Search Tag: Innovation
2017 26 Sep
On a daily basis, some 4,000 to 5,000 vials of blood are analysed at UAB Medicine's main laboratory. This may seem like a daunting task, but the lab's new automation system ensures the multistep process is done without difficulty. With this innovation, it's more like a hands-free operation once the specimens arrive in the laboratory. Automation provides...Read more
2017 13 Jun
Clinicians are a potential source for innovations that could lead to healthcare quality improvement and reduction in cost. To help clinicians gain expertise in jump-starting new projects, Boston Children's Hospital has launched an internal startup accelerator. The hospital says it opted to develop the Innovation & Digital Health Accelerator...Read more
2016 06 Oct
Africa Health Business Ltd. is a Kenyan based company that brings together a team of experts from the healthcare, event planning and design sector in Africa making Africa Health Business the ideal partner in the coordination and organisation of healthcare related events and conferences.Read more
2016 24 Feb
“Forward thinking” is becoming a buzzword in business; in fact, the phrase is often included in the core values or vision statements of many organisations — both big and small. An innovation expert clarifies that forward thinking is more than a generic phrase. It describes how organisations proactively look toward the future to identify opportunities,...Read more
2016 07 Feb
Innovations are key to improving quality of care and lowering costs. Some innovations that work in one context, however, may not work in another. A Viewpoint article appearing in JAMA discusses how implementation science can be used as a framework for planning innovations in healthcare delivery. 1. A Framework Based on Implementation Science Implementation...Read more
2015 23 Nov
The Innovation Institute, a for-profit innovation centre is based in La Palma, California and is engaged in fostering the development of new ideas and innovations. Its business model is unique as it centres around a for-profit, limited liability that is owned by nonprofit health systems. Its business model has the capacity to include seven healthy...Read more
2015 28 Sep
Aetna's "frugal innovation" strategy is helping transform the health insurer's current fee-for-service reimbursement model, which is both inefficient and expensive, to a value-based care model, according to a strategy+business blog article. The new approach is anchored on a pay-for-performance system that rewards providers for successful health outcomes...Read more
2015 19 Oct
Join WHINN for a unique Week of Health and INNovation. WHINN is the first of its kind with more than 1.500 attendees; a festival that consist of conferences, events, innovation and business activities, which are brought together in one week all within health and innovation. WHINN brings you inspiration and insight in the newest research and international...Read more
2015 21 Oct
This year the European Telemedicine Conference (ETC) 2015 is part of WHINN - Week of Health and INNovation . It will combine the efforts of several leading European Healthcare Organisations into one powerful event included into a unique week of health and innovation ! The conference will collaborate with prominent healthcare delivery organisations,...Read more
2015 10 Jan
Best practices in emergency medical care will be identified and implemented across the US as part of a new project supported by a $225,000 grant. “Promoting Innovations in Emergency Medical Services” is a collaboration between Mount Sinai Health System in New York and the University of California (UC) San Diego Health System. Goals of the project...Read more
2014 20 May
When the MIHealth Forum opens in Barcelona this week, attendees will have access to leading industry experts in the fields of health management and clinical innovation. The two-day event will feature plenary addresses, informative exhibits and small group sessions, which encourage interaction between visitors and the Forum’s International Scientific...Read more
2013 11 Jun
MedTech Europe, the alliance of European Medical Technology Industry Associations, welcomes new research from the European Health Technology Institute (EHTI) confirming that there is no uniform relationship between medtech innovation and an increase in healthcare expenditure. The impact of medical technology on healthcare costs is a result of...Read more