Sg2 Perspectives

Network Integrity and Physician Alignment

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

 

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.

Cell and Gene Therapy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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.