HICT

Name

HICT

Legal name

Hict nv

Website

https://hict.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HICT is a Belgian healthcare consulting firm founded in 2004 that delivers multi-disciplinary Strategy, Process, Value, HEMAR, and Policy advisory services to hospitals, pharmaceutical suppliers, and public health agencies across Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) & Reimbursement Policy Bodies (HLAJACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

HR Service Delivery, Case Management & Employee Self-Service (BPACAPAL), Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Coordination & Case Management (HSABAIAM)

Keywords

• Healthcare consulting
• Market access services
• Health economics
• Hospital process optimization
• Healthcare data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Gent

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Consulting Services: Professional consulting services across five expertise areas: Strategy, Processes, Value, HEMAR (Health Economics, Market Access, Reimbursement), and Policy. Projects are typically scoped engagements for healthcare organizations including hospitals, suppliers, and public services. Revenue is generated through project fees for analysis, advisory, implementation support, and managed services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HICT is a Belgian healthcare consulting firm that delivers multi-disciplinary advisory services across Strategy, Processes, Value, HEMAR (Health Economics, Market Access, Reimbursement), and Policy to hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical device firms, and public health agencies. Alongside its consulting services, HICT develops and licenses proprietary analytical software tools and dashboards—including CaSPr (capacity simulation), Population Health Management dashboards, Financial Models, and the H-SDG sustainability framework—that enable healthcare organizations to make data-driven strategic, operational, and clinical decisions.

Product overview

HICT is a Belgian healthcare consulting company founded in 2004 offering a multi-disciplinary approach for healthcare optimization. The company provides both consulting services and technology solutions. The consulting services span five expertise areas: Strategy, Processes, Value, HEMAR (Health Economics, Market Access, Reimbursement), and Policy. The technology solutions portfolio includes data analytics and dashboarding products (Financial Model, Performance Dashboards, Nurse Call Analytics, HR Dashboard, Hospital Strategic Model), simulation and planning tools (CaSPr for capacity prediction, Population Health Management), clinical implementation solutions (Clinical Pathway Implementation, Care Consultation Management Platform), and sustainability frameworks (H-SDG). These solutions are designed to help healthcare providers, suppliers, and public services optimize their operations, financial performance, and patient care delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy Services Consulting services assisting healthcare stakeholders in shaping, translating, accepting, and implementing their strategic ambitions, including business planning, infrastructure, and finance. Targeted at healthcare providers, suppliers, and public services.
• Process Services Services translating organizational design into concrete realization by connecting process design, technology implementation, and people management, including care pathway optimization, automation, and digital transformation. Targeted at healthcare organizations.
• Value Services Services identifying, quantifying, developing, and raising awareness on the value of products, technologies, or services across stakeholders, including market research, cost impact analyses, and stakeholder management. Targeted at healthcare suppliers and providers.
• HEMAR Services Health Economics, Market Access and Reimbursement services bringing products or services to market, including budget impact models, cost analyses, and reimbursement dossier support. Targeted at pharmaceutical, medical device, and health technology companies.
• Policy Services Services supporting stakeholders throughout the entire policy cycle, from agenda setting to formulation, adoption, and implementation of policy initiatives. Targeted at public services and government health agencies.
• Population Health Management A strategic management approach with a dashboard that allows healthcare organizations to understand and organize care based on the specific needs of target groups such as elderly people with complex care demands, chronic patients, or regional populations.
• Financial Model A solution that creates an overview of costs and profits by bringing together different data sources and estimates the operational cost of the hospital or a specific department.
• CaSPr (Capacity and Staffing Prediction) A scientifically validated prediction model to simulate future care demand and capacity, providing essential input for strategic decisions within hospitals and hospital networks.
• Performance Dashboards Solutions that employ data generated from tools or extracted from policy documents, structured into dashboards to create insights and better understand organizations and their processes.
• Nurse Call Analytics Dashboard solution for nursing homes using data from nurse call systems to analyze waiting times, interventions, and resident care needs.
• Hospital Strategic Model Strategic planning solution for hospitals to model and plan future capacity and resource needs.
• HR Dashboard

Quantifiable outcome

• Equipment capacity use doubled and waiting times reduced to less than 24 hours at KAUH Imaging services
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• Vixor.healthcoreTechnology or IntegrationVixor.health powers the HICT website and digital platform. This technology partnership enables HICT to deliver its online presence and potentially its data analytics and dashboarding solutions.
• imeccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with imec on predictive modeling for healthcare demand and capacity planning. HICT developed a forecasting model in cooperation with imec for predicting hospital bed needs and strategic capacity planning.
• Academic and Clinical Expert NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHICT maintains a network of associated consultants including academic and clinical experts who provide specialized input on projects. Notable associated expert includes Prof. Lieven Annemans (Professor Economics of Health & Wellbeing) for health economics expertise.
• International Partner NetworkmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerHICT has built an international network of partners and experts who support the visibility and delivery of solutions and services in different geographic regions including the Middle East and Switzerland.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Vintura: Dutch-based healthcare consulting firm of comparable size serving pharma, medical devices, and healthcare providers across Europe. Directly comparable to HICT in scope (market access, value demonstration, strategy) and in being a specialized boutique competing against global incumbents.
• Chartis Group: US healthcare advisory firm focused on providers, payers, and health technology with strategy, transformation, and analytics practices. Comparable to HICT in serving hospitals and health systems on strategic planning, performance improvement, and digital transformation.
• Simon-Kucher & Partners: Global consulting firm specializing in pricing, market access, and value commercialization for healthcare and life sciences. Closely comparable to HICT's HEMAR and Value practices, particularly its pricing strategy and reimbursement support for pharma and medtech clients.
• The Lewin Group: Healthcare policy and human services consulting firm advising government agencies, providers, and insurers. Comparable to HICT's Policy and Strategy practices and its work with public-sector health clients.
• Avalere Health: US health policy and market access consulting firm advising pharma, providers, and public-sector clients on HTA, reimbursement, and value-based care. Closely comparable to HICT's HEMAR and Policy pillars and to its three-segment go-to-market (providers, suppliers, public services).
• Xcenda: Specialized market access, health economics, and reimbursement consultancy serving pharma and medical device manufacturers. Directly comparable to HICT's HEMAR expertise (budget impact models, cost-effectiveness, reimbursement dossier support for clients like Novartis and Lundbeck).

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company (Healthcare Practice): Global management consulting firm with one of the largest dedicated healthcare practices covering providers, payers, and pharma. Competes with HICT in hospital strategy, healthcare system transformation, and policy engagements at the larger end of the deal spectrum.
• IQVIA: World's largest healthcare data, analytics, and consulting organization serving pharma, providers, and public health. Overlaps with HICT's HEMAR and Population Health Management work, and competes for the same pharma and public-sector budgets globally.
• ZS Associates: Global management consulting and analytics firm with deep pharmaceutical and health technology practices. Comparable to HICT in serving pharma clients on value, market access, and analytics, but at much larger scale and with broader commercial life-sciences coverage.
• Deloitte (Healthcare Consulting): Big 4 firm with a global Healthcare and Life Sciences practice spanning strategy, operations, M&A, and digital transformation. Comparable to HICT on multi-disciplinary hospital transformation work, but with vastly deeper resources and a broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hict_consulting
• Facebookfacebook.com/hictconsulting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hict

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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