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...
Are we there yet? On your annual family road trip, this question sounds all too familiar. At Sg2, we continue to hear this question every day as it relates to virtual health...
With looming physician shortages, coverage expansion and increasing consumer demand for convenient care, virtual health is primed for future growth. Yet many providers maintain a narrow view of its game-changing...
It is no surprise that virtual health continues to be a hot topic among our clientele and across the health care industry. The majority of hospitals and health systems have...
Proton therapy has always grabbed headlines, captivated us through the use of science and engineering, and sparked discussions among providers, payers and cancer patients about the benefits of such an expensive but marvelous...
Cardiovascular (CV) services remain on the forefront for data-driven decision making in health care, but with CV disease still the leading cause of mortality in the US, there is much...
Chicago recently hosted the 101st annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). While attendance was down from previous years (~47,000 attendees based on advance registration numbers), the...
Although childhood obesity rates have recently declined, obesity remains a significant problem in the US, with 34% of the adult population considered obese today. The American Medical Association officially recognized...
It has been more than 50 years since the first annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) national convention. In April 2015, more than 38,000 health IT professionals and...
Making the wrong technology adoption decisions not only wastes precious capital but can hinder your organization’s abilities to evolve in our rapidly changing industry. Sg2’s 2014 Pulse survey, our annual...
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...
Since early 2014, Sg2’s technology team has been tracking a lab services company that, until recently, has been operating in “stealth mode” outside of the media spotlight. Theranos, a Palo...
Anticipating technology needs can be a guessing game. Tight budgets, high equipment price points, and the constant and rapid pace of clinical and technical innovation make selecting the right technologies...
Time is brain. It’s a familiar refrain in the stroke care profession. That’s because approximately 1.9 million brain cells die every minute during a stroke. But what if there were...
In today’s health care landscape, making technology investments might seem like a gamble. Capital budgets remain under pressure; access to funds is tight; and making successful technology acquisition decisions can...
As health care moves from a fee-for-service model to population health management, organizations across the nation are developing behavioral health service lines to more effectively treat behavioral health patients, including...
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