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...
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...
Spending on mental health services is at the top of all health care expenditures in the US, with $201 billion spent in 2013. In addition, drug addiction rates have reached...
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...
Sg2 joined more than 4,300 health care professionals at last month’s International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles, CA, where sessions and preconference symposia offered something for everyone. Following game-changing data...
Across the US, demand for wound care continues to increase due to an aging population and greater awareness of the prevalence of wounds, especially among the chronically ill. Approximately 5...
Sg2 Analytics Spotlight Coauthored by Matthew Vestal, Director of Client Relations, Sg2 As our industry moves toward managing the health of individuals beyond the walls of traditional care settings, we...
Amid the joy and festivities of last month’s holiday season, many American families were coping with the reality behind quite sobering behavioral health statistics: almost 1 in 5 adults have a mental...
As downward cost pressures mount and systems strive to make population health tangible, mental health has increasingly become a priority for hospital administrators. Mental health conditions are ubiquitous and pervasive...
As the health care industry moves from a fee-for-service world to a value-based one where providers take on more risk caring for entire populations, chronic care management (CCM) has become...
Organizations struggle to effectively implement pain programs. Profitability challenges abound as this complex patient population requires substantial provider resource investment. Reimbursement for behavioral health lags despite the proven benefit of...
Many health systems have neglected behavioral health care for decades, for reasons ranging from poor reimbursement to the safety concerns and stigma associated with these patients. Behavioral health—defined as mental...
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%...
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