| The Advisory Board Company provides best practices research and analysis, which help in solving common business problems or challenges. These practices are principally provided to the health care industry. It principally focuses on business strategy, operations, and general management issues. As of March 31, 2004, the company provided best practices research and analysis to approximately 2,300 hospitals, health systems, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, health care insurers, and medical device companies. The company also conducts interviews with health care industry executives on various topics, including health care industry strategy, health care marketing, revenue management, product line development, health system cost reduction and clinical reform, hospital department operations, and pharmaceuticals and medical device technology, as well as nursing recruitment, retention, and productivity. It principally operates in the United States. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. |
