Health Value Institute Acquires Care Innovations Validation Institute

WOBURN, Mass., July 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Value Institute announces the acquisition of the Validation Institute.  The Validation Institute acquisition allows the Health Value Institute to expand business operations into validation, consulting, in-person and online training and certification of the HR, Benefit, and Wellness executives.   

Health Value Institute and Health Value Awards brings the Validation Institute to a broader audience of health care purchasers, providers, and program vendors.  "The synergy will enable the Validation Institute to greatly expand its reach and grow the Validation Institutes Human Resource and Broker Training," said Vidar Jorgensen, Chairman World Congress, Health Value Awards and the Health Value Institute. 

 "Having the Institute become part of the Health Value Institute means that many more people will get to know the Institute and start to look for validation, training and certification." said Linda Riddell, formerly Strategic Initiatives Manager Validation Institute, now with the Health Value Institute. 

"We look forward to seeing the Validation Institute grow and expand as part of the Health Value Institute.  This will broaden their reach and continue to bring the principles of objectivity and stringent validation to the field," said Bryan Pruden, CFO of Care Innovations.

Health Value Institute and the Validation Institute will focus on:

• Strengthening services to the current 45+ validated companies;
• Expanding the membership of validated companies;
• Explaining the course offerings and training for HR, Broker, and Benefit Executives
• Making the Institute's online, on-demand course more interactive and more widely known (Course is currently recognized in 50 states for licensed health insurance broker continuing education and by HRCI for credit toward HR certifications); and,

The Institute partnered with World Congress to validate the outcomes that the Health Value Award finalists submitted.  Finalists had to pass a rigorous review by the Institute's population health scientists, making the Health Value Award the first to focus upon measurable, verified results.  

For more information:

Jon Stock
Executive Director
Health Value Institute
500 West Cummings Park STE 5400
Woburn, MA 01801
Phone: 781-939-2408
Email:   [email protected]

About the Health Value Institute
The Health Value Institute advocates for organizations and approaches that deliver better health value - stronger health outcomes at lower cost - than conventional health care, training and certifying health care professionals, providers and purchasers to create and identify superior results.  Our mission is to drive better health outcomes and teach organizations to expect and work with high performance providers to a minimum of 10% health care savings in year 1 and 40% savings by year 5.  

About Validation Institute
The goal of the Validation Institute is to help organizations involved in population health ? from Health Plans to Employers to Vendors ? adhere to the highest standards of validity, allowing them to compete on the basis of integrity and performance. See https://www.validationinstitute.com/. The Validation Institute's Trusted Community is made up of companies that have had outcome claims and/or contractual language validated by one of our 3rd party, independent validators.

About the Health Value Awards

The World Congress Health Value Awards recognizes health care vendors, brokers and purchasers who consistently deliver high value that can be replicated throughout the continuum of clinical and financial risk management. Validated categories are evaluated by the Validation Institute, an independent certifier for performance and methodologies and all categories are then reviewed by a panel of nationally prominent judges for market viability, impact and innovation. The Health Value Team: World Congress, Validation Institute and Health Rosetta Institute, showcase these organizations based on their performance and illumination of issues of national importance.

About Care Innovations

Care Innovations connects the care continuum to the home and is your clinical, technical, and operational partner for delivering care beyond the traditional walls of medicine. A leader in the telehealth industry for over 10 years, Care Innovations identifies the best methods for payers, providers, home care, and other health organizations to provide lower cost, higher quality care via remote care delivery. Care Innovations offers a robust technology platform coupled with program design, on-going optimization, workflow integration, a strong clinical foundation and complete logistical management to strengthen remote care delivery. Visit http://www.careinnovations.com to learn more.

About World Congress

World Congress offers timely, innovative, and compelling research and advisory services to advance the health care, IP, and pharma industries. Through our educational events, we convene C-suite and senior-level executives from the health care, IP, and life sciences sectors to exchange ideas, discuss key market trends, and explore solutions to critical business challenges. Learn, network, and build lasting relationships with your peers and industry leaders.

SOURCE Health Value Institute