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As the health care industry undergoes unprecedented transformation, health care administrators, physicians and other clinical and operational leaders must help shape a sustainable health care system that is capable of providing high quality, accessible and affordable care.
The Vizient Research Institute advances critical thinking and provides strategic thought leadership through rigorous quantitative research investigations with a focus on broad health care economic trends affecting the affordability and sustainability of our health care delivery system.
Made available exclusively to Vizient Member Network participants are the annual economic research study findings and topical research papers. Monthly blogs and podcast episodes are
publicly available.
Crosswinds is a series of casual conversations with national thought leaders hosted by Tom Robertson, executive director of the Vizient Research Institute. New episodes released every month feature the brightest people in health care considering questions that others haven’t thought to ask – always remarkable, never exactly what you’d expect, and having fun along the way.
Listen nowA reflection on one aspect of the Vizient Research Institute’s 2021 study, the prevalence of high-risk surgical procedures occurring in low-volume settings and its juxtaposition with the views of physicians, health system executives and patients.
The intolerance for health disparities calls into question the long-term sustainability of the traditional financing system. Our blog considers the challenges facing health systems that must optimize their performance under the existing system while keeping one eye on the possibility of systemic change in the years ahead.
Tom Robertson
Executive Director, Vizient Research Institute
Tom Robertson, executive director of the Vizient Research Institute, and his team have conducted strategic research on clinical enterprise challenges for more than 25 years. The groundbreaking work at the Vizient Research Institute drives exceptional member value using a systematic, integrated approach. The investigations quickly uncover practical, tested results that lead to measurable improvement in clinical and economic performance.
Discover how the Vizient Research Institute can help you understand health care economic trends