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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...

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...

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...

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 At Sg2's 2025 Executive Summit, a clear message emerged: assumptions that once guided strategy are not just outdated—they’re obstructive.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 ...

Increasing demand is making it difficult for provider systems’ cardiovascular service lines to maintain access for patients across the care continuum. Growth is fueled not only by the aging of the population but also a concerning rise in disease onset and acute events in patients younger than 45. Here at the start of 2025, a couple of areas have bubbled to the top of systems’ CV priori...

Strategic collaboration in cancer care between academic medical centers (AMCs) and community-based programs is becoming essential to meet capacity challenges, broaden reach and close gaps in care delivery. Players on both sides face opportunity and complexity when evaluating, scaling and sustaining these partnerships. Three steps heighten the potential for partnership success. Start with sha...

Hospital at home programs have been gradually increasing in number in recent years, but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the shift to home health and virtual care greatly accelerated. Half of families are more likely to choose in-home care for their loved ones now than they were prior to the pandemic, and almost half of physicians use virtual health technologies to treat patients. Now that home is ...

Editor’s note: Answers have been edited for clarity. Sg2 was formed in 2001, and, today, our cutting-edge expertise, analytics and tailored consulting offerings help health industry leaders anticipate health care trends and provide them with unparalleled insight into local market dynamics. We are just one of the companies that founder Michael Sachs started—and grew—with his visio...