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Patients with unmanaged chronic disease eventually enter hospitals with high-acuity, low-margin medical and surgical admissions. Proactive disease management through high-touch behavioral change programs in the ambulatory setting can reduce these...
While virtual care has existed for decades, the COVID-19 pandemic forced health care stakeholders to adopt these methods at scale.
While the adoption of hospital at home programs had been gradually increasing in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly accelerated the shift to home health and virtual care. With...
Health systems can leverage multidisciplinary programs to both strengthen nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis care linkage and grow their volumes.
Health systems looking to prevent avoidable behavioral health utilization and address gaps in access will invest in low- and high-acuity outpatient services, identify community partnerships, and seize the opportunities presented...
Women’s health programs must combine dynamic engagement strategies with a comprehensive service mix to build trust and drive targeted growth.
Getting hip fracture program development right will be increasingly important. Rising acuity, the shift to population health management and the aging population will heighten the stakes for optimizing care for...
Learn how your health system can address the general need for behavioral health services in the pediatric population while also providing a variety of services tailored to the specific needs...
Vascular program leaders should aim to involve multiple stakeholders and align with patient-centric goals as they develop endovascular treatment and surgical programs that encompass technology, workforce and growth trends.
Sg2 partners with chief strategy officers and executives from leading health systems to understand the role of strategic planning and how it continues to evolve in response to broader industry...
Through enterprise-wide staffing, hospitals can better flex their existing RN workforce to more appropriately meet patient need and generate savings by reducing overtime expenses and agency nursing.
Learn the 5 key drivers every health system leader should prioritize.
As health care transformation continues, the strategic planning function is undergoing a significant conversion of its own. This report summarizes how industry trends are reshaping the planning process and offers...
Increasing turnover among US nurses has prompted hospitals and health systems to consider programmatic and cultural changes to mitigate, address and prevent its pervasive effects, including poor provider wellness, reduced...
Stroke care has evolved significantly over the past several years, with advances including the adoption of mechanical thrombectomy as standard of care for acute ischemic stroke and, more recently, guideline...
Many systems are recalibrating their offers-through expanded channels, digital outreach and wellness-oriented projects-to meet consumers on their own terms. Successful patient acquisition and retention depend on it. Find nine strategies...
Mounting financial pressures exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a renewed interest in ambulatory hubs. But with different models addressing specific goals, how do health systems find the...
Comprehensive kidney care will yield cost savings and potential increased ambulatory revenue as chronic patients are guided to evidence-based screenings, services and interventions.
Using the Impact of Change® (IoC) forecast, Sg2's Service Line Snapshots provide a high-level overview of national utilization trends and growth opportunities across service lines.
Using the Impact of Change® (IoC) forecast, Sg2's Service Line Snapshots provide a high-level overview of national utilization trends and growth opportunities across service lines.
Learn five key steps your health system can use to construct a wellness program to help prevent illness and encourage maintaining good health in your patient population.
Using internal data, compare different service lines to better understand which have higher rates of patients with behavioral health comorbidities and the impact of a behavioral comorbidity on patient average...
The impact of housing on health across conditions and populations spans chronic disease, injuries, nutrition and childhood development. Health systems along with their community partners can make meaningful investments to...
The recurring health inequities woven into America’s fabric have been recently laid bare. It’s time for health systems to pursue a course of action. But determining their role in addressing...
To heighten patient satisfaction and loyalty in this highly consumer-driven arena, programs must integrate new therapies into standard care pathways, offer timely care coordination and navigation support, and prioritize accessibility...
As health systems focus efforts on the opportunities and benefits of clinical scale, they must take a systematic approach to narrow initiatives and assess organizational capacity to take them on.
Increasingly essential, service distribution planning has become a matter of “when,” not “if.” What does it take to forge ahead with this politically charged endeavor while minimizing pitfalls?
The systematic coordination of general and behavioral health care improves both behavioral and general health outcomes, reduces use of emergency and inpatient care, and decreases care cost.
Leading organizations are formalizing efforts to assess and address physician burnout at both the individual and organizational levels - and research suggests this is key to lasting results.
A comprehensive approach to physician workforce planning accounts for today's market-specific dynamics and factors likely to impact future workforce needs.
Providers continue to push the boundaries of how they can address social determinants of health by working with diverse community and nontraditional partners to increase the size and scale of...
The multiple moving parts in today’s health care landscape, particularly the erosion of a favorable payer mix, have exposed a gap between strategy formulation and execution.
Today’s retail health care market makes it easier than ever for consumers to shop around for services. How do you become their provider of choice?
Sg2 routinely publishes case studies on leading Academic Medical Centers across the US. Download this PDF for a sampling across strategic areas such as ambulatory strategy, consumerism and virtual health.
Management models often do not keep up with systems' evolving approach to contracting. What options exist to set the system up for success? Download this report excerpt to learn more.
Provider systems are feeling mounting pricing pressure. Increased commoditization of the product, lower brand loyalty and growing price sensitivity are changing the playing field.
This Sg2 case study describes how the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation in Rochester, MN, is redesigning care delivery to mirror patient need.
Build rigor into your organization's ambulatory strategy by taking inventory on competitors, understanding market share, ranking markets and casting a wide net for stakeholder input.
The microhospital is an emerging strategy deployed to drive growth, defensively maintain market share, and increase market footprint or expand access channels.
Health systems nationwide are seeing their proportion of commercial volumes slide. Is there a way to regain lost ground?
As another wave of hospitals become obsolete, how can health system executives plan new high-acuity facilities to serve their communities today and in the coming decades?
As you fine-tune your access strategy, the right channel mix can help you stay nimble, maximize impact and avoid buyer’s remorse.
Health systems need an efficient partnership production line—a systematic approach that streamlines the process and keeps collaborations on track after the contracts have been signed.
Orthopedics and cardiovascular services may have made the biggest splash to date, but bundles continue to multiply and diversify. Providers thus must determine where to test the waters…not if.
Today, workforce planning requires a complex calculation. Try factoring in the key variables featured in this infographic to help balance the supply and demand sides of the equation.
As consumers steer more of their own care, a strategic shift is required to respond to this new reality. In an emerging retail marketplace, multiple junctures serve as on- or off-ramps to ongoing relationships.
Sg2 experts Tawnya Bosko, PhD, Justin Cassidy, PhD, Michael Humphrey and Kelly Richard unpack how the AMC partnership landscape has evolved in 2020. We will summarize both conventional and potentially...
In this webinar segment, Sg2 experts Tawnya Bosko and Michael Humphrey discuss case examples of how the nation's leading AMCs are building their VBC portfolio to drive growth and success.
Learn from Sg2's Jim Reilly and Kevin Lieb why health systems should apply and consider participating in CMS' BPCI Advanced program, as well as how Sg2 Consulting can help.
Listen to Sg2 thought leaders Bill Woodson and Steve Jenkins discuss service distribution: how to rethink your health system footprint and distribute your assets across the regions you serve.
