Book description
It is now recognized that innovation in healthcare needs to be a
primary strategy for dealing with the challenges of pressure from
consumers and the effort to control costs. This practical guide
describes key issues surrounding innovation, such as the barriers to
innovation in healthcare, the opportunities of working across boundaries
in open innovation, and the process and tools of exploring the
innovation approach.
The highly-regarded author follows a five-stage process model that
presents a systematic base for understanding, and -- more importantly
-- performing innovation work:
1. Defining the innovation design challenge
2. The process and tools of exploring the innovation
3. Generating innovative ideas
4. Prototyping and testing innovations
5. Creating a diffusion plan
This user-friendly guide is ideal for all healthcare professionals
and healthcare teams, both in training and in practice.
D. Scott Endsley M. D, M. Sc, Director of
Innovation, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
