Edge Perspectives

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is climbing the priority list for health systems, driven by rising prevalence, an aging population and new therapeutic innovations. In this episode, Sg2 expert Emily Fitt joins host Trevor DaRin to explore why COPD demands renewed focus, highlight successful care models—from academic medical centers to rural programs—and discuss the role of specialty pharmacy, telemedicine, and care redesign. Listeners will gain insight into how proactive strategies can improve outcomes, reduce hospitalizations and create real value for patients and providers alike.

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In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Senior Director Andrew Rebhan to share insights from his ongoing Q&A blog series with digital health leaders across the US. Together, they explore how health systems are approaching disciplined innovation, aligning IT and operations, and weighing real opportunities against hype in the AI era. Andrew also highlights surprising bright spots in rural and Midwest markets, where leaders are advancing initiatives like virtual nursing, 3D imaging and holographic visits while finding creative ways to fund and scale digital transformation. For more insights, visit the Sg2 blog to read the full series.

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In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2 experts Anthony Guth and Rachael Zirkelbach to explore the Sg2 System of CARE™, one of the impact factors of the 2025 Impact of Change® forecast. Together, they discuss how partnerships across the continuum—post-acute, home and ambulatory—enable smarter growth, throughput, and better care coordination.

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In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2 experts Setu Shah, Kara Marlatt, PhD and Gurmeet Bawa to explore the Innovation and Technology Impact Factor from the 2025 Impact of Change® forecast. The conversation spans transformative advancements in spine, cancer, and dementia care, including the role of AI, gene therapy, and mobile imaging in shifting care closer to home. The team also unpacks the real-world barriers to adoption, from imaging capacity to change management. Tune in for a multidimensional view of how innovation will reshape health care delivery across the System of CARE™.

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In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2 experts Rhae Ana Gamber and Dionne Dela Cruz to explore key insights from the 2025 Impact of Change® forecast for pediatric care. They discuss the shift of pediatric volumes from community hospitals to children’s hospitals, the growing demand for behavioral health services, and capacity constraints driven by innovation and workforce challenges. Learn how emerging therapeutics, gene therapies and new care models are reshaping inpatient and outpatient pediatric strategies.

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In this Sg2 Perspectives episode, Sg2 experts Brianna Motley and Bill Woodson join host Tori Richie to unpack key insights from the 2025 Sg2 Summit, where health care leaders explored the future of strategy, systemness, consumerism and innovation. The conversation covers rebuilding trust, integrating AI, personalizing care and shifting system priorities. Whether you attended the Summit or are catching up, tune in for strategic takeaways and examples of where health systems are making real progress.

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Chronic disease and behavioral health remain major drivers of demand across the health care system, as highlighted in our 2025 Impact of Change® forecast. This week, host Tori Richie talks with Sg2 service line experts Emily Fitt and Jen Goff about rising prevalence, shifting patient expectations and how societal stressors are reshaping demand. They also discuss care model innovation, behavioral health access and the growing role of pharmaceutical and digital tools in long-term patient management.

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In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, Dr Pam Duncan from Wake Forest Atrium Health joins Sg2 neurosciences expert Katherine Zentner and host Trevor DaRin to discuss how stroke care is evolving beyond the hospital stay. A leader in post-acute stroke recovery, Dr Duncan shares how her digitally enabled solution, Stroke CP, supports scalable, personalized care. They explore how transitional care, workforce efficiency and payer partnerships can reframe stroke as a chronic condition—and why digital tools are essential for future recovery.

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In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by Sg2 experts Joshua Aaker and Katherine Zentner to explore how demographic shifts, particularly an aging population, are shaping cardiovascular and neurosciences service line demand. Drawing on insights from the 2025 Impact of Change® forecast, the discussion highlights care stratification, team-based models, and new approaches to programmatic design that health systems are using to address growing utilization and acuity. The conversation also underscores how traditional service line models must evolve to meet both current pressures and future patient needs.

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Congress recently passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA), reshaping Medicaid eligibility, financing, and rural health care transformation. In this Sg2 Perspectives episode, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Vizient advocacy experts Darren Webb and Alexandria Icenhower, along with Sg2’s Ryota Terada, to decode OBBA’s key provisions—from new work requirements and payment changes to rural funding programs—and to explore the strategic implications for hospitals and health systems. Tune in for a concise, expert-led policy breakdown that prepares health care leaders for what’s ahead.

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