Sg2 Blog

As part of Vizient/Sg2’s value-based care (VBC) and payer-provider alignment analysis and market research, we review the quarterly earnings calls from a subset of publicly traded legacy payers and VBC-focused entrants. The summary is designed to highlight emerging trends and dynamics in these closely related industries, especially as they tie to VBC. The following post draws from recently re...

Providers are being asked to take on more financial risk by payers, moving from fee-for-service to value-based care payment models across all lines of business. Following Medicare’s goal of having 100% of traditional Medicare beneficiaries in an accountable care relationship by 2030, other payers such as Medicare Advantage, commercial and Medicaid plans are also placing responsibility on pro...

 Jordan Dale, MD, is the chief medical information officer (CMIO) and inaugural chief health AI officer of Houston Methodist, based in Houston. Q: Let’s start by learning a bit about your background. How did your career path evolve and what led you to Houston Methodist? I was an engineer by training before I went to medical school, so I think I was programmed at an early stage in my car...

The health care landscape has evolved significantly over the past few decades, prompting health systems to adopt a range of physician alignment models. Yet, as highlighted in a recent Sg2 survey of strategy leaders, many of these models have been tried but have yielded limited results. One of the most significant shifts has been in physician employment trends. In the 1980s, approximately 75% of ph...