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Health systems across the US are striving to understand the potential future scenarios for unemployment and associated shifts in payer mix caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, Sg2 Principal Mark Larson and Director Tori Richie join you’re a favorite hosts and experts Trevor and Kelly to share key findings from their payer mix research, and how these insights can help inform health system st...

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we continue with the second installment in our Grill Bill series, with a bonus guest. We discuss the latest on how health systems are navigating COVID-19 with Joan Moss, Managing Principal of Intelligence and CNO, and Bill Woodson, Sr. Principal and senior-most thought leader.   Contact us any time at  sg2perspectives@sg2.com     Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Spoti...

As the Louisiana market reopened amidst COVID-19, Ochsner Health quickly pivoted to address the needs of the employers in its market. In this week’s episode, Donny Lawrence, the health system’s VP of Business Development, joins us to discuss Ochsner’s historic perspective on the value of direct-to-employer, along with what new employer needs it is meeting today and its view on future opportunities...

Growing Medicare costs had already set the stage for Medicare Advantage (MA) growth long before the COVID-19-induced economic downturn. Now, the pandemic is likely to further accelerate that growth trajectory. In this week’s episode, Sg2’s Senior Advisor on health policy, Valinda Rutledge, and our resident MA expert, Trevor DaRin, discuss the market conditions and model dynamics that support a bri...

Each year Sg2 builds our proprietary 10-year Impact of Change® forecast to project health care demand at the disease and procedure level, which can also be hyperlocalized to the zip code level. We recently released our 2020 forecast, and this week, our 2 senior-most thought leaders behind it—Dr. Madeleine McDowell and Lisa Slama—join us to discuss the trends driving the forecast in the near- and l...

COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted people of color and communities of lower socioeconomic status. The role of the health system in public health is no longer optional. Sg2’s Karyl Kopaskie, Becca Segel, and Kelly Richard discuss how health systems can address the social determinants of health in the context of the pandemic, the lessons learned, and the importance of community health improvem...

During the COVID-19 surge, many patients deferred seeking care either because services were no longer available, or out of fear of contracting the coronavirus themselves. In this week’s episode, our cardiovascular, medicine and surgery, and orthopedics service line experts explore the various near- and long-term impacts that have resulted from these deferrals. They also discuss site of care shifts...

COVID-19 has forced a rapid shift to virtual health.  Now, health systems—and their virtual health teams—are thinking about the role they should play in antibody testing and digital public health monitoring as well. In this week’s episode, Sg2’s Chris Pagano and Tony Guth not only discuss what has already happened in virtual health and what we anticipate for the future, but also what other countri...

The health care industry has lagged behind others in viewing patients as consumers even prior to the pandemic and, as systems resume elective services, stakes are higher than ever.  In this week’s episode, Sg2’s Mark Larson and Vizient’s Dr. Tom Villanueva discuss health system approaches to meeting patient needs for safety,  cost and convenience in the wake of COVID-19.   Resources:  Tom hosted M...

In the second episode on how the current physician landscape is being reshaped by COVID-19, Sg2’s Dr David DiLoreto and Mike Strilesky explore COVID-19’s impact on physician practice ownership and physician alignment, as well as how business models are evolving during this unprecedented time.   Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Android RSS Feed  

COVID-19 has introduced significant financial challenges to physician practices and the way they operate. In this first of 2 episodes on how the pandemic is reshaping the physician landscape, Sg2’s Dr David DiLoreto and Mike Strilesky discuss those challenges, along with the opportunities health systems have to innovate their care delivery.   Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts...

Health systems are in a delicate balancing act, treating COVID-19 patients while still providing essential services. In this episode, Sg2’s cancer, neuroscience and women’s health experts discuss how systems can maintain this balance, how new treatment sites and services are disrupting established care patterns, and the overarching impact on patients in the near- and long-term.   Service line team...

Sg2’s Brian Esser and Ryota Terada share a data-driven approach for health systems reactivating elective procedures on the journey to financial recovery from COVID-19.   For Sg2 Members, please see referenced and related resources below:   COVID-19 Action Steps: Stemming Financial Fallout   COVID-19 Financial Recovery Calculator and Resources

Bill Woodson and Jennifer O'Connor share what they have been hearing from strategy leaders around the country and make recommendations on the many considerations health systems must make as they plan for reactivating/ restarting their traditional business.  The fight against COVID is not over but strategy and planning teams must focus on what comes next. To make sure you always get the newest epis...

Henry Soch and Chris Pagano share a few key areas they predicted could be disruptive technology to watch earlier in the year, and explore how their adoption is being accelerated in the fight against Covid.  More about the Sg2 perspective on Covid  https://www.sg2.com/health-care-intelligence-blog/2020/03/in-crisis-dont-underestimate-value-of-strategy/ Sg2 Members can view the Disruptors to Watch w...

Former Sg2 CEO, Steve Lefar, and Bill Woodson discuss the near-term and longer-term financial impact Covid 19 is having on hospitals and health systems.  They talk about the challenging work strategy, finance, and operations leaders are undertaking now to plan and prepare for what comes next, as well as, considerations for payer and provider relations.   For Sg2 Members: Sg2 Surge Demand Calculato...

Bill Woodson, Dr. Marty Lucenti, and Chris Pagano share what they are learning from our health system members response to COVID-19 in terms of strategic considerations as operations shift to prepared for and treat infected patients.   Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Android RSS Feed   Links | Resources Contact Trevor and Kelly at sg2perspectives@sg2.com  

Molly Cate and Tim Stewart from Jarrard Phillips Cate and Hancock (national leader in strategic communications for healthcare providers) join Trevor to talk about the art of change management and how great leaders are constantly pushing their team's to build a culture that is prepared to handle adversity and tackle new problems.  Read more about Jarrard's great work here  https://aoc.jarrardinc.co...

Chris Pagano discusses, debates and defends the role virtual health is playing.  He tackles tough questions like: why isn't utilization matching consumer stated preference?  How are health systems making the economics work?  And, is there a future milestone or tipping point we need to reach for this to really take off?  Read more about virtual health and Sg2's perspective here Or, Sg2 members can...

Join Sg2 experts Mike Humphrey and Justin Cassidy, PhD, to learn about the top strategies our Academic Medical Center members are focused on.  Mike and Justin walk through the AMC Summit theme to share the key takeaways around how AMCs have unique scale opportunities and challenges, clinical affiliations and other partnerships, success in value-based care, and tackling big problem through your inn...

Two industry leaders from Ventas: Margie McHugh, Senior Vice President of Advisory Services, and Shane Seitz, Senior Investment Officer, join me to discuss trends in healthcare real estate including the shifting profile of investors, new types of investments, and forcing health system executives to answer the question "are you in the real estate business?" Show Notes: [01:28] How real estate is sh...

Chad Giese, Associate Principal, Cardiovascular, Sg2 and Josh Aaker, PhD, Director, Cardiovascular, Sg2 Our cardiovascular service line leaders, Chad and Josh, talk about a few of the trends our members are asking about most frequently including procedural shift to outpatient settings, learnings from bundles, challenges managing heart failure patients and advances in structural heart programs.  Re...

Karyl Kopaskie, PhD, Senior Director, Women’s Health and Pediatrics, Sg2 and Jeremy Miller, MD, Fellow, Sg2 Our Women's health service line leaders, Karyl and Dr. Miller, discuss and debate how health systems are responding to emerging trends including consumerism, changing preference for wellness visits, as well as modest yet hopeful strides we are making in public health around maternal and infa...

Lisa Slama, PhD, Associate Principal, Intelligence, Sg2 and Amanda Olderog, Senior Director, Orthopedics and Surgery, Sg2 Sg2 experts, Lisa and Amanda, roll up their sleeves and explore the pace and variability of change in sites of care for different procedures across markets.  You can learn more about this topic by watching Lisa discuss our Impact of Change forecast on YouTube Sg2 members can re...

Henry Soch, Principal, Intelligence, Sg2 and Chris Cornue, former Chief Strategy and Chief Innovation Officer, Navicent Health Chris and Henry share the themes and key takeaways from the Sg2 event "Innovation: Moving From Silos to Scale." They also put the exciting presentations from the event into the broader context of how health systems are pursuing innovation work. Read more from Henry about h...