Sg2 projects that 85% of all healthcare procedures will be performed outpatient by 2028, due in large part to advances in specialties like orthopedics, cardiology and spine.
Elective surgery case volumes rebounded faster than expected in July and August, likely because of a backlog from the earliest months of the pandemic, but are still below 2019 rates.
As orthopedic cases continue moving from inpatient to ambulatory settings, several experts, including Sg2's Ryota Terada and Kate Zentner, share their unique perspectives and suggest how to leverage this shift.
A disease model developed by Sg2, a health care consulting group, and UT Health San Antonio forecasts 1,800 COVID-19 hospitalizations by mid-July under the best-case scenario.
As hospitals resume non-emergent procedures, they must assure optimum surgical outcomes, safety, supply status and capacity management while balancing the ongoing presence of the pandemic in their communities.
Ophthalmology lost 81% of patient volume year-over-year, per analysis of over 2 million patient visits and encounters in 40 states by Strata Decision Technology and supported by Sg2's Care Grouper.
Sg2 predicts 88 percent of spinal decompressions and laminectomies and 67 percent of cervical spinal fusions will be performed outpatient, in either the ASC or hospital outpatient department, by 2028.
Read about robust growth and provider shortages in ASCs over the next decade from Sg2’s Amanda Olderog.
The overall volume of hip and knee replacements is expected to double by 2026, Sg2 reported. Nearly half — around 900,000 — will move to outpatient centers, driven by an...
Jim Reilly, Senior Principal at Sg2, and SCA's Stephen Kinsley, weighed in on the risk factors as well as the role data plays in the creation of bundled payments.
Amanda Olderog, Senior Director of the orthopedics team for Sg2, discusses 5 trends for ASCs to watch.
While these new devices may provide advanced treatment options, improved quality of life and extended longevity for patients, the high costs associated with the devices and procedures create challenges for...
