How Mayo Clinic puts patients at the center of innovation

Entrepreneurs and health IT companies have poured billions of dollars into health innovations, but true innovation requires more than big money and ideas—it takes action and scalable implementation. This is a lesson the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation (CFI) has mastered. Find out how physicians are creating new solutions to optimize patient care in their communities and homes. “We’re often asked [to explain] our mission at the Center for Innovation, and it’s simply this: To transform the delivery and experiences of health and health care,” CFI Medical Director Douglas Wood, MD (pictured right), said during a special session at the at the 2015 AMA Interim Meeting. “But this statement is purposeful because it starts with the concept of health.” Dr. Wood said the CFI defines innovation as “discovering and implementing new ways to deliver better health.” He notes that “there’s an important word in this definition, and that’s ‘implementing.’ Simply thinking about things you could do—ideating or brainstorming—is not innovation. Innovation has to be active and result in solutions that will make the lives of people better.” From idea to solution: How physicians at CFI design innovations Designers and physicians at the center conduct observational research with patients, care staff and consultants to identify problems in patients’ lives and conceptualize solutions. Using information from their research, Dr. Wood said CFI...
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