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 c...
Jun 09, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 70
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 ne...
Jun 02, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 69
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 loyalt...
May 26, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 68
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 car...
May 19, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 67
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 reali...
May 12, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 66
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 st...
May 05, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 65
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 an...
Apr 29, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 64
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 vis...
Apr 21, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 63
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 ca...
Apr 14, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 62
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 ...
Apr 07, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 61
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...
Apr 01, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 60
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 Princip...
Mar 25, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 59
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 Twitte...
Mar 17, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 58
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 ...
Mar 11, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 57
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 h...
Mar 03, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 56
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 s...
Feb 25, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 55
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 ...
Feb 17, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 54
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...
Feb 10, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 53
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 sg2pers...
Jan 27, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 51
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 T...
Jan 21, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 50
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 com...
Jan 14, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 49
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....
Jan 06, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 48
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 mi...
Dec 16, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 47
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.
Dec 02, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 46
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...
Nov 18, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 45
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.
Nov 11, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 44
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.
Nov 04, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 43
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.
Oct 28, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 42
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.
Oct 21, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 41
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...
Oct 14, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 40
