Sg2 Perspectives
A podcast connecting you to Sg2 thought leadership…anytime, anywhere.
Sg2 Perspectives brings together Sg2 experts and health care industry thought leaders to discuss popular Sg2 publications, key event takeaways and other strategic topics keeping health system leadership teams up at night. The podcast is hosted by Trevor DaRin, Jayme Zage, PhD, and Tori Richie , and new episodes will be released every other Wednesday. Contact the hosts anytime at Sg2Perspectives@sg2.com.
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July 22, 2020
28: The Future of Post-Acute Care…Continuing Care
Skilled nursing facilities have been difficult places to both receive care and work during COVID-19. These challenges led to changes in payment and policy that accelerated the shift to home as a safer and more effective site of care. Jayme Zage, PhD, and Katie Elia join Trevor to discuss the trends in post-acute care that were already transforming the industry and how responding to COVID-19 has accelerated many of these trends.
Please participate in our research and share your perspective by completing the 2020 Post-Acute Care Survey.
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July 15, 2020
27: COVID-19 Will Drive the Loss of Commercial Insurance
Health systems across the US are striving to understand the potential future scenarios for unemployment and associated shifts in payer mix caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, Sg2 Principal Mark Larson and Director Tori Richie join you’re a favorite hosts and experts Trevor and Kelly to share key findings from their payer mix research, and how these insights can help inform health system strategic planning.
Sg2 members can learn more about the new model here: Sg2 COVID-19 Payer Mix Scenario Model
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July 8, 2020
26: Grill Bill (and Joan): Strategically Navigating COVID-19
This week on Sg2 Perspectives, we continue with the second installment in our Grill Bill series, with a bonus guest. We discuss the latest on how health systems are navigating COVID-19 with Joan Moss, Managing Principal of Intelligence and CNO, and Bill Woodson, Sr. Principal and senior-most thought leader.
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July 1, 2020
25: Ochsner Health Shares Its Direct-to-Employer Strategy During Reopening
As the Louisiana market reopened amidst COVID-19, Ochsner Health quickly pivoted to address the needs of the employers in its market. In this week’s episode, Donny Lawrence, the health system’s VP of Business Development, joins us to discuss Ochsner’s historic perspective on the value of direct-to-employer, along with what new employer needs it is meeting today and its view on future opportunities.
Sg2 members can view other member examples of employer contracting in these case studies:
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June 24, 2020
23: The Future Looks Bright for Medicare Advantage
Growing Medicare costs had already set the stage for Medicare Advantage (MA) growth long before the COVID-19-induced economic downturn. Now, the pandemic is likely to further accelerate that growth trajectory. In this week’s episode, Sg2’s Senior Advisor on health policy, Valinda Rutledge, and our resident MA expert, Trevor DaRin, discuss the market conditions and model dynamics that support a bright future for Medicare Advantage.
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June 17, 2020
22: Forecasting Future Healthcare Demand (What Sg2 Does Best)
Each year Sg2 builds our proprietary 10-year Impact of Change® forecast to project health care demand at the disease and procedure level, which can also be hyperlocalized to the zip code level. We recently released our 2020 forecast, and this week, our 2 senior-most thought leaders behind it—Dr. Madeleine McDowell and Lisa Slama—join us to discuss the trends driving the forecast in the near- and long-term.
Sg2 members can watch the 2020 Impact of Change Forecast webinar on demand for more details about the forecast.
Nonmembers can learn more about our Impact of Change demand forecasts here.
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June 10, 2020
21: COVID-19: The Tipping Point for Health Systems and SDOH
COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted people of color and communities of lower socioeconomic status. The role of the health system in public health is no longer optional. Sg2’s Karyl Kopaskie, Becca Segel, and Kelly Richard discuss how health systems can address the social determinants of health in the context of the pandemic, the lessons learned, and the importance of community health improvement components in long-term strategy.
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June 3, 2020
20: Service Line Stories From Reactivation: Patient Impact and Site of Care Shifts
During the COVID-19 surge, many patients deferred seeking care either because services were no longer available, or out of fear of contracting the coronavirus themselves. In this week’s episode, our cardiovascular, medicine and surgery, and orthopedics service line experts explore the various near- and long-term impacts that have resulted from these deferrals. They also discuss site of care shifts, including the shifts to virtual health, which are expected to continue.
Service Line Teams:
- Cardiovascular – Chad Giese and Josh Aaker, PhD
- Medicine and Surgery – Justin Cassidy, PhD and Catherine Vanacore
- Orthopedics – Ryota Terada
Sg2 members can read more here about service line pivots and lasting impact.
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May 27, 2020
19: Virtual Health and the Role of Health Systems in Digital Public Health Monitoring
COVID-19 has forced a rapid shift to virtual health. Now, health systems—and their virtual health teams—are thinking about the role they should play in antibody testing and digital public health monitoring as well. In this week’s episode, Sg2’s Chris Pagano and Tony Guth not only discuss what has already happened in virtual health and what we anticipate for the future, but also what other countries have done in terms of testing and monitoring and what lessons we can learn as we determine the best role to play.
Sg2 members can read more about virtual health in this recent article and the Virtual Health Newsletter.
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May 20, 2020
18: Health Care Consumerism During a Pandemic
The health care industry has lagged behind others in viewing patients as consumers even prior to the pandemic and, as systems resume elective services, stakes are higher than ever. In this week’s episode, Sg2’s Mark Larson and Vizient’s Dr. Tom Villanueva discuss health system approaches to meeting patient needs for safety, cost and convenience in the wake of COVID-19.
For more on this topic, Tom hosted Mark on his podcast, Modern Practice Podcast, where they examined the role of the patient voice in the reopening of elective procedures. The episode, The Role of Patient and Family Councils (PFACs) in Resuming Elective Procedures, is linked here.
For Sg2 Members: please see related materials, linked below.
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