Healthier Systems
Institute
Research & evaluation for better health

Stronger systems.
Healthier lives.

We advance research and practical knowledge to help health care and public health systems serve people better.

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Independent research. Public benefit.
Our mission

Better health begins with
the systems we share.

Healthier Systems Institute is an independent nonprofit working to improve health and health care for the public. We study how health care and public health systems perform, and turn what we learn into knowledge, tools, and methods that help them improve.

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How we contribute

From understanding
to improvement.

Connecting rigorous inquiry with the everyday work of building better systems.

01

Research & evaluation

We study how health care and public health programs, policies, and technologies perform in practice, and share the results.

02

Responsible tools & methods

We develop and rigorously evaluate tools and methods, including artificial intelligence, to make care and public health work safer and more effective.

03

Education

We provide training and information for health professionals, policymakers, and the public.

04

Convening

We bring together government, community, academic, philanthropic, and other partners to identify health needs and work on shared solutions.

05

Technical assistance

We advise organizations that deliver, finance, or oversee health care and public health services.

Where we focus

The questions
that move us forward.

Our work connects emerging tools with enduring priorities in health care and public health.

Knowledge for the public good

What we learn
belongs in the world.

We make the results of our research, and the tools and methods we develop, available to the public—so knowledge can contribute to better health and better care.

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