MANAGING INNOVATION IN HEALTHCARE

Book info: MANAGING INNOVATION IN HEALTHCARE (Hardcover, 444 pages) – World Scientific Europe, 2017. Language: English.

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.

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.

Editorial Reviews Review "The book would be a great text for advanced healthcare students, as it is chock-full of fair-minded and complete discussions of different scholarly views. The book contains the musts of excellent text books too: ample caselets, boxes and figures that illustrate key concepts; chapter summaries; and a distillation of key concepts and further reading suggestions stud every chapter. It is useful for practitioners too, with excellent text and case examples of how different nations approach innovation and quality measurement — e.g. pay for performance models — and full discussions of regulations of drugs and devices. All in all, a terrific book for those of us frustrated by the plethora of 'shoulds' and the shortages of 'how tos' in healthcare innovations." -- Regina Herzlinger, Harvard Business School

"Given the focus of our work in the Academic Health Science Networks is to spread the best evidenced-based interventions that fit most strongly with local need, it is very valuable to spend time reflecting on how best to achieve this, and what will be most effective with our local clinicians and health service staff. James Barlow's book is an important addition to this thinking, bringing together as he does so well, all the relevant theory supported by in depth real world case studies." -- Tara Donnelly, CEO of Health Innovation Network

"This book takes us through these challenges using the latest research and helps us understand what innovation really means and why it is so complex. The book answers critical questions about the healthcare system, how to develop and commercialise health technologies, and how to implement and sustain innovation in healthcare organisations. For students participating in postgraduate courses on healthcare, or simply for those interested, the case studies provide the perfect opportunity to apply theories explained in the book and give valuable insight into effectively managing the innovation processes in healthcare." -- Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham Institute of Global Health Innovation Imperial College London

About the Author James Barlow is Professor of Technology and Innovation Management (Healthcare) at Imperial College Business School. Previous appointments include SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex) and the Policy Studies Institute. He was educated at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research, teaching and consultancy focuses on the adoption, implementation and sustainability of innovation in healthcare systems. He has also worked extensively on innovation in housing provision and other housing policy issues. James was a founder and co-director of Imperial College Business School's Innovation Studies Centre and during 2006–2013 was Principal Investigator and director of HaCIRIC, the world's largest research programme on innovation in healthcare infrastructure. He has been a member of many expert panels on healthcare innovation, both in the UK and internationally, and has worked with a wide range of companies from the medical technology, pharmaceutical, ICT and construction sectors.