Innovation in health care – A roadmap for this paradigm shift

Abstract

The increasing burden of disease, rising health-care costs, rise in the patients' and public's expectations, and aging population all emphasize the constraints in providing quality health care with limited resources. The ability to innovate will be the determining factor in the future of health-care organizations. The editorial gives an overview of the dimensions that come into play to develop an organizational culture or an innovation ecosystem in health science organizations.

Keywords

• health care
• innovation
• organizational structure
• process innovation
• product innovation