Application of the Stanford Biodesign Framework in Healthcare Innovation Training and Commercialization of Market Appropriate Products: A Scoping Review

AbstractThe Stanford Biodesign needs-centric framework can guide healthcare innovators to successfully adopt the ‘Identify, Invent and Implement’ framework and develop new healthcare innovations products to address patients’ needs. This scoping review explored the application of the Stanford Biodesign framework for healthcare innovation training and the development of novel healthcare innovative products . Seven electronic databases were searched from their respective inception dates till April 2023: PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Scopus, ProQuest Dissertations, and Theses Global. This review was reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-A nalysis extension for Scoping Reviews and was guided by the Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review framework. Findings were analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis framework. Three themes and eight subthemes were identified from the 26 included articles. The main themes are: (1) Maki ng a mark on healthcare innovation, (2) Secrets behind success, and (3) The next steps. The Stanford Biodesign framework guided healthcare innovation teams to develop new medical products and achieve better patient health outcomes through the induction of training programs and the development of nov el products. Training programs adopting the Stanford Biodesign approach were found to be successful in improving trainees’ entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership skills and sh...
Source: Journal of Medical Systems - Category: Information Technology Source Type: research