The Health Innovations Forum (HIF) was initially formed to assist large employers in the process of identifying and accelerating the adoption of innovations in employee benefits, health, and well-being. Since its inception HIF has evolved considerably to not only identify and categorize start-ups and innovators but more importantly, to focus on the successful integration of solutions into an employer’s ecosystem of vendor solutions. Additionally, HIF challenges the vendor and investor communities to innovate holistically to address long standing challenges and gaps in the patient and care delivery experience. Effective integration, coordination, and proven and sustainable outcomes being paramount. There are many solutions in the market today and frequent new entrants. Participation in HIF helps employers understand the landscape of new innovators and assess which providers, products and technologies have the ability to create valuable and sustained disruption.

What sets HIF apart is its focus on effective implementation of innovative strategies – not just contracting with emerging vendors – and its connection to the Business Group’s membership of hundreds of employers and industry stakeholders, which gives it a sizeable platform to push the conversation on innovation across the health care ecosystem in the U.S. and globally. The Forum facilitates identification and evaluation of technology and solutions via input from large employer members, with the ability to improve employee health and/or the efficiency, delivery, or consumer experience within the health care system. Whether a solution’s goal is to work directly with an employer or is offered via an intermediary such as the health plan or navigator, the objective of HIF is adoption, acceleration, and integration of efficient and viable solutions.