Podcasts

Vizient's podcast channels are dedicated to critical issues you face: health care strategy, performance improvement and of course, patient care. Whether your work is focused on the here and now at the patient's bedside or looking toward the future and your organization's long-term health, our podcasts feature subject matter experts from the Vizient/Sg2 teams and your colleagues across the membership. Subscribe to our channels on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher and new episodes will come right to your phone, tablet or computer every week.

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Bernadette Melnyk, Chief Wellness Officer, The Ohio State University

In this episode, Barbara chats with Dr. Bernadette Melnyk, Chief Wellness Officer at the Ohio State University. Dr. Melnyk is an internationally known expert on evidence-based practice, population health and patient and clinical well-being. Guest ..

Marcus Engel, Compassion Consultant

February 27, 2024

Marcus Engel survived a traumatic car accident that taught him the healing power of compassion and human connection. He uses his experiences and narrative medicine to help caregivers nationwide to rediscover their compassion for the benefit of themse..

Erica DeBoer, Chief Nursing Officer, Sanford Health

February 13, 2024

Guest speaker:Erica DeBoer, RN, MA, CCRN-K, CNLChief Nursing OfficerSanford Health Host:Barbara Seymour, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CPPSAssociate Vice President, Member ConnectionsVizient Show Notes: [1:00] Erica shares her nursing journey and the technology..

The power of value analysis

Value analysis empowers health systems to make strategic, evidence-based decisions to optimize patient outcomes and reduce costs. Host LaTammy Marks and guest Nicole Schmidt talk about the power of value analysis in healthcare. Nicole shares how her ..

Mobility is medicine

Patient immobility can lead to serious complications such as muscle loss, blood clots, depression and loss of independence. However, without proper training and support, many healthcare workers feel it is unsafe to mobilize patients. Host Laura Hoffm..

Hospital mergers and acquisitions can be both transformative and complex, requiring careful alignment and integration of systems. In this episode, host Thomas Sauls speaks with Ed Moore, President of UMass Memorial Harrington Hospital, and Eric Alper..

Rethinking medical group strategy, Part 3

January 9, 2025

This episode of our award-winning podcast concludes our discussion on a new approach for medical groups in this time of drastic change. Only those models undergoing change will succeed. Host:Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHMSenior Principal, P..

Rethinking medical group strategy, Part 2

January 2, 2025

All the drastic changes occurring in healthcare, particularly in the way it is delivered, necessitate corresponding changes in how we structure medical groups. This episode of our award-winning podcast continues the discussion on the need for a new s..

Rethinking medical group strategy, Part 1

December 30, 2024

The huge flurry of changes in how we deliver healthcare have brought into question the viability of the conventional medical group model, whether it’s sustainable and gives us a competitive advantage or whether we need to invest in something else. On..

What’s Next for Physician Alignment

Sg2 Perspectives host Trevor DaRin is joined by colleagues Brian Esser and Ryota Terada for an in-depth discussion on physician alignment—a topic that remains as essential as ever in today’s health system landscape. The group dives into the evolution..

Inside the 2025 Impact of Change® Forecast

In one of the most highly anticipated Sg2 Perspectives episodes of the year, host Trevor DaRin is joined by Tori Richie and Danni Park, the lead architects behind Sg2’s Impact of Change® Forecast. Together, they unpack the major themes and debates th..

The Road Ahead for Digital Health

In this episode of Sg2 Perspectives, host Jayme Zage, PhD is joined by Andrew Rebhan, Sg2’s digital health expert to explore whether innovation in digital health still exists beyond the dominant AI narrative. They discuss the current state and future..

COVID Vaccine Realities for 2025–26

Information on COVID vaccines is moving fast. On May 27th, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that COVID vaccines will no longer be universally recommended for healthy children or healthy pregnant women. That's a big shift, and understanda..

Reverse Distribution needs your attention

Pharmacy reverse distributors play a key role in making pharmaceutical returns more efficient, helping with processing, financial settlements and delivering helpful data. They're in a unique spot to support efforts to prevent diversion, speed up inve..

NaV-igating pain - channeling suzetrigine

Recently, there has been a lot of interest generated by a new FDA approval. Suzetrigine (Journavx) was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the management of pain. Although there is a lot of excitement about having a new tool ..