About Technology Insights

Topics: Service Lines, Technology Assessment, Planning, Strategy, Technology Assessment, Methodologies, Performance Improvement

Technology Insights is the Advisory Board’s membership-based research program providing hospitals and health systems with customized, project-based analyses on service line growth opportunities and clinical technology investments.

We also provide institution-specific, on-demand support to help members optimize existing investments, redesign technology evaluation processes, and scan future technology innovation, answering questions such as:

  • What is the impact of clinical innovation on future technology investment strategy?
  • How will health care reform affect clinical service line investments?
  • Which clinical service lines should I grow and in which should I rationalize resources?
  • What are the current strengths in my clinical book of business and what are my new growth opportunities?
  • What is the clinical, market, financial, and strategic merit of investing in a new clinical program or technology? 

Services in Brief

On-demand research inquiries

Access research projects and white papers on clinical technologies, procedures, and devices. Our analysts conduct research to answer each query, highlighting key findings and insights relevant to your unique situation and facilitating networking opportunities where possible.

Service line planning and technology gap analysis reports

Commission custom reports to help you identify and prioritize critical technology acquisition and define key management decisions for the next 18 months and beyond.

Technology executive briefs

Browse our library of more than 300 clinical technology executive briefs. These briefs, organized by service line, provide a two-page synopsis of the most salient investment points on a clinical technology.

Service line rationalization and capital plan restructuring

Plan for short- and long-term investments with this roadmap, which evaluates all relevant service lines through careful consideration of current performance and investments, disruptive innovations, and projected growth across the next five years.

On-call clinical technology analysts

Contact our analysts for immediate counsel on clinical technology and service line strategy. Our experts in key technology and specific service line terrains are available to you for unlimited consultation.

Live and on-demand webconferences

Accelerate adoption of best practices through hour-long, Web-based educational intensives. Join a live conversation to ask questions of the research team or access a recording of the presentation at your convenience.

Daily Briefing

Receive a daily email compilation of all the health care news you need to know, including legislative updates, industry trends, executive movement, and Advisory Board insights.

Inside Technology Insights

Subscribe to bi-weekly program updates announcing new research, conference round-ups, and upcoming events.

Blogs

Visit our expert blog, The Pipeline, to stay abreast of the latest news, resources, and research related to clinical innovation.