HealthLeaders

What HealthLeaders does

HealthLeaders is a U.S.-based B2B healthcare media and events platform serving hospital and health system C-suite executives, including CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CNOs, CHROs, CNIOs, and revenue cycle and technology leaders. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Nashville, the company delivers solutions-focused editorial content across a multi-format portfolio: cover stories, HL Shorts, podcasts, whitepapers, intelligence reports, exchange insight reports, industry focus reports, fact files, and short-form video. The platform is segmented by executive function with role-specific newsletters (CEO Weekly, CFO Weekly, CMO Weekly, CNO Weekly, Revenue Cycle Weekly, Tech Executive Weekly, Innovation, Talent, Payers) and topic-segmented editorial leadership. Core technology is a digital media platform with content management, email marketing, and virtual event delivery infrastructure.

The company's event business is a key differentiator. HealthLeaders operates a portfolio of invitation-only executive Exchange forums (CEO Exchange, CFO Exchange, CMO Exchange, CNIO Exchange, RevCycle Tech Exchange, CHRO Exchange, Chief Digital Executive Exchange), virtual NOW summits (AI NOW, Workforce NOW, Revenue Cycle NOW), and the annual NurseTech Summit held in Washington, D.C. Revenue is generated across three streams: advertising and sponsorship from healthcare technology and service vendors targeting the executive audience; event registration, sponsorships, and exhibitor fees; and subscription-based newsletter and intelligence report access. NurseTech Summit registration is priced $1,199-$1,649 per attendee with group booking discounts.

In April 2026, HealthLeaders was acquired by WTWH Media, a Mountaingate Capital-backed media company whose existing healthcare properties include Home Health Care News and Behavioral Health Business. The acquisition combined HealthLeaders' acute-care executive community with WTWH's post-acute care market presence, positioning the combined platform across the care continuum. The company is privately held and operates under WTWH Media LLC, with a headcount of 11-50 employees.

Name

HealthLeaders

Legal name

WTWH Media LLC

Website

https://healthleadersmedia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HealthLeaders is a U.S. B2B healthcare media and events company serving hospital and health system C-suite executives with role-segmented editorial content, subscription newsletters, Exchange forums, and virtual summits. Acquired by WTWH Media in April 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising & Sponsorship: Revenue from targeted advertising to healthcare executive audience and sponsored content placements on the digital platform.
2. Events & Conferences: Revenue from registration fees, sponsorships, and exhibitor fees for in-person Exchange events, virtual summits, and the NurseTech Summit. Includes executive forums like CEO Exchange, CFO Exchange, CNIO Exchange, and Revenue Cycle NOW.
3. Subscriptions & Newsletters: Subscription-based access to newsletters including CEO, CFO, CMO, CNO, Revenue Cycle, Tech Executive, and specialty editions like Leadership Development, The Buzz, and Exec's AI Guide.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HealthLeaders produces solutions-focused editorial content and runs peer-driven executive programs for hospital and health system C-suite leaders. Core offerings include role-segmented newsletters, an in-person HLM Exchange event series, virtual NOW summits, the NurseTech Summit conference, intelligence reports, whitepapers, podcasts, and short-form video — all monetized through subscriptions, advertising, sponsorship, and event registration fees.

Product overview

HealthLeaders is an award-winning healthcare media and events company delivering solutions-focused content and programs for hospital and health system executives. The company operates a multi-platform content portfolio combining editorial coverage with peer-driven executive events. The core offerings include HealthLeaders Media news and analysis (cover stories, HL Shorts), the HLM Exchanges executive event series (CEO, CFO, CMO, CNIO, RevCycle Tech, CHRO, Chief Digital Executive), virtual NOW summits (AI NOW, Workforce NOW, Revenue Cycle NOW), the NurseTech Summit conference, and specialized newsletters segmented by executive role (CEO, CFO, CMO, CNO, Revenue Cycle, Tech Executive, Innovation, Talent, Payers). Supporting content includes HLM Podcasts, Whitepapers, Intelligence Reports, Exchange Insight Reports, Industry Focus Reports, Fact Files, and One Minute Matters Videos. The company was acquired by WTWH Media in April 2026, expanding its healthcare portfolio to include connections with post-acute care markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NurseTech Summit: A nursing technology conference focused on practical innovation for nurse managers, directors, and frontline leaders, covering topics like AI-enabled tools, ambient documentation, and digital workflows.
• AI NOW
• HLM Exchange
• Revenue Cycle NOW
• Workforce NOW

Products and services

• NurseTech Summit

Quantifiable outcome

• NurseTech Summit offers ANCC credits for professional development

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• WTWH MediacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026WTWH Media, backed by Mountaingate Capital, acquired HealthLeaders in April 2026. The acquisition combines WTWH's post-acute care markets with HealthLeaders' connections to hospital and health system leadership, creating a more integrated healthcare platform. HealthLeaders now operates as part of WTWH Media's portfolio of healthcare media properties including Home Health Care News and Behavioral Health Business.
• Chief Nursing Information Officer Exchange (CNIO Exchange)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe NurseTech Summit is co-located with the inaugural Chief Nursing Information Officer Exchange, an invitation-only executive forum where CNIOs and CNOs share strategies to address pressing operational and workforce challenges. The CNIO Exchange Advisory Board helped shape the NurseTech program content.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Health Affairs: Peer-reviewed journal on health policy and healthcare delivery widely read by hospital executives and policymakers. Overlaps with HealthLeaders' policy and finance coverage but is positioned as a more academic, peer-reviewed publication.
• Advisory Board: Research and consulting firm producing deep-dive briefings for hospital and health system executives. Overlaps with HealthLeaders' Intelligence Reports and Exchange Insight Reports as a subscription intelligence provider to the same executive audience.
• HIMSS Media (Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Finance News): HIMSS Media operates Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Finance News, and other titles serving healthcare IT and finance executives. Overlaps with HealthLeaders on technology and CFO content and competes for healthcare technology vendor sponsorships, but is backed by the larger HIMSS membership organization.
• Home Health Care News: WTWH Media sister property covering home health and post-acute care. Now operates alongside HealthLeaders under WTWH Media, creating potential cross-promotion opportunities but also shared advertiser pools across healthcare media.
• Behavioral Health Business: Another WTWH Media property focused on behavioral health services and policy. Now part of the same WTWH portfolio as HealthLeaders, with overlapping advertiser bases among healthcare vendors and service providers.
• Hospitals & Health Networks (H&HN) / AHA: AHA-affiliated publication serving hospital executives with editorial and conference programming. Overlaps directly with HealthLeaders' C-suite audience targeting and competes for healthcare advertising and event sponsorships.

Emerging players

• MedCity News: B2B media outlet covering healthcare innovation, technology investment, and digital health. Overlaps with HealthLeaders' Innovation and Tech Executive editorial verticals and competes for emerging-technology advertiser attention.

Direct peers

• Fierce Healthcare: B2B healthcare media brand covering hospitals, payers, and health technology. Competes with HealthLeaders for executive readership and event sponsorship among hospital and health system leadership.
• Modern Healthcare: A long-established business news publication covering healthcare policy, finance, technology, and leadership. Directly competes with HealthLeaders for hospital C-suite readership and healthcare vendor advertising dollars.
• Becker's Healthcare: Becker's Hospital Review and sister Becker's publications serve hospital and health system executives with news, lists, and conferences. Directly competes with HealthLeaders on executive-focused editorial, virtual events, and in-person healthcare leadership forums.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/healthleadersmedia
• Xx.com/healthleaders
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/healthleaders-media

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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