Sg2 Perspectives

Health Care Headlines Unpacked

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

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.

 

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.

Consulting Approach to Programmatic Expansion

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.

 

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.

 

The Evolving Role of CSOs

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.

 

 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: Ambulatory

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.

 

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.

 

Spine Program Strategy

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.

 

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 Portfolio Strategy

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

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.

 

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.

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

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.

 

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.

Hospital of the Future

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

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

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.

 

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

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

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.

 

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.

The Bill Woodson Show: Finances Part 1

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.

 

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.