Innovation in action : a practical guide for healthcare teams /

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 opport...

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Main Author:	Endsley, D. Scott (Delvin Scott)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Subjects:	Health services administration. Medical care > Quality control. Diffusion of innovations. Health facilities > Administration. Organizational change. Health facilities > Business management. Health Facility Administration Organizational Innovation Patient Care Management > methods Patient Care Management Health Services Administration Quality Assurance, Health Care Diffusion of Innovation
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Summary:	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 wor.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vii, 138 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781444318500 1444318500 9781444318494 1444318497