Sg2 Perspectives

“Hi podcast listeners! We are trying something fun, and maybe a little bit dangerous. On May 22, 2024, from 2:00–3:00 pm CT, Sg2 Perspectives is hosting a live podcast where you can join hosts Trevor DaRin, Tori Richie and Jayme Zage via Zoom for the recording of an episode. Our relationship right now is a little one sided, and we want to meet you! So register here to join us to ask questions, share your insights or just heckle us. (Sg2 members can look for more information on the Sg2 Intelligence site.) Hope to see you there!” Click this link to register. 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.

“Hi podcast listeners! We are trying something fun, and maybe a little bit dangerous. On May 22, 2024, from 2:00–3:00 pm CT, Sg2 Perspectives is hosting a live podcast where you can join hosts Trevor DaRin, Tori Richie and Jayme Zage via Zoom for the recording of an episode. Our relationship right now is a little one sided, and we want to meet you! So register here to join us to ask questions, share your insights or just heckle us. (Sg2 members can look for more information on the Sg2 Intelligence site.) Hope to see you there!” Click this link to register: https://vizientinc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqd-2rrzooHNHM83AsXpXcA-TPU8FRpU9g 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.

“Hi podcast listeners! We are trying something fun, and maybe a little bit dangerous. On May 22, 2024, from 2:00–3:00 pm CT, Sg2 Perspectives is hosting a live podcast where you can join hosts Trevor DaRin, Tori Richie and Jayme Zage via Zoom for the recording of an episode. Our relationship right now is a little one sided, and we want to meet you! So register here to join us to ask questions, share your insights or just heckle us. (Sg2 members can look for more information on the Sg2 Intelligence site.) Hope to see you there!” Click this link to register: https://vizientinc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqd-2rrzooHNHM83AsXpXcA-TPU8FRpU9g This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie talks to two Vizient consulting leads, Michael Lutkus and Amit Sharma, about why community hospital optimization is important for health systems. Michael and Amit cover some of the barriers to optimization (eg, M&A, care shifts), along with some strategies health systems can pursue, including engaging in change management work. 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.

“Hi podcast listeners! We are trying something fun, and maybe a little bit dangerous. On May 22, 2024, from 2:00–3:00 pm CT, Sg2 Perspectives is hosting a live podcast where you can join hosts Trevor DaRin, Tori Richie and Jayme Zage via Zoom for the recording of an episode. Our relationship right now is a little one sided, and we want to meet you! So register here to join us to ask questions, share your insights or just heckle us. (Sg2 members can look for more information on the Sg2 Intelligence site.) Hope to see you there!” Click this link to register: https://vizientinc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqd-2rrzooHNHM83AsXpXcA-TPU8FRpU9g Recently, there’s been a lot of news around closures related to obstetrics services. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, has a conversation with Sg2 OB experts Consultant Dionne Dela Cruz and Fellow Jeremy Miller, MD around the challenges and trends of obstetrics care. Dionne and Jeremy discuss options for organizations to maintain or close OB units and the impact of closures, as well as obstetrics care strategies for health systems. 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.

“Hi podcast listeners! We are trying something fun, and maybe a little bit dangerous. On May 22, 2024, from 2:00–3:00 pm CT, Sg2 Perspectives is hosting a live podcast where you can join hosts Trevor DaRin, Tori Richie and Jayme Zage via Zoom for the recording of an episode. Our relationship right now is a little one sided, and we want to meet you! So register here to join us to ask questions, share your insights or just heckle us. (Sg2 members can look for more information on the Sg2 Intelligence site.) Hope to see you there!” Click this link to register: https://vizientinc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqd-2rrzooHNHM83AsXpXcA-TPU8FRpU9g This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Associate Principal Joe Maher from Vizient's value transformation and payer provider alignment team. Joe is our expert on the payer side of health care, so in this episode, he’ll cover payers (eg, new entrants and models, partnership opportunities for health systems) and health plans (eg, Medicare Advantage, care delivery capabilities), as well as implications for 2025. 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.

“Hi podcast listeners! We are trying something fun, and maybe a little bit dangerous. On May 22, 2024, from 2:00–3:00 pm CT, Sg2 Perspectives is hosting a live podcast where you can join hosts Trevor DaRin, Tori Richie and Jayme Zage via Zoom for the recording of an episode. Our relationship right now is a little one sided, and we want to meet you! So register here to join us to ask questions, share your insights or just heckle us. (Sg2 members can look for more information on the Sg2 Intelligence site.) Hope to see you there!” Click this link to register: https://vizientinc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqd-2rrzooHNHM83AsXpXcA-TPU8FRpU9g Sg2 continuously monitors the margins and financial resiliency of our members across the country, so on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, talks to Sg2 Principal Brian Esser, Senior Consultant Sushma Narra and Director Ryota Terada about the latest iteration of Sg2’s Economic Index, which helps organizations anticipate where future financial headwinds and tailwinds may develop. Brian, Sushma and Ryota discuss the four domains of the Economic Index; how this tool can benefit not only providers but also life sciences companies; and their bold predictions for what will impact financial resiliency over the next couple years. 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.

“Hi Sg2 listeners! We are trying something fun, and maybe a little bit dangerous. On May 22nd, we’re hosting a live podcast where you can join us for the recording of an episode. Our relationship right now is a little one sided, and we want to meet you. So, we’ll put you in my chair, You can ask us questions, share your insights, or just heckle us. Look for more information on the Sg2 . Click this link to register: https://vizientinc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqd-2rrzooHNHM83AsXpXcA-TPU8FRpU9g This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re excited to announce the first of our episodes we like to call “The Bill Woodson Show.” For these special editions, our host will be none other than Sg2 Senior Principal Bill Woodson, who will chat with Sg2 experts and health care industry thought leaders about top-of-mind topics in the health care space. For this episode, Bill is joined by John Becker, SVP, Sales, Service & Insights Delivery for the Data & Digital business unit at Vizient. John recently attended the Vizient Health Executive Forum (VHEF), and he shares messages and themes he heard, including workforce solutions, transformation, AI, systemness and much more. For more insights from VHEF, check out this article: The view from VHEF: 4 challenges that are top of mind — and what you can do about them 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.

“Hi Sg2 listeners! We are trying something fun, and maybe a little bit dangerous. On May 22nd, we’re hosting a live podcast where you can join us for the recording of an episode. Our relationship right now is a little one sided, and we want to meet you. So, we’ll put you in my chair, You can ask us questions, share your insights, or just heckle us. Look for more information soon to register so you can get a link to attend. Hope to see you there!" Click this link to register: https://vizientinc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqd-2rrzooHNHM83AsXpXcA-TPU8FRpU9g This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, digs into post-acute care services with Sg2 Consultant Gurleen Sahota and Senior Consultants Nikita Arora and Rachael Zirkelbach, who share some insights from our recent post-acute care member survey. Gurleen, Nikita and Rachael discuss workforce and capacity challenges, telehealth utilization and policies, what to expect from the 2024 Impact of Change® forecast for post-acute care, 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.

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin talks consumer innovation with Sg2 Principals Yelena Bouaziz and Laurie Dowd—what members are asking and how health care providers can be more consumer centric. Yelena and Laurie cover the long-term vision for consumer innovation and where health systems are making progress, as well as how they’re addressing leakage. 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.

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Vizient VP, Member Networks, Michael Busch and Sg2 Principal Brian Esser to get an understanding of how CFOs are looking at 2024—where is there hope, where is there opportunity? Mike and Brian talk about where top performers are finding growth, the importance of data and analytics, and how CSOs can pitch effectively to CFOs. 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.

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin gives Sg2 Director and digital health expert Andrew Rebhan space to share five often-said, often-heard cliches about digital health, and why Andrew wants to move away from using them. Andrew discusses cliches for telehealth, AI, big tech disrupters, “shiny new objects” and digital transformation. 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.

Ever wonder what happens when the podcast host is put in the hot seat? Check out this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, where host Trevor DaRin is interviewed by Sg2 Senior Director Janelle Kwan! Both Trevor and Janelle have researched rural care continuums—which Sg2 calls Systems of CARE—so today, they discuss rural health systems, including workforce challenges, strategic partnerships and leaning in on digital health. 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.

Every year in January, Sg2 provides its perspectives for the year to come in our popular webinar called The Year Ahead. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by webinar presenters Sg2 Principal Brian Esser, Senior Director Casi Roethler and Senior Principal Bill Woodson as they share their year-ahead thoughts with our podcast listeners. Brian, Casi and Bill discuss how financials will evolve, how capacity challenges will play out, what external growth opportunities exist, if partnership activity will increase, 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.

Each year during this time, the Sg2 Intelligence team puts their heads down and develops our proprietary Impact of Change® (IoC) Forecast for the new year. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 Principal Chad Giese and Senior Director Tori Richie to talk all things IoC. Chad and Tori share what Sg2 is focusing on for our 2024 forecast and how innovation fits in this year, as well as how our members can best utilize the forecast. Learn more about the Sg2 Impact of Change Forecast. 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.

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin sits down with Sg2 Senior Director Casi Roethler to talk all things primary care: what they're seeing, what they're hearing, what data they're tracking, and what may change about primary care in the near- and long-term. Trevor and Casi touch on the consumer shift, employed vs independent physicians, and what the primary care landscape could look like in 5 or 10 years. 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 is frequently asked to talk about AI with our members, so this week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Director Andrew Rebhan to discuss the hot topic of bias in AI in the health care space. Andrew outlines some of the challenges of AI—how bias can affect health system health equity work, how to mitigate AI bias—as well as some of the positives, such as how AI can improve personalized medicine and care access. 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.

Over the past five years, mental health and substance use disorder have become top of mind, along with a lessening of the associated stigma. So this week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 Consultant Caleb Bentley and Director Stephanie Snider, who lead our research and trends and our forecasts for behavioral health services, to talk about the behavioral health care space. Caleb and Stephanie cover access challenges and innovations, as well as care integration and care redesign. 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.

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, hosts Trevor DaRin, Tori Richie and Jayme Zage, PhD, take a look back at their favorite quotes from our 2023 podcast episodes, discussing why they resonated and how well the quotes connect to themes we’ve heard in Sg2 member conversations. Trevor, Tori and Jayme dive into quotes around care redesign and innovation, AI, and the balancing acts that traditional providers have had to face. 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.

These days, health care organizations are focusing more on senior care strategy, so this week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin chats with Sg2 Associate Consultant Rima Bhula and Senior Consultant Liz Hajek about how health systems around the country are tackling senior care. Rima and Liz discuss digital solutions, community partnerships and designing senior-friendly EDs, as well as health systems’ successes and challenges. 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.

This week’s Sg2 Perspectives episode is a special one that brings us back to our Sg2 roots—tracking technology and innovation—and dedicated to the memory of our colleague, Henry Soch, who was a tech guru, an innovator and a healthcare futurist, and who also frequently attended RSNA. Host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 Senior Consultant Gurmeet Bawa and Principal Chad Giese and Vizient Director, Contract Services, Adam Fairbourn to talk about this year’s RSNA conference and how the imaging industry is thinking differently to support health systems. Gurmeet, Chad and Adam share how the industry is tying the patient and provider experience together and incorporating AI, as well as advancing technology to help combat workforce issues. You can learn more about Henry Soch here. 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.