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The Fairview Health Services Chief Strategy Officer outlines how a successful, data-driven strategy must align with an organization’s strengths, deliver positive margins, and enhance care quality, safety and patient experience. Sameer Badlani, Chief Strategy Officer at Fairview Health Services, believes building better health care is more about what you shouldn’t do than what you sho...

Virtual visit volumes have increased dramatically due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many health systems have made strides in virtual health program implementation. However, virtual visits are only one element of a robust digital health program. Provider systems have yet to fully capitalize on the benefits of digital solutions, and the vast menu available can be confounding. Understanding how specific...

Jerry Vuchak is the chief information and innovation officer of Children’s Nebraska, based in Omaha, Nebraska. Q: Tell us about your background and how you arrived at your current position? A: My journey in health care started in 1991 and my background prior to Children’s Nebraska has primarily been working in large adult academic medical centers. I was at Houston Methodist for 15 year...

Mikki Clancy is the chief digital and information officer for Premier Health, based in Dayton, Ohio. Q: Let’s get this out of the way: artificial intelligence—exciting or overrated? A: I believe it's exciting, but in a different way than most people think. For me, it's one of several layers of tools that are available to us to help our staff work more efficiently. So that's exciting b...

In today's health care landscape, data has become the currency that drives informed decision-making. You can’t go a day without hearing bold statements from companies promising revolutionary data that will drive "unprecedented precision" and "transformative intelligence.” At Sg2, a Vizient company, we sift through these glossy guarantees so that you can understand the gap between what...

Sg2 is tracking the top four areas in which innovation will most significantly impact orthopedic care over the next five years. Health systems must stay abreast of these advances to make informed technology investment decisions and seamlessly integrate new technology into their orthopedic offerings. 1. Robotics Use varies significantly across organizations, especially as procedures shift outpatien...

Maria Toler is the founding and managing partner of SteelSky Ventures, based in Atlanta. Q: Let’s start by learning a bit about your background. How did your career path evolve and what led you to start SteelSky Ventures? A: I’m an entrepreneur to my core. I launched my first company, Collegeboxes, as a college student, and it was eventually acquired by U-Haul. That experience c...

This year’s Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update: A Report of US and Global Data From the AHA highlighted several striking trends. Released in January, the report underscores ongoing challenges and disparities in stroke care. Source: Martin S et al. Circulation. 2025. What does this mean for stroke care? Greater emphasis on targeted prevention among high-risk populations will be impe...

The rules of engagement with health systems are changing—and industry partners clinging to the old playbook risk being left behind. At Sg2's 2025 Executive Summit, a clear message emerged: assumptions that once guided strategy are not just outdated—they’re obstructive. Financial recovery doesn’t mean business as usual, and hospitals shouldn't be the center of care anymore. ...

Saurabh Chandra, MD, is the chief telehealth officer at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), based in Jackson, Mississippi. Q: Can you give us a summary of your background, and what brought you to your current position at UMMC? A: I grew up in India and attended medical school there before coming to the United States for advanced training and completed my critical care fellowship ...