The Advisory Board Company is a group of more than 2,000 health systems and medical centers in the United States. The company provides research and analysis support to the health care industry, focusing on business strategy, operations and general management issues. It publishes daily and weekly news, more than 50 studies and over 3,000 customized research briefs every year on management and clinical practices in health care. The company s research focuses on positive and negative demonstrated practices, and helping member institutions in sharing their learning. It offers a wide variety of research services, including executive education, daily online executive briefings, executive inquiry research support, improved practices installation support and online access to research warehouse. Its programs offer customized services for research and installation support needs of members served by every program.