Orthopedic and spine care continue to evolve, with accelerated movement of procedures from traditional hospital-based settings to ambulatory facilities. Forward-thinking providers, along with orthopedic and spine product companies, are beginning...
Madeleine McDowell, MD, FAAP, Principal and Medical Director for Sg2, a Vizient company, talks about strategies to prepare for 2022.
Health care systems that are considering direct-to-employer contracting should understand the capabilities that it takes to be successful in these innovative programs.
Through the bad–workforce shortages and lost revenue–and the good–the rise of telehealth and Hospital-at-Home models–COVID-19 changed, and will continue to change, the way hospitals and providers strategize their business models...
Most services volumes are poised for a rapid recovery from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a shift in where care is delivered that began before the pandemic has...
The benefits, both economically and for the patient, have worked so well that hospitals are pursuing the model beyond the pandemic.
Panda Health Inc. has entered a new phase of growth after recent capital investments by a group of stakeholders led by Vizient, Inc.
The jury is still out on whether value-based care largely moves the needle on quality, but there’s one thing for sure—the train isn't stopping.
Health care executives may want to devote even more strategic planning time to moving services outside hospital walls. That’s because seismic shifts are expected in the outpatient landscape.
Sg2, a Vizient company, expects to see a seismic shift in healthcare delivery to the outpatient setting after the pandemic.
The report from Sg2—a Vizient subsidiary—adds to a growing collection of data showing that there will be more lower-acuity care delivered and it will be delivered outside of hospital walls....
COVID-19 has tested the resilience of ambulatory surgery centers, but ASCs appear to be emerging stronger than ever.
