerator (Part 1)

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:09:18 -0600

Nothing has been more disruptive to health care—and our everyday lives in general—than COVID-19. On this week's episode (part 1 of a 2-part series) of Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2’s Henry Soch, PhD, Chris Pagano and Justin Cassidy, PhD, discuss how health care is fighting its newest foe with disruptive clinical care, technology and research.

For Sg2 Members:

Disrupters to Watch in 2021 on-demand webinar: Click here

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Health Care Priorities in the Biden Administration

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:21:05 -0600

This week, Steve Rixen, Senior Government Relations and Public Policy Director for Vizient, shares how the Biden administration is prioritizing the fight against COVID-19 through vaccine distribution and economic stimulus, along with how—and when—the new administration may return its focus to the ambitious health care priorities from its campaign.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Pharmacy Leadership Joins the Strategy Table

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:10:00 -0600

This week, Mark Larson, Principal Sg2 Intelligence, and Steven Lucio, Senior Principal in Vizient Pharmacy Solutions, join us to discuss pharmacy strategy and how it’s not just about cost savings anymore. Instead, pharmacy leaders are now starting to look across the System of CARE for new coordination opportunities and cost-effective sites, as well as how to operate pharmacy like its own service line.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

What are the Key Economic Trends Driving Insurance Coverage Payer Mix?

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:11:43 -0600

As the population and the economy look toward post-pandemic recovery, health systems must contend with the challenges of payer mix volatility. In this week's episode of Sg2 Perspectives, hosts Kelly Richard and Trevor DaRin, along with Associate Principal, Brian Esser and Director, Tori Richie, discuss the economic trends driving Sg2's 5-year Insurance Coverage Forecast.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

Predictions for 2021

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:16:46 -0600

Last week, Sg2 Perspectives took a look back at 2020 to review the health care industry’s major learnings and how provider organizations are applying them. This week, the same expert team - Bill Woodson, Jennifer O’Connor and Henry Soch - returns to provide you with some bold predictions for the health care industry in 2021.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com, find us on Twitter as @Sg2HealthCare, or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

What We Learned in 2020

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:20:16 -0600

In this week’s episode, Sg2’s Bill Woodson, Jennifer O’Connor and Henry Soch discuss the health care industry’s major learnings from 2020 and how leading health care provider organizations are applying those learnings to better prepare themselves for 2021 and beyond.

Sg2 members can register here for our annual The Year Ahead webinar on January 13 to learn about the unavoidable forces impacting the health care industry in 2021.

Academic Medical Centers Lead the Way in Novel Partnerships

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 08:00:00 -0600

COVID-19 continues to reveal existing gaps in the health care system; however, academic medical centers (AMCs) are leading the way in closing those gaps, as they increasingly turn to partnerships to serve populations with needs growing in depth and scope. In this week’s episode of Sg2 Perspectives, the Sg2 Intelligence Team’s Justin Cassidy, PhD, Director of Medicine, and Kelly Richard, Associate Principal, discuss the critical role of partnerships for AMCs as they evolve care delivery in the midst of the pandemic and beyond.

COVID-19's Impact on Payer Mix Beyond 2020

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 15:31:37 -0600

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the economy, and health systems—despite serving a crucial clinical role—are not immune from its financial impact. This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Kelly and Trevor interview Tori Richie, Director on Sg2’s Intelligence team, about COVID-19’s effect on unemployment and insurance coverage, as the 3 of us play the role of experts in discussing the economic trends driving market-level payer mix.

New Consumer Patterns, Preferences and Possibilities

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 08:00:00 -0600

In this week’s episode, learn the results of Vizient's latest consumer pulse survey from Mark Larson, Principal, Sg2 Intelligence, as well as Dr. Tom Villanueva, practicing internal medicine physician and Associate Vice President of Clinical Resources at Vizient, who will also share how patient preferences and expectations have changed in his practice.

Sg2 members can read more of our consumerism research here

Rural Health During a Pandemic

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:01:36 -0600

Andrea Leslie, Regional President of four rural hospitals in Michigan's Spectrum Health System, shares their unique rural challenges and the creative solutions they devised to keep their community and staff safe and healthy.

The Biggest Changes to the Prospective Payment System, Part 2 of 2

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 08:00:00 -0600

The Sg2 team of policy experts, Valinda Rutledge (former hospital CEO and a leader of CMMI) and Leslie Kamel, unpack the proposed payment changes for virtual health and Chris Pagano, Senior Director of Virtual Health, explain the strategic implications for health systems.

The Biggest Changes to the Prospective Payment System, Part 1 of 2

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:00:12 -0500

The Sg2 team of policy experts, Valinda Rutledge (former hospital CEO and a leader of CMMI) and Ryota Terada, Director Orthopedics and Policy, unpack the proposed payment changes around site of care and Chad Giese, Associate Principal Cardiovascular, explores the varying impact it will have across service lines.

The 2020 Election and Health Systems, Part 2: The Future of Insurance Coverage and Value-Based Payment

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 10:18:36 -0500

Health care is considered a high stakes issue in the 2020 presidential election in terms of both health insurance coverage and affordability of care. In Part 2 of Sg2 Perspectives' 2-part election series, Vizient Senior Government Relations and Policy Director Steve Rixen once again joins Sg2’s Bill Woodson and Valinda Rutledge to discuss the potential fate of the Affordable Care Act as well as the path forward for value-based care.

The 2020 Election and Health Systems, Part 1: What Does the Election Outcome Mean for Drug Pricing?

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:35:05 -0500

All day, every day we are flooded with 2020 presidential election coverage, but rarely do we get a nuanced analysis of how a new or continued administration will impact policies most important to health systems. In Part 1 of Sg2 Perspective’s 2-part election series, we discuss one such policy as Vizient Senior Government Relations and Policy Director Steve Rixen joins Sg2’s Bill Woodson and Valinda Rutledge to discuss how a Trump administration or a Biden administration would likely address high drug costs and what that means for health system providers.

Academic Medical Centers of the Future: Destinations of Expertise

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 08:45:04 -0500

Sg2’s Principal Tawnya Bosko, DHA, and Senior Director Justin Cassidy, PhD, share insights on what the last six months of the pandemic looked like for academic medical centers, and how those challenges and adaptations are contributing to the evolution of their historic role from destinations for care to destinations of expertise.

Sg2 members can dive deeper with our AMC Resource Kit.

Contact the Sg2 team at sg2perspectives@sg2.com

“Value-Based Care, Though” Part 2: Opportunity to Increase Affordability Exists in All Payer Segments

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -0500

As Providence St. Joseph Health System’s James Harker, Chief Population Health Officer, said, “…value-based care, though,” calling out that even though 2020 hasn’t been smooth, value-based arrangements are helping health care organizations. This week, we continue our focus on value-based care with him, discussing the opportunity for business model disruption in Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payer segments and highlighting winning strategies for achieving success.

Please share your feedback about this episode, or other comments with Trevor and Kelly at sg2perspectives@sg2.com

“Value-Based Care, Though” Part 1: How Value-Based Models Are Realigning Incentives Through Shared Accountability

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 23:23:39 -0500

We all know it: 2020 has been a rough year so far. But as this week’s guest, Providence St. Joseph Health System’s James Harker, Chief Population Health Officer, said “…value-based care, though.” What he means: payment news in health care isn’t all bad, and those with value-based care arrangements are faring a bit better. In this episode, we discuss how value-based care models serve as a stable business model through a tumultuous time and have the ability to better align incentives and increase shared accountability between payers, providers and patients.

Please share your feedback about this episode, or other comments with Trevor and Kelly at sg2perspectives@sg2.com

Progress Toward a COVID-19 Vaccine: What Health Systems Need to Know

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 06:51:00 -0500

News is changing fast about the rapid progress being made to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Sg2 Principals Henry Soch and Jeff Moser help sort through the noise and highlight the most important things for health systems to know.

Please share your feedback about this episode, or other comments with Trevor and Kelly at sg2perspectives@sg2.com

COVID-19 and Value-Based Care: Health Systems Face Urgent Decisions

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 13:39:19 -0500

The shift to value from fee-for-service in health care was already progressing slowly before COVID-19 overtook the US. In the spring, the pandemic has all but halted elective care, laying bare the vulnerability of a volume-based model, as well as emphasizing the importance of revenue predictability. In this week’s episode, Sg2’s Principal Jim Reilly and Associate Principal Brian Esser discuss the tough decisions health systems must make regarding participation in and preparation for value-based models.

What Flu Season—During a Pandemic—Might Look Like

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 10:43:21 -0500

COVID-19 continues its unpredictable surges and declines across the world. In the US, and across the northern hemisphere, a more predictable virus is around the corner in seasonal influenza. While we have never seen seasonal influenza during a global pandemic, symptom overlap and fear of simultaneous infections add significant uncertainty to this flu season. Sg2’s Medicine expert, Justin Cassidy, PhD, walks through potential scenarios for this winter and how health systems can prepare and respond.

We are excited to hear from our listeners so please share any feedback with sg2perspectives@sg2.com

COVID-19 Has Turned Supply Chain Resiliency Into a Strategic Issue

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:10:19 -0500

COVID-19 has revealed critical weaknesses in health system supply chain, which is an area long relegated strictly to hospital operations that could now benefit from strategic scrutiny by other areas of the organization. On this week’s episode of Sg2 Perspectives, Vizient Senior Principal Dr. Blane Schilling and Sg2 Principal Mark Larson change the supply chain discussion to shift away from price and toward value, making a compelling argument for supply chain resiliency as a priority for health system strategy teams.

Behavioral Health: Problems and Solutions Accelerated by COVID-19

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 14:13:59 -0500

Health care has long been plagued by challenges with behavioral health issues, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only brought more: an epidemic of mental illness and substance use disorders. This week, Sg2’s behavioral health experts, Principal Jayme Zage and Senior Consultant Stephanie Snider, discuss how health systems can address both new and old challenges through creative care delivery, cost avoidance and a new and improved System of CARE.

Stories From the Field: Tough Strategic Decisions to Come

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:48:58 -0500

In today’s climate, health systems are focused on the short-term now more than ever. However, it’s also necessary to plan strategies across various timeframes, while navigating tough decisions on how to prioritize the multiple opportunities on their horizons. This week, Sg2’s National Vice President Jim Jacobsohn and Consulting Principal Amit Sharma join Trevor to discuss strategy leader uncertainty, along with strategic recommendations for the next 6-9 months.

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Highlights from Executive Summit 2020: Tomorrow Is Here

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:24:43 -0500

Executive Summit is Sg2’s leading annual conference series that provides our members with Sg2 experts’ strategic perspective and expertise across the health care landscape. This year, the COVID-19 public health crisis took center stage, and we not only pivoted to provide our members with a virtual experience, we took on the theme of Tomorrow Is Here: Strategy for the New Clinical Enterprise, covering such topics as the impacts of COVID-19 on care utilization and evolving ambulatory strategy. Now, more than ever, leaders must be intentional in transforming their clinical enterprises—not just to succeed in a new era, but to also stabilize, adapt and evolve in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this week’s episode, Sg2 Executive Summit leader Rebecca Limestall shares this year’s key takeaways and most impactful stories, as well as how strategy teams must adapt their roles to prepare for the next normal.

Sg2 members can access the Executive Summit 2020 resource kit to review the presentations, associated sessions, and related Sg2 resources.

How MUSC Used Virtual Health Before, During, and (Hopefully) After COVID-19

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 08:35:41 -0500

Shawn Valenta, MUSC Administrator for Virtual Health, joins Trevor and Sg2 virtual health expert Chris Pagano to share their long journey to use virtual health as a tool to improve access and convenience for patients. Their historic work positioned them well to rapidly expand virtual visits and remote patient monitoring as in-person business shut down. Now they are looking forward and planning big scale initiatives to leverage the rapid adoption of virtual health by patients and providers.

Sg2 Members can read more about accelerating virtual health here

The Future of Post-Acute Care…Continuing Care

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 13:21:03 -0500

Skilled nursing facilities have been difficult places to both receive care and work during COVID-19. These challenges led to changes in payment and policy that accelerated the shift to home as a safer and more effective site of care. Jayme Zage, PhD, and Katie Elia join Trevor to discuss the trends in post-acute care that were already transforming the industry and how responding to COVID-19 has accelerated many of these trends.

Please participate in our research and share your perspective by completing the 2020 Post-Acute Care Survey.

Sg2 members can read more from Jayme and Katie here:

Expert Insight: COVID-19 Action Steps: Optimizing Post-Acute Care Assets

System of CARE Guide: Linking Home Health to Systems of CARE

Report: Post-Acute Care: Planning Ahead of the Continuing Care Curve

Sg2’s Post-Acute Care Resource Kit

COVID-19 Will Drive the Loss of Commercial Insurance

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -0500

Health systems across the US are striving to understand the potential future scenarios for unemployment and associated shifts in payer mix caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, Sg2 Principal Mark Larson and Director Tori Richie join you’re a favorite hosts and experts Trevor and Kelly to share key findings from their payer mix research, and how these insights can help inform health system strategic planning.

Sg2 members can learn more about the new model here:

Sg2 COVID-19 Payer Mix Scenario Model

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Grill Bill (and Joan): Strategically Navigating COVID-19

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 17:01:25 -0500

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we continue with the second installment in our Grill Bill series, with a bonus guest. We discuss the latest on how health systems are navigating COVID-19 with Joan Moss, Managing Principal of Intelligence and CNO, and Bill Woodson, Sr. Principal and senior-most thought leader.

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Ochsner Health Shares Its Direct-to-Employer Strategy During Reopening

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 06:00:00 -0500

As the Louisiana market reopened amidst COVID-19, Ochsner Health quickly pivoted to address the needs of the employers in its market. In this week’s episode, Donny Lawrence, the health system’s VP of Business Development, joins us to discuss Ochsner’s historic perspective on the value of direct-to-employer, along with what new employer needs it is meeting today and its view on future opportunities.

Sg2 members can view other member examples of employer contracting in these case studies:
• Inspira Health Network: Add-on Services Generate Downstream Business
• The Christ Hospital: COE Success Ushers in Bundle Business

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The Future Looks Bright for Medicare Advantage

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 18:13:48 -0500

Growing Medicare costs had already set the stage for Medicare Advantage (MA) growth long before the COVID-19-induced economic downturn. Now, the pandemic is likely to further accelerate that growth trajectory. In this week’s episode, Sg2’s Senior Advisor on health policy, Valinda Rutledge, and our resident MA expert, Trevor DaRin, discuss the market conditions and model dynamics that support a bright future for Medicare Advantage.

Forecasting Future Healthcare Demand (What Sg2 Does Best)

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 06:00:00 -0500

Each year Sg2 builds our proprietary 10-year Impact of Change® forecast to project health care demand at the disease and procedure level, which can also be hyperlocalized to the zip code level. We recently released our 2020 forecast, and this week, our 2 senior-most thought leaders behind it—Dr. Madeleine McDowell and Lisa Slama—join us to discuss the trends driving the forecast in the near- and long-term.

Sg2 members can watch the 2020 Impact of Change Forecast webinar on demand for more details about the forecast.

Nonmembers can learn more about our Impact of Change demand forecasts here.

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COVID-19: The Tipping Point for Health Systems and SDOH

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:35:13 -0500

COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted people of color and communities of lower socioeconomic status. The role of the health system in public health is no longer optional. Sg2’s Karyl Kopaskie, Becca Segel, and Kelly Richard discuss how health systems can address the social determinants of health in the context of the pandemic, the lessons learned, and the importance of community health improvement components in long-term strategy.

Service Line Stories From Reactivation: Patient Impact and Site of Care Shifts

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 11:27:06 -0500

During the COVID-19 surge, many patients deferred seeking care either because services were no longer available, or out of fear of contracting the coronavirus themselves. In this week’s episode, our cardiovascular, medicine and surgery, and orthopedics service line experts explore the various near- and long-term impacts that have resulted from these deferrals. They also discuss site of care shifts, including the shifts to virtual health, which are expected to continue.

Service Line Teams

Cardiovascular - Chad Giese and Josh Aaker

Medicine and Surgery - Justin Cassidy and Catherine Vanacore

Orthopedics - Ryota Terada

Sg2 members can read more here about service line pivots and lasting impact

Virtual Health and the Role of Health Systems in Digital Public Health Monitoring

Wed, 27 May 2020 16:14:38 -0500

COVID-19 has forced a rapid shift to virtual health. Now, health systems—and their virtual health teams—are thinking about the role they should play in antibody testing and digital public health monitoring as well. In this week’s episode, Sg2’s Chris Pagano and Tony Guth not only discuss what has already happened in virtual health and what we anticipate for the future, but also what other countries have done in terms of testing and monitoring and what lessons we can learn as we determine the best role to play.

Sg2 members can read more about virtual health in this recent article and the Virtual Health Newsletter

Health Care Consumerism During a Pandemic

Wed, 20 May 2020 19:45:16 -0500

The health care industry has lagged behind others in viewing patients as consumers even prior to the pandemic and, as systems resume elective services, stakes are higher than ever. In this week’s episode, Sg2’s Mark Larson and Vizient’s Dr. Tom Villanueva discuss health system approaches to meeting patient needs for safety, cost and convenience in the wake of COVID-19.

Resources:

Tom hosted Mark on his podcast, Modern Practice Podcast, where they examined the role of the patient voice in the reopening of elective procedures. The episode, The Role of Patient and Family Councils (PFACs) in Resuming Elective Procedures, is linked here.

For Sg2 Members: Please see related materials, linked below.

Sg2 Expert Insight: Engaging the (Post-COVID-19) Health Care Consumer

Sg2 Report: Consumerism: Service Lines Brace for Impact

Sg2 Webinar: Consumerism 3.0: The Era of Service Line Disruption

How COVID-19 Is Reshaping the Physician Landscape: Part 2

Wed, 13 May 2020 16:53:22 -0500

In the second episode on how the current physician landscape is being reshaped by COVID-19, Sg2’s Dr David DiLoreto and Mike Strilesky explore COVID-19’s impact on physician practice ownership and physician alignment, as well as how business models are evolving during this unprecedented time.

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How COVID-19 Is Reshaping the Physician Landscape: Part 1

Wed, 13 May 2020 16:51:45 -0500

COVID-19 has introduced significant financial challenges to physician practices and the way they operate. In this first of 2 episodes on how the pandemic is reshaping the physician landscape, Sg2’s Dr David DiLoreto and Mike Strilesky discuss those challenges, along with the opportunities health systems have to innovate their care delivery.

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The Service Lines Never Stopped for COVID-19

Wed, 06 May 2020 09:13:14 -0500

Health systems are in a delicate balancing act, treating COVID-19 patients while still providing essential services. In this episode, Sg2’s cancer, neuroscience and women’s health experts discuss how systems can maintain this balance, how new treatment sites and services are disrupting established care patterns, and the overarching impact on patients in the near- and long-term.

Service line teams:

Cancer – Cory Jones and Kiran Yemul

Neurosciences – Kate Zentner and Gurmeet Bawa

Women’s Health – Karyl Kopaskie and Rhae Gamber

Other Sg2 Resources:

Service Lines Pivot for the Crisis, Now Contend with Lasting Impact

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How to Approach Financial Recovery from COVID-19

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:29:43 -0500

Sg2’s Brian Esser and Ryota Terada share a data-driven approach for health systems reactivating elective procedures on the journey to financial recovery from COVID-19.

For Sg2 Members, please see referenced and related resources below:

COVID-19 Action Steps: Stemming Financial Fallout

COVID-19 Financial Recovery Calculator and Resources

COVID-19: Planning for reactivation and other near-term challenges

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:10:37 -0500

Bill Woodson and Jennifer O'Connor share what they have been hearing from strategy leaders around the country and make recommendations on the many considerations health systems must make as they plan for reactivating/ restarting their traditional business. The fight against COVID is not over but strategy and planning teams must focus on what comes next.

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Sg2 Members can read more here https://intel.sg2.com/resource-types/expert-insights/2020/4/COVID-19-Action-Steps_Elective-Surgery/

Emerging Technology During the Covid Surge and Preparing for What Comes Next

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 07:37:00 -0500

Henry Soch and Chris Pagano share a few key areas they predicted could be disruptive technology to watch earlier in the year, and explore how their adoption is being accelerated in the fight against Covid.

More about the Sg2 perspective on Covid https://www.sg2.com/health-care-intelligence-blog/2020/03/in-crisis-dont-underestimate-value-of-strategy/

Sg2 Members can view the Disruptors to Watch webinar from January https://intel.sg2.com/resource-types/events/2020/1/Disrupters-to-Watch-in-2020/

What will be the financial impact of Covid 19 for health systems?

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:31:47 -0500

Former Sg2 CEO, Steve Lefar, and Bill Woodson discuss the near-term and longer-term financial impact Covid 19 is having on hospitals and health systems. They talk about the challenging work strategy, finance, and operations leaders are undertaking now to plan and prepare for what comes next, as well as, considerations for payer and provider relations.

For Sg2 Members: Sg2 Surge Demand Calculator https://intel.sg2.com/resource-types/resource-kits/2020/3/COVID-19_Calculator/

For Vizient Members: https://www.vizientinc.com/covid-19

Sg2 Surge Demand Calculator https://www.sg2.com/sg2-covid-19-surge-demand-calculator/

A Vizient podcast all about the Surge Demand Calculator https://modernpracticepodcast.podbean.com/e/modern-practice-modeling-surge-demand-for-covid-19/

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Strategy in the Age of COVID-19

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:18:46 -0500

Bill Woodson, Dr. Marty Lucenti, and Chris Pagano share what they are learning from our health system members response to COVID-19 in terms of strategic considerations as operations shift to prepared for and treat infected patients.

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Contact Trevor and Kelly at sg2perspectives@sg2.com

How great leaders prepare their organizations for change

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 23:30:00 -0500

Molly Cate and Tim Stewart from Jarrard Phillips Cate and Hancock (national leader in strategic communications for healthcare providers) join Trevor to talk about the art of change management and how great leaders are constantly pushing their team's to build a culture that is prepared to handle adversity and tackle new problems.

Read more about Jarrard's great work here https://aoc.jarrardinc.com/

Show Notes

[03:10] Molly explains the “art of change” concept as this concept applies to the healthcare industry.

[05:55] Elements which are used to coordinate care and make healthcare more efficient.

[07:17] The business of healthcare and the healthcare worker relationship and their story to make change.

[08:20] Why people, not technology, are going to change healthcare.

[10:24] Techniques which are helpful to create change at the “people level”.

[11:56] The family of “CYA” communications which are not supporting building a story with healthcare workers.

[13:24] Authenticity - the most important and biggest missing piece in the healthcare industry.

[15:48] Think about change like putting together two bookends: the big picture and how this is going to impact my job.

[18:37] Start building your relationships now in your community to buy goodwill for future change.

[22:17] Why healthcare workers need to feel that leadership is committed to their job.

[24:15] Identifying sources of tension, wrapping a sense of urgency around these sources and the need for a new strategy now.

[27:15] The importance of CEO’s taking responsibility in the healthcare system.

[29:02] Be selective and intentional in using your personal brand when you are in a leadership position.

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Contact Trevor and Kelly at sg2perspectives@sg2.com

Virtual Health trends

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 23:30:00 -0500

Chris Pagano discusses, debates and defends the role virtual health is playing. He tackles tough questions like: why isn't utilization matching consumer stated preference? How are health systems making the economics work? And, is there a future milestone or tipping point we need to reach for this to really take off?

Read more about virtual health and Sg2's perspective here

Or, Sg2 members can see our full suite of virtual health resources

Show Notes

[01:29] Why aren’t more consumers using virtual health care?

[03:15] Vendors need to design software in a more user-friendly fashion.

[05:38] Benefits of virtual health care.

[07:37] Virtual healthcare is a good option for patient preventative care.

[09:27] How healthcare systems can align their healthcare strategy with virtual healthcare.

[12:03] Elements to make the financials work at the physician’s level.

[14:36] Tipping Point #1: How you can bend the cost curve down and provide convenient access to healthcare.

[17:17] Chronic care patient populations readmission rates can drop to zero with day-to-day monitoring with proactive care.

[20:48] Tools and training needed for physicians to make the switch to virtual healthcare.

[23:45] Virtual health transforming how we deliver care to patients

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AMC Summit debrief

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:00:00 -0600

Join Sg2 experts Mike Humphrey and Justin Cassidy, PhD, to learn about the top strategies our Academic Medical Center members are focused on. Mike and Justin walk through the AMC Summit theme to share the key takeaways around how AMCs have unique scale opportunities and challenges, clinical affiliations and other partnerships, success in value-based care, and tackling big problem through your innovation competency.

Cases about AMC success stories can be found here

Or you can watch a presentation about value-based care success at AMCs

And of course for Sg2 members there is much much more about AMC strategy available.

Show Notes:

[01:03] Scale as a theme at the Executive Summit.

[04:10] Understanding, developing and leveraging clinical scale.

[08:03] Partnerships and collaborations – extending knowledge and information.

[12:48] Discussing the presentation from Partners around scale enabling the move into value-based care.

[16:19] Problems the team from UCSF are trying to solve with their innovation work.

[21:23] Closing thoughts on thinking about scale as an opportunity.

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Ventas - Healthcare Real Estate

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:45:00 -0600

Two industry leaders from Ventas: Margie McHugh, Senior Vice President of Advisory Services, and Shane Seitz, Senior Investment Officer, join me to discuss trends in healthcare real estate including the shifting profile of investors, new types of investments, and forcing health system executives to answer the question "are you in the real estate business?"

Show Notes:

[01:28] How real estate is shifting in the health care industry.

[06:02] The evolution and ‘retailization’ of health care.

[09:04] Discussing the complexities of health care real estate.

[12:14] New types of investments and the investor profile.

[15:48] Changing demographics and understanding how it impacts real estate.

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Cardiovascular Trends

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 20:00:00 -0600

Chad Giese, Associate Principal, Cardiovascular, Sg2 and Josh Aaker, PhD, Director, Cardiovascular, Sg2

Our cardiovascular service line leaders, Chad and Josh, talk about a few of the trends our members are asking about most frequently including procedural shift to outpatient settings, learnings from bundles, challenges managing heart failure patients and advances in structural heart programs.

Read more from Chad and Josh on our blog

Sg2 members can tap into more CV resources at intel.Sg2.com.

Show Notes: [02:35] Three big takeaways about the future of CV care. [05:36] The benefits and challenges of the hospital-to-ambulatory shift. [10:01] What’s next for BPCI advanced. [14:22] The difficulty in managing congestive heart failure. [21:02] Guidelines and the future of structural heart. [23:22] Managing volume at multiple hospital organizations. Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Android RSS Feed

Women's Health

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:23:16 -0600

Karyl Kopaskie, PhD, Senior Director, Women’s Health and Pediatrics, Sg2 and Jeremy Miller, MD, Fellow, Sg2

Our Women's health service line leaders, Karyl and Dr. Miller, discuss and debate how health systems are responding to emerging trends including consumerism, changing preference for wellness visits, as well as modest yet hopeful strides we are making in public health around maternal and infant mortality.

Read more about these topics on our blog or watch Karyl on YouTube

Sg2 members can tap into more Women's health resources at intel.Sg2.com

Show Notes: [01:01] Three big takeaways about women’s healthcare. [01:54] Why patient relationships are changing in women’s healthcare. [03:32] Aging baby boomers and their outlook on women’s healthcare. [05:22] Types of goals and perspectives on setting health care goals for building better relationships with female clients. [08:00] Patient interests - are they aligning with physician interests? [11:20] The opportunity to link data with consumer preferences and what this information can tell us. [15:40] America is at the bottom of the list of developed countries for infant mortality. [17:00] States which are invested can move the needle on maternal mortality. [17:47] Healthcare organizations need to work in tandem to create a better healthcare setting for lower socioeconomic female patients. [18:56] Asking women what they think the barriers are to access to health. [24:09] Virtual setting for high-risk OBGYN clients. Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Android RSS Feed

Procedure Sites of the Future

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:21:04 -0600

Lisa Slama, PhD, Associate Principal, Intelligence, Sg2 and Amanda Olderog, Senior Director, Orthopedics and Surgery, Sg2

Sg2 experts, Lisa and Amanda, roll up their sleeves and explore the pace and variability of change in sites of care for different procedures across markets.

You can learn more about this topic by watching Lisa discuss our Impact of Change forecast on YouTube

Sg2 members can read more at intel.Sg2.com.

Show Notes: [01:02] Where future growth is going to be in terms of procedures for hospitals. [02:05] Where you can expect to find growth in outpatient procedures. [03:11] Procedures which will stay in the hospital and procedures which will become outpatient. [04:22] Status of the physician, how this impacts patient care and the types of ambulatory care centers. [06:17] Factors which are included in the “perfect migration storm”. [08:55] Understanding the specifics of a market and how to advise professionals on where to start. [11:23] Future shifts in orthopedic outpatient procedures. [13:21] Maintaining profitability and staffing within your practice. [16:40] Physicians who do not have community partnerships see shifts more slowly. [20:19] Why academic institutions have additional inefficiencies. [21:10] Balancing your mission, along with care, which is not as profitable and providing care collaboratively. [21:06] Patients don’t understand the types of centers they can have procedures. Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Android RSS Feed

Innovation

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:19:54 -0600

Henry Soch, Principal, Intelligence, Sg2 and Chris Cornue, former Chief Strategy and Chief Innovation Officer, Navicent Health

Chris and Henry share the themes and key takeaways from the Sg2 event "Innovation: Moving From Silos to Scale." They also put the exciting presentations from the event into the broader context of how health systems are pursuing innovation work.

Read more from Henry about how health systems are tackling innovation here

Sg2 members can tap into more innovation resources at intel.Sg2.com.

Show Notes: [01:26] The context of innovation within healthcare. [04:11] Why it’s important to have innovation tied to your strategy. [05:28] Linking strategy with innovation to guide the organization. [06:13] An example of how innovation isn’t effective in the healthcare industry. [08:03] Broad aspects of innovation, including removing waste and not falling into the shiny new technology for the sake of technology. [09:15] Creating change within your organization. [10:35] Asking the right questions to create change in your organization. [13:21] Mission-driven industries and the broader mission of curing cancer. [16:31] How to be impactful when using innovation. [17:33] Leveraging intellectual property in the life sciences industry. [19:09] Value-laden change in the healthcare industry. Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Android RSS Feed

Grill Bill

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:17:43 -0600

Bill Woodson, Senior Principal, Intelligence, Sg2

In the first episode of the new Sg2 podcast, Sg2 Perspectives, we jump right in with thought-leader Bill Woodson to pick his brain about a subject we continue to work with members on: the progress and promise of scale. Consolidation among health care providers continues, but the challenging work of true integration and clinical scale remain, in most cases, as aspirational rather than immediate goals.

We tackle the tough questions:

How are health systems moving towards the promise of scale?
What lessons have been learned thus far?
Could there be an impetus to really accelerate change?

Visit Sg2's blog for more on scale from Bill Woodson.

Sg2 members can read more in our resource kit from the 2019 Executive Summit (login required).

Show Notes: [01:21] How Bill decided to talk about scale as a feature for this episode. [02:21] Vision and scale: how does Bill see leaders evolving around the concept of scale. [03:02] What leaders are saying publicly and behind the curtain about expanding healthcare systems. [03:47] Problems in healthcare which are solved by scale. [04:36] The potential for healthcare systems to lower costs in the near future. [08:23] Two levers which need to be taken to achieve the promise of healthcare. [10:23] Strategic capital and fixed capital needs of healthcare over the next decade. [13:21] Creating scale in independent practices and vertical integration. [17:11] Clinical scale and Bill’s thoughts on execution of clinical scale. [21:19] Closing thoughts on long-term vision of healthcare and scale. Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Android RSS Feed