In the News: September 22-28, 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...
Much energy and investment in recent years have gone into the development of retail health capabilities—placing low-acuity services closer to patients at more convenient hours, often at lower prices. Sometimes...
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...
What consumer doesn’t love a good price war? Savvy shoppers have been the beneficiaries of ferocious pricing wars among airlines, wireless carriers and big box retailers just to name a...
Two intertwined Big Ideas—the Affordable Care Act and the shift from volume to value—have driven much of the conversation in health care over the past 5 years. To be sure,...
Providers face a wave of consumerism that is radically reshaping industry purchasing patterns. Historically, individuals have functioned as passive participants in their health care. That is changing due to new...
Sg2 is a forward-thinking company and has had great success forecasting how health care will evolve and change. However, there are 2 areas where our members seek guidance that have...
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...
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...
There it was on the front page: a Chicago Tribune article titled “Hospital Poll Finds It May Pay to Shop” that basically highlighted the variation in prices health care providers...
Like a too narrowly programmed Pandora station, chatter in the health care industry seems to play the same songs over and over. Over the past few years, the soundtrack of...
Have you met John? He’s a 40-something husband, father and financial advisor who enjoys playing pickup basketball at the local gym. One Thursday night, while attempting to block a shot,...
Can you imagine walking into your local big-box store and selecting a washer-dryer duo without any knowledge about the latest models? As retail consumers, we actively evaluate our purchasing choices...
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