Sg2 Perspectives

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

How Consumer Strategy Can Unlock Your Health System’s Front Door

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Principal Laurie Dowd and ShareMD Clinical Director of Consumer Activation Martha McElroy to discuss the challenge of getting the right patients through the door of health systems for the right care. Laurie and Martha talk about growth opportunities through care pathways and identifying patient friction points, as well as how Sg2 and ShareMD work together to help organizations implement these consumer growth 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.

 

What We Learned From Payer Q2 Earnings

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

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

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

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

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.