
Edge Perspectives, a Vizient podcast, delivers data-driven insights and strategic intelligence that help healthcare organizations turn data into action, improve performance, and drive sustainable growth. The podcast is hosted by Trevor DaRin, Tori Richie and Jayme Zage, PhD, and new episodes are released weekly. Contact the hosts with your comments or episode ideas.
Edge Perspectives, a Vizient podcast, delivers data-driven insights and strategic intelligence that help healthcare organizations turn data into action, improve performance, and drive sustainable growth. The podcast is hosted by Trevor DaRin, Tori Richie and Jayme Zage, PhD, and new episodes are released weekly. Contact the hosts with your comments or episode ideas.
Episodes

Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
Pediatric Medicine’s Pivotal Moments
Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
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.
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.

Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Building Health Care's Future
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
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.
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.

Wednesday Nov 27, 2024
2024 AMC Summit: Recapping the Pivotal Moments
Wednesday Nov 27, 2024
Wednesday Nov 27, 2024
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.
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.

Wednesday Nov 20, 2024
Health Care Headlines Unpacked
Wednesday Nov 20, 2024
Wednesday Nov 20, 2024
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.
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.

Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Stories from the Road
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
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.

Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Consulting Approach to Programmatic Expansion
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
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.

Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
The Evolving Role of CSOs
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
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.

Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Strategy Exchange Debrief: Ambulatory
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
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.

Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Spine Program Strategy
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
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.

Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Outpatient Portfolio Strategy
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
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.

Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Critical Care Capacity
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
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.

Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
Provider-Supplier Partnerships: Compass One Healthcare and University of Kentucky
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
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.

Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Hospital of the Future
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
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.

Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Care Delivery Transformation
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
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.

Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
Service Line Consulting
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
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.
