April Thought Leadership & Innovation Month

Thought Leadership & Innovation Foundation Awareness Month April 2021

Better Data Equals Better Healthcare to Transform Thinking into Doing

For more than a decade, the Thought Leadership & Innovation Foundation (TLI) has worked with federal and commercial organizations, as well as global partners, to implement strategies that help patient populations struggling to find better healthcare outcomes across the country and around the world.

 We are pleased to announce that April 2021 has been officially designated as the first national Healthcare Thought Leadership & Innovation Month in the Health Observances & Recognition Days calendar published by The Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development (SHSMD), part of the American Hospital Association (AHA). 

During this month-long event, we will publish a two-part white paper, with Part One of “At the Intersection of Thought Leadership & Innovation: Where Meaningful Healthcare Change Happens” now available. 

We are also conducting a webinar featuring Kenton Kaufman, Ph.D., departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, titled “Exciting Breakthroughs in the Future of Limb Loss Care for 2,100,000 Americans,” Tue. April 27, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. (CDT). Register for the webinar here.

Innovating for Better Healthcare  

Our goal for this awareness month is to inspire all stakeholders in the healthcare continuum to showcase new and innovative programs and ideas that lead to transformative change in healthcare. 

We strongly believe that, when grounded in data, innovation can lead to improved prevention, treatment and outcomes for those facing life-altering medical diagnoses.

Lessons Learned

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of measuring advances in improved patient outcomes, optimized economic efficiency for health care delivery and enhanced resilience to the threats of pandemics or crises in difficult times.

One key lesson: more individualized care is essential as we move towards personalized medicine, especially for underserved patient populations that are too often overlooked. Engaging patients for richer, more outcome-focused data helps us better redesign care. 

To get the most out of innovation in healthcare and improve patient outcomes, health care organizations need a coordinated, cohesive set of actions to effect real change in healthcare.

For more information or to become a partner or donor, contact the foundation.