Digital Health Institute for Transformation (DHIT)

What Digital Health Institute for Transformation (DHIT) does

DHIT (Digital Health Institute for Transformation) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit education and research organization headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, that operates as a "think and do tank" for digital health transformation. Founded in 2017, the organization convenes stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem—including health systems, government health agencies, academic institutions, digital health innovators, and geographic communities—to facilitate the adoption of digital health innovation through structured programs, frameworks, and events. Its stated mission is to lead communities, organizations, and individuals through digital transformation in healthcare.

DHIT's core offerings center on proprietary frameworks and platforms: the Periodic Table of Health Elements™ (a copyrighted methodology organizing the building blocks of health innovation into five categories); Health Innovation Districts (regional collaboration models including NCHID in the US, QIS in Quebec, and Costavida in Costa Rica); the Health Architect Program (an educational certification course); the Community HUG/Health Utility Grid; and the Health Innovation Sprint (a fast-track co-design and prototyping program). The organization distributes through event-driven and community-led motions, including a monthly Happy Hour series, an annual Digital Health Summit, recurring Innovation Sprints, and direct enterprise engagement with sponsoring organizations.

DHIT generates revenue through sponsorship and program partnerships, professional facilitation services, and 501(c)(3) donations, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Its customer base spans government agencies (Costa Rica Ministry of Health, North Carolina counties), health systems (Novant Health), academic institutions (UNC-Chapel Hill, Northeastern University Charlotte), and enterprise partners (Pfizer via its virtual incubator). The organization's leadership team is small—Lee Phillips serves as Co-founder and Board Director, Tommy Bohrmann as Chief Scientific Officer, and Rob LaHayne as a Board Member. No funding rounds, acquisitions, or financial disclosures are present in the available data.

Name

Digital Health Institute for Transformation (DHIT)

Legal name

Digital Health Institute for Transformation

Website

https://dhitglobal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DHIT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit "think and do tank" that convenes health systems, governments, academic institutions, and innovators to advance digital health transformation through proprietary frameworks, Health Innovation Districts, educational programs, and facilitated Innovation Sprints.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Health Innovation Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Global Health (HLAJAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Global Health Research, Clinical Trials & Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) (HLAJAOAM)

Keywords

• Digital health transformation
• Health innovation facilitation
• Community health ecosystems
• Healthcare convening services
• Non-profit health research

Headquarters

HQ city

Chapel Hill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sponsorship and Program Partnerships: DHIT works closely with sponsoring organizations to complement existing efforts or lead turnkey programs. Revenue comes from organizations sponsoring specific programs, events (Digital Health Summit, Happy Hour series), and Health Innovation Districts.
2. Digital Health Facilitation Services: For nearly a decade, DHIT has provided digital health facilitation and production services to a global network, bringing together the ecosystem to address key challenges and opportunities in health innovation maturity.
3. Donations: As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, DHIT accepts donations from individuals and organizations supporting digital health transformation.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DHIT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit "think and do tank" that provides digital health facilitation and production services. It designs and operates Health Innovation Districts, runs Health Innovation Sprints, builds Communities of Practice, and offers proprietary digital transformation platforms (Periodic Table of Health Elements, Health Architect Program, Community HUG) to help communities, health systems, governments, and innovators advance digital health adoption.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NCHID (National Coalition for Health Innovation Districts): A coalition facilitating collaborations between communities, healthcare providers, researchers and industry to advance digital health innovation.
• Health Architect Program
• Community HUG
• Health Innovation Sprint
• Periodic Table of Health Elements

Products and services

• Health Innovation Sprint A facilitated program for healthcare innovators and leaders to co-design, prototype, and scale digital health solutions with communities in a structured sprint format.
• Health Innovation Districts Designed and operated geographic collaboration zones (NCHID, QIS Quebec, Costavida Costa Rica) that bring together communities, providers, researchers, and industry to advance digital health innovation.
• Digital Health Facilitation and Production Services Best-in-class facilitation and production services offered to sponsoring organizations to complement existing efforts or lead turnkey programs that convene, catalyze, and drive intentional collaboration across the health ecosystem.
• Health Architect Program Educational platform and certification course providing training for digital health transformation leadership, equipping participants with frameworks (including the Periodic Table of Health Elements) to lead transformation initiatives.
• Community HUG (Health Utility Grid) Proprietary community engagement and collaboration platform providing essential infrastructure that enables digital health transformation to take root within communities.
• Periodic Table of Health Elements Proprietary copyrighted framework that organizes the building blocks of health innovation into five categories, designed to help communities, health systems, and innovators identify their current state, discover gaps, and design next steps for transformation.

Quantifiable outcome

• DHIT's Community Confidence Project helped North Carolina communities make data-driven decisions for reopening during COVID-19, measuring the tension between economic recovery and disease transmission.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and regional.

• HealthEnabledcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2023Strategic partnership with HealthEnabled, an international digital health organization, to advance the adoption of the Global Digital Health Monitor (GDHM) as the industry standard. The collaboration aims to promote global adoption of digital health measurement standards.
• Costa Rica Ministry of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2023Partnership to leverage DHIT's programming and operating model to establish Costavida Digital Health Innovation Hub. The collaboration aims to accelerate digital health adoption and utilization in Costa Rica and share best practices for digital transformation globally.
• PfizerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPfizer joined DHIT's virtual incubator as a Program Champion during the COVID-19 pandemic to help minimize gaps in care due to reduced clinical visits. Pfizer scientists collaborated across the industry researching therapies and vaccination candidates.
• NCHID (National Consumer Health Information District)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCHID is a Health Innovation District operated by DHIT, bringing together communities, healthcare providers, researchers, and industry to advance digital health innovation.
• QIS (Quebec)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerQIS is a Health Innovation District operated by DHIT in Quebec, Canada, focused on health innovation ecosystem development.
• Novant HealthregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Health Innovation Districts, collaborating on experiential events showcasing cutting-edge digital health solutions in the Charlotte, NC region.
• UNC-Chapel HillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHIT brought 21st century digital transformation curriculum to UNC-Chapel Hill, providing education on digital transformation in healthcare to academic institutions.
• Radish HealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRadish Health hosted the inaugural DHIT Happy Hour in New York at their Manhattan headquarters, collaborating on employer-focused digital health discussions.
• Bluedoor GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBluedoor Group sponsors DHIT's Digital Health Happy Hour events, providing support for thought leadership and ecosystem engagement activities.
• American UndergroundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAmerican Underground, a premier coworking and entrepreneurship community in downtown Durham, NC, hosts DHIT's Digital Health Happy Hour events.
• Northeastern University CharlotteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNortheastern University Charlotte, an R1-ranked research university, partners with DHIT for digital health events and innovation programming.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS): The largest global digital health membership and convocation organization, running flagship conferences (HIMSS Global Health Conference) and digital health transformation programs. Overlaps directly with DHIT's convening, education, and thought-leadership activities but at far greater scale and with a broader portfolio.
• Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC): US federal entity driving health IT adoption, interoperability, and digital transformation. Comparable to DHIT's mission of advancing digital health maturity at population scale, though operating as a regulator/funded body rather than a non-profit convener.
• HIMSS Health 2.0 (Health 2.0 Conference): Now part of HIMSS, Health 2.0 historically convened digital health innovators and startups via conferences and demo events. Directly comparable to DHIT's Digital Health Summit and Happy Hour Series as a digital health convener.
• American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA): Established professional association for informatics in healthcare, running education, certification, and annual symposia. Comparable to DHIT's Health Architect Program and Communities of Practice in advancing digital health workforce capability.

Emerging players

• Startup Health: Global health innovation company running a transformer community and innovation programs. Comparable to DHIT's network/community-driven approach to digital health transformation and Health Innovation Sprints.
• Rock Health: Digital health venture fund and advisory that produces widely cited research and convenes the digital health ecosystem. Comparable to DHIT's thought-leadership content (DHIT Digest, white papers, podcasts, webinars) in shaping digital health narrative.
• MATTER (healthcare incubator): Chicago-based healthcare innovation hub that convenes industry, academia, and startups around digital health challenges. Comparable to DHIT's Health Innovation Districts in operating a community-led model for digital health innovation acceleration.

Direct peers

• Digital Medicine Society (DiMe): Professional society advancing the safe, effective, and equitable adoption of digital medicine. Comparable to DHIT as a digital-health-focused membership/standard-setting organization with educational programs, though more clinically/regulatory oriented.
• HealthEnabled: International digital health organization and DHIT's strategic partner on the Global Digital Health Monitor. Operates in the same digital health transformation / PPP space, focused on global standards adoption — a near-direct comparator in mission and operating model.

Others

• Health Innovation Alliance: Advocacy coalition promoting policy innovation in health technology. Adjacent peer given DHIT's work with government partners on digital health standards and policy frameworks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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