In the News: September 15-21, 2016
By Sg2 TeamSg2 is dedicated to helping our clients interpret the latest news and trends in health care. Below you’ll find our analysis of this week’s key industry headlines, along with links...
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Sg2 is dedicated to helping our clients interpret the latest news and trends in health care. Below you’ll find our analysis of this week’s key industry headlines, along with links...
Sg2 is dedicated to helping our clients interpret the latest news and trends in health care. Below you’ll find our analysis of this week’s key industry headlines, along with links...
Sg2 is dedicated to helping our clients interpret the latest news and trends in health care. Below you’ll find our analysis of this week’s key industry headlines, along with links...
Sg2 is dedicated to helping our clients interpret the latest news and trends in health care. Below you’ll find our analysis of this week’s key industry headlines, along with links...
Rather than any early knockout in one of his epic matches, eulogies earlier this month for boxing legend Muhammad Ali memorialized his 3-decade, very public fight against Parkinson disease. The once-fleet-footed...
Are we approaching the heyday of freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs)? According to an analysis by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, their rise has been rapid, with the number of hospital-based...
Chronic care strategy may not be on every health system’s list of top 5 strategic priorities, but it is rapidly gaining the attention of payers, employers and providers as they...
At Sg2, we have been tracking several key trends in neonatology this year, from payment innovation to care regulations. Last month, we were excited to see 2 trends that we...
Demand for both emergent and physician office care will continue to surge over the coming decade as the nation’s insured population expands and ages. In response, providers are racing to...
CMS recently suggested adjustments to the current and controversial “two-midnight rule” in its proposed 2016 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule. This is a continuation of CMS’s ongoing quest to identify...
With nearly 800,000 Americans experiencing a stroke each year (more than 80% of which are ischemic), stroke remains a leading cause of disability in the US. Total direct medical stroke-related...
A hot topic in orthopedics over the past few years has been the shift of hip and knee replacement surgeries to the outpatient setting. The heat was turned up a...
Outpatient services are poised to grow by 14% over the next five years. This growth, coupled with increased costs, service complexity and access challenges, is encouraging systems to innovate to...
Primary care, a longstanding strategic priority for hospitals, continues to gain importance as demand increases, new payment models accelerate and emphasis on quality intensifies. How will your organization reengineer primary...
It is well-known that patients in their last year of life account for approximately 13% of total annual US health care spending. But did you know that the costliest 5%...
I’m an absolute fan (read: geek) of Star Trek, Star Wars and Doctor Who, so the topic of virtual health is one that truly thrills me. While we haven’t invented...
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