Managing Innovation in Healthcare

James Barlow

• Publisher: WSPC (EUROPE)
• Year: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781786341549
• Topic: Medicina
• Subtopic: Atención sanitaria

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Across the world, the demands placed on health systems are growing rapidly. Developed countries face the challenge of providing services to an ageing population with changing health needs, while countries with developing health systems must find ways of ensuring their populations are provided with access to healthcare. Innovative thinking is essential to meet these twin challenges, but innovation is both a cause and cure of many struggles in healthcare — we need it, but it is hard to manage and the introduction of new technology can lead to higher costs.

Using real-life examples and case studies from around the world, this book introduces the latest thinking on understanding and managing healthcare innovation more effectively. It does this from the perspective of governments responsible for shaping health policy, healthcare organisations providing services and juggling competing demands, and from the perspective of the industries that supply the new drugs, devices and other technologies.

Managing Innovation in Healthcare is the perfect accompaniment for MSc, PhD and MBA students on health policy, management and public health courses, as well as managers, consultants and policy makers involved in healthcare services in both the public and private sector.

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Contents: Why Do We Need to Understand Healthcare Innovation?;Technology And Innovation Management. The Nuts and Bolts;Innovation In Healthcare — A Special Case?;Innovation Processes Part 1 — Developing and Commercialising Healthcare Technologies;Innovation Processes Part 2 — Implementing and Sustaining Innovation in Healthcare Organisations;Disruptive and Frugal Innovation in Healthcare. We Think We Need It — But What is It?;Healthcare Innovation in a Complex System;Conclusions;
Readership: MSc, PhD and MBA students on health policy, management and public health courses, managers, consultants and policy makers involved in healthcare services in both the public and private sector.
Innovation, Healthcare, Management, Public Health, Health Systems, Medical Technology0