Earlier this year, Sg2/Vizient released a new monthly report series derived from Sg2 and Vizient data analytics, with the first report focused on critical care capacity. So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, invited Sg2 experts Associate Principals Justin Cassidy, PhD, and Rhae Ana Gamber and Vice President Catherine Maji to share their insights on this topic. Justin, Rhae and Catherine discuss the challenges and strategies for managing ICU resources in various health care settings, including community hospitals, academic medical centers (AMCs) and children's hospitals.

 Access our Data on the Edge report library here.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at [email protected], or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by special guests Dr. Eric Monday, executive vice president for finance and administration and co-executive vice president for health affairs at the University of Kentucky, and Jeff Moser, senior vice president for partner strategy at Compass One Healthcare. Eric and Jeff focus on unique partnerships between health care providers and supply organizations, discussing the partnership between their organizations and exploring how they collaborate to achieve mutual goals in health care services and infrastructure.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at [email protected], or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin chats with two experts from our emerging strategies practice, Senior Consultant Nikita Arora and Senior Director Andrew Rebhan, about the concept of the hospital of the future. Nikita and Andrew discuss smart hospitals and their potential benefits—especially in the context of post-pandemic recovery and technological advancements—as well as share examples of smart hospital implementations.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at [email protected], or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by two experts on the Vizient/Sg2 consulting team, Principal Heidi Pandya and Senior Principal Mike Strilesky, to talk about care delivery transformation in health care. Heidi and Mike discuss capacity and workforce challenges, innovative solutions, and the integration of technology and partnerships.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at [email protected], or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Tori Richie is joined by two Sg2/Vizient consultants, Associate Principal Ryan Hallenbeck and Principal Melissa Threlkeld, to talk about the resurgence and strategic importance of service line planning in health care systems. Ryan and Melissa explore the evolution, key components and strategic approaches to service line management, while emphasizing leadership, infrastructure and physician involvement.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at [email protected], or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

This past July, Sg2 held its annual flagship event, the Sg2 Executive Summit, with the theme of “A Pivotal Moment.” So on this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Sg2 Senior Principal Bill Woodson to talk about the big takeaways from the event and how they resonated with our attendees. Bill discusses the key themes of leadership synchronization, economic challenges, and strategic pivots in health care, while highlighting the importance of adaptable leadership, the economic realities facing health care systems, and strategies for growth and innovation.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at [email protected], or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, discusses the Vizient Research Institute (VRI) study on consumer needs and access barriers in health care with Sg2 Senior Analyst Victoria Beal and VP, Strategic Research, Erika Johnson. Victoria and Erika share their research findings and surprising highlights, along with recommendations for health systems.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at [email protected], or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we’re doing the first installment in another special edition of the podcast with Sg2 Senior Principal Bill Woodson as the host—welcome to The Bill Woodson Show! In this episode, Bill talks to Ken Kaufman, Chair at Kaufman Hall, about the financial challenges faced by hospitals post-pandemic, the evolving role of CFOs, the impact of private equity, and the complexities of mergers and acquisitions in the health care sector.

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at [email protected], or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Trevor DaRin discusses health systems' efforts to understand and improve network integrity and physician alignment with guests Tammy Tiller-Hewitt, FACHE, President/CEO of Tiller-Hewitt HealthCare Strategies LLC, and Sg2 Associate Principal Christine Sasser-Perry. Tammy and Chris delve into the challenges and solutions health systems face, emphasizing the importance of data, strategic partnerships and effective communication.

Explore these related case studies: Lake Charles Memorial Health System and Memorial Medical Group and Archbold Medical Center

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at [email protected], or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.

In this week’s Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD, is joined by Sg2 Associate Principal Justin Cassidy, PhD, to discuss what’s going on in the cell and gene therapy space. Justin talks about the increasing approvals of gene therapies and their primary barriers and challenges, as well as who should be involved in the decisions about receiving these therapies and how providers and manufacturers can gain patients’ trust. 

We are always excited to get ideas and feedback from our listeners. You can reach us at [email protected], or visit the Sg2 company page on LinkedIn.