Intelligence, Analysis, and the Big Issues

This article appears in the July 2012 issue of HealthLeaders magazine.

Two years ago we asked our readers to join the newly formed HealthLeaders Media Council, consisting of leaders from hospitals and healthcare organizations who saw the value of rigorous research on healthcare issues and solutions compiled through their peers.

Through surveys and interviews of council members, Research Director Ann Mackay and our editors have produced a monthly series of award-winning Intelligence Reports on the economics of care, physician alignment, patient experience, cost control, and many other strategic topics. The council has grown to more than 5,000 executives, each vetted for qualification and agreeing to contribute to our research.

Beginning this month, we are expanding our Intelligence Reports from a single format to three monthly versions. The standard report that readers have come to count on will continue to be available on our website and will be excerpted in this magazine’s pages.

Research Analyst Mike Zeis explores our 2012 Clinical Quality and Safety Survey through the responses of 330 Council members, the guidance of three senior healthcare executives serving as report advisors, and multiple interviews. This unique research will remain accessible at no cost.