HealthCare Executive Group

What HealthCare Executive Group does

HealthCare Executive Group (HCEG) is a private, non-profit membership association founded in 1988 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. It operated an invitation-only national network of select healthcare executives, payers, providers, and health technology vendors, serving C-Suite, VP, and Director-level leaders who participate in year-round programming rather than discrete software products. HCEG's offerings centered on the HCEG Top 10 (an annual member-voted list of healthcare priorities in its 14th year), the 11th Annual Industry Pulse research survey, monthly Focus Area Roundtables, a webinar series, quarterly Executive Leadership Roundtables co-hosted with HLTH, AHIP, WEDI, and other partners, and an Annual Forum. Underlying delivery was a digital collaboration and content platform supporting virtual and in-person events and a 5,000+ subscriber newsletter audience.

HCEG monetized through a combination of annual membership fees (including paid organization tiers, paid individual memberships, complimentary memberships for qualified payer/provider senior leaders, and an alumni tier) and recurring sponsorship revenue from healthcare technology vendors such as Softheon, Surescripts, Change Healthcare, HealthSparq, and VirtualHealth. The organization was governed by a Board of Directors with an Executive Director (Ferris Taylor) leading operations, employed 1-10 staff, and disclosed no revenue figures. On June 18, 2023, HCEG announced it was winding down operations after more than 35 years of facilitating networking and thought leadership among senior healthcare executives.

Name

HealthCare Executive Group

Legal name

HealthCare Executive Group

Website

https://hceg.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HealthCare Executive Group was an invitation-only, non-profit membership association (founded 1988, closed June 2023) serving senior healthcare payer, provider, and health technology executives through the HCEG Top 10, Industry Pulse survey, roundtables, webinars, and an Annual Forum.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Professional Membership Association

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital Shared Services, GPOs & System Support Organizations (HLAFAAAO)

Keywords

• Healthcare executive network
• Industry research surveys
• Executive roundtables
• Healthcare thought leadership
• Membership association

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from healthcare payer and provider organizations, with complimentary memberships available for qualified senior leadership at health plans and provider organizations.
2. Sponsorship Revenue: Sponsor partners contribute to educational initiatives in exchange for visibility, thought leadership opportunities, and access to HCEG Network through involvement with HCEG Top 10 development, webinar presentations, roundtables, and Annual Forum.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

HealthCare Executive Group is an invitation-only, limited-member professional association for senior healthcare executives that convenes a national network through the annual HCEG Top 10 priority list, the Industry Pulse research survey, Focus Area Roundtables, a monthly Webinar Series, quarterly Executive Leadership Roundtables, and the HCEG Annual Forum. The organization monetizes this community through annual membership fees paid by payer and provider organizations, paid individual and alumni memberships, and recurring sponsor partner contributions from healthcare technology vendors.

Product overview

HealthCare Executive Group is a professional membership association (not a technology product company) offering a coordinated set of programs and initiatives for healthcare executives. The portfolio centers on the HCEG Top 10 annual priority list, which drives the Industry Pulse research survey, Focus Area Roundtables, Webinar Series, Executive Leadership Roundtables, and the Annual Forum. These offerings work together as an integrated member engagement and thought leadership platform rather than a software product or technology solution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HCEG Top 10

Quantifiable outcome

• 61% of Industry Pulse respondents at VP or higher (C-Suite) level
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SoftheoncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor partner contributing to educational initiatives. Softheon provides health insurance exchange products and Enhanced Direct Enrollment solutions.
• SurescriptscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor partner supporting HCEG educational initiatives. Surescripts provides pharmacy interoperability and clinical messaging solutions.
• Change HealthcarecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor partner involved in HCEG events and content development. Change Healthcare provides healthcare technology solutions.
• HealthSparqcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor partner supporting HCEG initiatives. HealthSparq provides health plan transparency and consumer engagement solutions.
• VirtualHealthcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor partner contributing to educational content. VirtualHealth provides intelligent care management platforms including HELIOS.
• Center for Healthcare Innovation (CHI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenting partner for Executive Leadership Roundtables. CHI is dedicated to healthcare innovation and transformation.
• International Association of Innovation Professionals (IAOIP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenting partner for Executive Leadership Roundtables. IAOIP focuses on innovation professionals and methodologies.
• Workgroup Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenting partner for Executive Leadership Roundtables. WEDI is the leading organization for electronic data interchange in healthcare.
• HLTHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosting Executive Leadership Roundtables at annual HLTH Conference. HLTH is a major healthcare innovation conference.
• AHIP (America's Health Insurance Plans)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for events including AHIP Consumer Experience & Digital Health Forum. AHIP represents the nation's health insurance industry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• ACHE (American College of Healthcare Executives): ACHE is a professional membership association for healthcare executives across hospitals, systems, and care delivery organizations. It overlaps HCEG's C-Suite/VP audience with credentialing, education, networking, and annual congress programs.
• AHIP (America's Health Insurance Plans): AHIP is the leading national trade association for health insurance plans and a major HCEG co-presenting partner. Both organizations serve healthcare payer executives with advocacy, events, and educational programming, and AHIP's Consumer Experience & Digital Health Forum was a venue for HCEG roundtables.
• HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society): HIMSS is a global membership-based association for healthcare information and technology leaders running large annual conferences (HIMSS Global) and educational programs. It directly overlaps HCEG's payer/provider/health-IT executive audience and executive leadership content.
• HFMA (Healthcare Financial Management Association): HFMA is a professional membership organization serving senior financial executives across health systems and payers. It parallels HCEG's invitation-style networking, research publications, and annual educational events targeted at the payer/provider finance and strategy leader segment.
• WEDI (Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange): WEDI is a multi-stakeholder healthcare organization focused on health data interoperability that served as a co-presenting partner for HCEG Executive Leadership Roundtables. Its member base of payers, providers, and HIT vendors overlaps HCEG's networking and research agenda.
• MGMA (Medical Group Management Association): MGMA is a membership association serving medical group practice leaders and administrators, providing industry research, networking events, and educational content. It is structurally analogous to HCEG (invitation-grade membership, executive audience, annual research cadence).
• Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC): HLC is an invitation-only membership organization of healthcare CEOs and senior executives from payer, provider, and supplier organizations. It mirrors HCEG's curated-membership model and C-Suite focus on healthcare policy, innovation, and industry transformation.
• NAACOS (National Association of ACOs): NAACOS represents ACOs and risk-bearing provider organizations with advocacy, education, and an annual conference — directly overlapping HCEG's payer/provider audience and the value-based-care focus areas on the HCEG Top 10.
• Center for Healthcare Innovation (CHI): CHI is a non-profit dedicated to healthcare innovation and transformation and was an HCEG co-presenting partner for Executive Leadership Roundtables. It overlaps HCEG's mission of convening payer, provider, and policy leaders around industry innovation.

Broad incumbents

• HLTH: HLTH is a large healthcare innovation conference and content platform where HCEG co-hosted roundtables. While HLTH is a conference-business incumbent rather than a membership association, it overlaps HCEG's payer/provider C-Suite audience and event programming.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hcexecgroup
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_Muw2mMHs4FU4qfp1O96Bw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/healthcare-executive-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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