In today’s health care landscape, disrupters are everywhere, so this week on Sg2 Perspectives, we invited Sg2 Associate Principal Trevor DaRin and Senior Consulting Director Casi Roethler to talk to us about how these health care disrupters are changing the game. Trevor and Casi discuss the disrupters to watch in the payer and retail spaces, the implications for primary care, and how health systems should respond—as well as what they can learn. We are always excited to get ideas and feedback fro...
Mar 15, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Value-based care (VBC) continues to be important as a way to drive changes in how we deliver health care services. So this week on Sg2 Perspectives, we invited Sg2 Senior Advisor and VBC expert Laura Jacobs to dive deeper into the state of value-based care. Laura discusses the different components to value-based care and how it can help inform care redesign, as well as how primary care can evolve to support VBC. Learn more about why value-based care is important in 2023 in Laura’s blog post . We...
Mar 08, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 158
A popular topic for Sg2 Perspectives over the past year has been new care models and disruptions in primary care. So this week we invited UpStream Care CEO Dr Sanjay Doddamani and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Valinda Rutledge (a former Sg2 fellow!) to talk about UpStream Care’s approach to primary care. Dr Doddamani and Valinda discuss the development and success of UpStream Care, as well as the future of primary care and primary care models. We are always excited to get ideas and feedback fr...
Mar 01, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 157
This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re joined by two guests from our strategic partner Kaufman Hall, SVP Lisa Goldstein and Managing Director Eric Jordahl, who discuss the state of our economy in 2023 and how they expect it to impact health care utilization, as well as hospital/health system operations and financing, for the near- and midterm. Lisa and Eric also field questions related to payer mix, private equity, virtual visits, value-based care, workforce and more. We are always excited to get ...
Feb 22, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 156
This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Senior Director Anthony Guth and Principal Brianna Motley join us to talk about the capacity constraints hospitals and health systems are facing today and how these constraints impact the health care landscape moving forward. Tony and Brianna discuss what’s driving capacity challenges, the opportunity for care redesign, and how to balance constraints and shortages with growth and innovation. We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. Yo...
Feb 15, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Sg2 kicks off every year with our popular The Year Ahead webinar, where we focus on key themes in the health care space for the year to come. So this week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’ve invited our webinar presenters, Sg2 Principals Brian Esser, Brianna Motley and Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, and Senior Principal Bill Woodson, to recap the webinar and talk about how hospitals and health systems will need to take a multipronged approach to balancing growth, workforce and capacity in 2023, as well as how...
Feb 08, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 154
On this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, we’ve invited Sg2 Principal Jeff Moser and Senior Principal Bill Woodson and VP Crystal Mullis and AVP Corey Pegg to discuss some of 2022’s key health care challenges through a different lens: suppliers and emerging technology. Jeff, Bill, Crystal and Corey dig into issues with workforce, inpatient capacity, site-of-care shifts and virtual care, and share how suppliers and emerging tech are not only responding to these challenges, but also how they are working wi...
Feb 01, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 153
At Sg2, we’ve entered into forecasting season, which is an intense time of year for our forecasting teams as they quantify the key trends that end up in our national and market demand forecasts. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Senior Principal Madeleine McDowell, MD, FAAP, and Director Tori Richie—who lead our forecasting efforts—join us to provide a sneak peek at 2023 key themes and how they may impact our demand forecasts moving forward. Maddie and Tori discuss forecasting for virtual ...
Jan 25, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 152
This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re joined by Sg2’s Senior Director Justin Cassidy, PhD, and National Vice President, Intelligence, Michael Humphrey, to talk about the challenges academic medical centers (AMCs) face in managing their business. Justin and Mike dig into how they leverage Sg2 and Vizient analytics to help AMCs strategically approach the management of patient volumes across their academic health systems and care continuums. We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our l...
Jan 18, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 151
The US’s largest value-based payment model, the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), recently underwent changes designed to retain those organizations already involved and to encourage participation from new organizations. This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Associate Principal Keely Macmillan joins us to talk about these changes (eg, a more gradual glide path to downside risk, the advancement of health equity) and how provider organizations—whether they are part of MSSP or not—should move for...
Jan 18, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 150
This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we turn our focus to Sg2’s recent 2022 AMC Summit, an event specifically for our academic medical center (AMC) members. Sg2’s Senior Director Justin Cassidy, PhD, and National Vice President, Intelligence, Michael Humphrey join us to talk about four key themes that are important for AMCs moving into 2023, as well as share some inspiring AMC peer stories from the AMC Summit that tie into these key themes. We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our list...
Jan 06, 2023•22 min•Ep. 149
We have a special treat for our listeners in this Sg2 Perspectives episode! Our podcast hosts, Sg2’s Senior Director Trevor DaRin, Director Tori Richie and Principal Jayme Zage, PhD, take a look back at our episodes from 2022 thus far and share their favorite quotes from our podcast guests. Unsurprisingly, their favorites also coincide with some of the biggest topics we’ve covered this year, such as care delivery innovation, operational constraints on growth, service distribution and capacity pl...
Dec 28, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 148
This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Senior Employer Outreach & Development Director MJ Burg and Senior Direct-to-Employer Network Development Director Benjamin Gazaway join us to talk about the what and how of direct-to-employer strategy. MJ and Benjamin share perspectives from both the employer and health system sides, covering various aspects of the direct-to-employer landscape and what the next generation of partnerships will look like. We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from ...
Dec 21, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 147
This week on Sg2 Perspectives, podcast hosts Trevor DaRin and Tori Richie are joined by Sg2 Principal Brian Esser to have a conversation around Sg2’s Insurance Coverage Estimates product. Trevor, Tori and Brian talk about the trends they’re tracking, including Medicaid enrollment, the growth of Medicare Advantage and the push/pull on the commercial insurance side. Learn more about Sg2’s Insurance Coverage Estimates—and some of our other patients and community analytics tools— here . We are alway...
Dec 14, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Strategic approaches for primary care are more tailored and precise than ever, so this week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2 Senior Director Trevor DaRin and Director Stephanie Snider as they dig into targeting the senior population to help redesign primary care. Tori, Trevor and Stephanie discuss primary care disrupters, integration with specialty services and how focusing on senior primary care aligns with other current health system initiatives. We are always excited to ...
Dec 07, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 145
This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin joins Sg2 Principals Brian Esser and Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, in discussing what Sg2 is hearing from our member leadership teams and boards on the largest issues they’re facing today. Trevor, Brian and Jennifer share the big themes (eg, finance, workforce, site of care shifts, disrupters) and surprising questions, as well as what specific functional groups (CFOs, CNOs, COOs) are focused on. We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our...
Nov 30, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 144
This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we invited Sg2 Content Director Rich Daly, Principal Brian Esser and Senior Consultant Sushma Narra to break down the research they’ve been doing around current trends in the health care payer landscape. Brian and Sushma discuss payer behavior, bringing strategy to the managed care contracting table, creative partnership options 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 Twi...
Nov 23, 2022•21 min•Ep. 143
This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we focus on the hot topic of site-of-care shifts with Sg2 Consultant Nikita Arora and Director Tony Guth. Nikita and Tony discuss key drivers of these shifts, the biggest disupter in this space and how hospitals should be preparing for procedure movement, as well as provide specific examples of procedures shifting to ASCs or office clinics. We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com , find us on T...
Nov 16, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 142
This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, and Sg2 Associate Principal Joe Maher and Principal Brianna Motley talk through the various levers organizations can pull to build sustainable care at home programs. Jayme, Joe and Brianna discuss payment, revenue and value-based care in the care at home landscape, as well as finding—and vetting—the right partners. We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at sg2perspectives@sg2.com , find us on Twitt...
Nov 09, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 142
In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Senior Director and podcast host Trevor DaRin is joined by Senior Director Janelle Kwan, MBA, and Principal Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, as they share some of the key discussion topics and takeaways from Sg2’s final Strategy Exchange session. Trevor, Janelle and Jennifer talk about how health care organizations are communicating new strategic plans, as well as how they are approaching strategic plan implementation. Be sure to revisit Sg2 Perspectives episodes 11...
Nov 02, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 141
This week on Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Principal and financial strategy practice lead Brian Esser and Kaufman Hall SVP Lisa Goldstein join us to talk about health care finance and the importance of connecting finance and strategy teams. Brian and Lisa discuss where we are in the economic cycle, the key pressures and challenges health systems are facing and improving communication between finance and strategy teams. We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us ...
Oct 26, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 140
This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we welcome back Sg2 Senior Principal Bill Woodson to talk about what’s top of mind for health care boards and leadership teams in terms of strategic planning. Bill discusses progress with workforce approaches and tensions between payers and providers, as well as M&A activity and private equity investments in health care. 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 @Sg2He...
Oct 19, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 139
In Sg2 Perspectives episode 125 , we focused on how the role of supply chain is changing and how the biggest trends impacting demand will have corresponding impacts on supplies and spend. In this week’s episode, Vizient Associate Principal Doug Beinborn, Sg2 Principal Chad Giese and Sg2 Associate Principal Lisa McGuire dig deep into those trends, specifically at the service line level. Doug, Chad and Lisa discuss provider-supplier partnerships, the value proposition and growth potential of new t...
Oct 12, 2022•21 min•Ep. 138
This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’ve invited Sg2’s Associate Principal Charlotte Brown-Zalewa and Principal Mark Larson to help us make sense of how health systems can connect consumerism and near- and long-term growth in their strategic planning. Charlotte and Mark dive into addressing gaps in care access, consumer retention and digital health strategies, along with key consumer trends on the horizon. Sg2 members can access the Sg2 Executive Briefing Bolstering Consumer Influence for Near- and ...
Oct 05, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 137
In July, digestive health was the most searched topic on Sg2’s Intelligence website, so this week, we are discussing both the clinical and strategic side of digestive health and what it means for health care organizations. Sg2 Senior Director Justin Cassidy, PhD, Associate Principal Matt Fadel and Consultant Adilene Gaviña join us to not only talk about improving access and driving volumes in the gastroenterology space, but also the importance of innovation and social determinants of health init...
Sep 28, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 136
This week, Sg2 Perspectives invited Sg2 Principal Karyl Kopaskie, PhD, and Consulting Director Stephanie Snider to join us to talk about the urgency of addressing health equity, which has increasingly become a strategic priority for many health systems. Karyl and Stephanie discuss defining social return on investment, embedding health equity in operational strategic planning and how organizations can refocus their role in supporting health equity in their communities. We are always excited to ge...
Sep 21, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Earlier this summer, CFOs and CSOs from Sg2 and Vizient member organizations came together to discuss how to rediscover growth and future-proof their care continuums. In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, Sg2 Principal Brian Esser, National Vice President, AMCs, Michael Humphrey and Principal Jennifer O’Connor, FACHE, recap what was top of mind at this joint network meeting, including alternative revenue streams (eg, care at home models and direct-to-employer contracting), innovation and strategic ca...
Sep 14, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 134
The health care industry has seen a lot of change over the past few years, which means the dynamics of strategic planning and financial success have also changed. This week, Sg2 Perspectives is joined by Sg2’s National Vice President Jim Jacobsohn and Associate Principal Charlotte Brown-Zalewa who discuss patient reactivation, nontraditional partnerships, strategic deselection and how leadership from strategy and finance need to collaborate to enhance revenue streams across multiple strategic ti...
Sep 07, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 133
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation has launched the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) to enhance the quality of care provided to cancer patients covered under Medicare Traditional while reducing Medicare fee-for-service expenditures, with nonbinding applications for the new program due by September 30, 2022. In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, we’re joined by Sg2 Associate Principal Keely Macmillan who discusses the differences between EOM and the previous Oncology Care Model, why healt...
Aug 31, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 132
There is a “changing of the guard” happening across the health care industry right now as many hospital and health system CEOs are retiring, making way for a new generation of health care leaders to take over. Thus, on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, we chatted with Dr John Brumstead, President/CEO of University of Vermont Health Network (UVM), who is retiring in September of this year. Dr Brumsted not only provides advice for future health care leaders and those hospitals/health systems seeking t...
Aug 24, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 131
