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AI applied to spine imaging shows potential to improve diagnostic accuracy and efficiency (eg, radiologist workflow), bridge capacity gaps, and elevate patient care. Two novel research concepts in this arena highlighted at the 2024 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference include: DLM standardizing image interpretation. Lumbar spine MRI remains the preferred imaging modality fo...

A new vision for health systems is emerging, where ambulatory care, enabled by mobile and digital tools, becomes the financial and operational backbone of the health system. Yet hospital-centric business models and mindsets so far have blocked progress. To flip the paradigm, health systems must focus on four transformation levers: financial growth, leadership and governance, capital allocation, an...

The incidence of cancer in adults under age 50 is rising. Younger patients often are diagnosed at more advanced stages, after symptoms appear, since most routine screenings aren’t recommended for this age group. In response, many health systems are launching early-onset cancer programs. Common initiatives include: Expanding efforts to educate younger adults on cancer risks, symptoms and...

Conversations with health care industry partners increasingly focus on how they can better engage their customers. It isn’t enough to just speak to current trends; the key to standing out with providers is offering unique, data-backed insights aligned to their priorities. Deeper relationships require deeper commitment. Margins are tight, resources stretched and capacity constrained. Health ...

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...

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...

Health care leaders face unprecedented complexity—massive data volumes, disruptive innovation and rapid policy shifts. To stay ahead, executives need more than historical analytics; they need foresight grounded in evidence and expert interpretation. That’s where Sg2’s Impact of Change forecast stands apart. At Vizient, Sg2’s dedicated research team annually synthesizes prop...

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...

Children’s hospital leaders have a full plate in 2025—managing the challenges and opportunities presented by innovative therapeutics, emerging technologies and artificial intelligence, policy uncertainties, regionalization and subspecialty shortages—the list goes on and on. To help you focus and cut through the noise, Sg2 experts have identified four top priority strategic action...

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 ...