Validated Vendor Virta Gets WSJ Shout-Out

If there were a Triple Crown in diabetes, only one vendor would have won it. Not just once, but twice. Yes, Virta has won the equivalent of two Triple Crowns. They have not just three but six bright-line successes, each of which is unmatched by other vendors. They are the only diabetes vendor to: Earn […]

ValidPoints March 2025

ValidPoints March issue: Personify Health validated for outcomes, the BEST way to measure employee engagement, RFP process enhancements Announcing a New Validation for March, 2025 By verifying health care vendors’ performance claims, we make it easier for purchasers to make more cost-effective, value-based decisions. Congratulations to Personify Health on its recently awarded validation for Outcomes: […]

ValidPoints February 2025

New Fiduciary Validation announced, What GLP-1s and Taylor Swift have in common, 2025 Health Value Awards now open for applications, and more Validation Institute Announces New Validation to Help Employers Find Fiduciary-Compliant Benefits Firms Validation Institute has launched the “Fiduciary Validation for Benefits Firms” program to help employers make more informed decisions about their benefits. […]

Validation Institute Announces New Validation to Help Employers Find Fiduciary-Compliant Benefits Firms

Validation Institute has launched the “Fiduciary Validation for Benefits Firms” program to help employers make more informed decisions about their benefits. The program identifies fee-based firms that operate transparently and independently, ensuring they receive unbiased advice and value. NEEDHAM, Mass., Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — To empower employers to make more informed decisions about their employee benefits, […]

How to tell if your vendor’s claims are valid: Part Three

Inaccurate marketing claims and outcomes reports are proliferating. The Validation Institute has staked out a position as the leader in assisting/promoting vendors and consultants in the “Integrity Segment” of the healthcare services market.  How can you tell if your adviser is in the Integrity Segment? The easiest way: did they send you to this series […]

How to tell if your vendor’s claims are valid: Part Two

Inaccurate marketing claims and outcomes reports are proliferating. The Validation Institute has staked out a position as the leader in assisting/promoting vendors and consultants in the “Integrity Segment” of the healthcare services market.  How can you tell if your adviser is in the Integrity Segment? The easiest way: did they send you to this series […]

How to tell if your vendor’s claims are valid: Part One

Inaccurate marketing claims and outcomes reports are proliferating. The Validation Institute has staked out a position as the leader in assisting/promoting vendors and consultants in the “Integrity Segment” of the healthcare services market.  How can you tell if your adviser is in the Integrity Segment? The easiest way: did they send you to this series […]

A Lesson in Outcomes and Savings Measurement: A Case Study

Validation Institute will never criticize companies publicly, but nonetheless sometimes a company’s measurement errors make for a good lesson. Let’s face it, engineers learn more from one bridge falling than from 100 staying up. So, let’s do the same here. We want to share a spot-on example of what exactly we have been seeing lately […]

Lucet’s Proven Formula for Accessibility & Cost Savings in Behavioral Health

Lucet’s recently published report, certified by Validation Institute, shows the positive impact that its Navigate & Connect solution is having on behavioral health care accessibility. Key findings: Reducing costs and improving outcomes  The analysis compared 2,944 health plan members who were directly scheduled and kept their appointment with a Lucet-matched clinician to 3,341 members who were screened and […]

Validation Institute Announces First-of-its-Kind $100K Credibility Guarantee for Customers of Validated Solutions: Effective May 22, 2024

NEEDHAM, Mass., May 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Validation Institute announced an increase in its Financial Credibility Guarantee, already an industry-first, from $25,000 to $100,000 for any customer that uses a validated solution and does not realize the marketing claim certified by the Institute. The Credibility Guarantee further demonstrates Validation Institute’s commitment to elevating healthcare solutions that produce […]

Validation Institute and Shortlister Announce New Partnership to Highlight Top Healthcare Solutions for Employers and Benefits Brokers

Collaboration designed to elevate the solutions that produce better health savings and outcomes for their populations NEEDHAM, Mass., May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Validation Institute, a nationwide leader in delivering unbiased, data-driven insights on healthcare solutions and services, and the validity of their performance claims, and Shortlister, the largest HR benefits database and RFP platform […]

Validation Institute Sponsors BenefitsPRO Broker Expo 2024 (BPRO)

Key Takeaways: Validation Institute’s Guarantee Increase: The Validation Institute now offers a $100,000 guarantee to validate healthcare providers’ advertising claims, a significant increase from the previous $25,000 guarantee. Healthcare’s Economic Impact: Warren Buffett’s characterization of healthcare as the “tapeworm of the American economy” underscores the significant economic burden it poses. If healthcare inflation had aligned […]

Validation Institute Announces Finalists for 2024 Health Value Awards

Winners to be announced at the Health Value Awards Ceremony, May 29, in Washington, DC NEEDHAM, Mass., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Validation Institute announced finalists for its seventh annual Health Value Awards, which recognize outstanding services, products, and programs spanning healthcare. The awards also highlight employers and solution providers that have implemented health, benefits, or wellness programs for […]