How Does a Platform Reduce Barriers to Innovation?

One of our Mayo Clinic Platform team, Emily Wampfler, recently forwarded me an overview ofMIT ' s Platform conferenceRead the Barclay ' s piece.  It notes that 55,000 people changed focus from product support to a platform service line orientation, remarkably enhancing business opportunities.Few organizations in healthcare have created a Platform which connects data producers and consumers, standardizing security, enhancing reliability and accelerating agility.   What is the urgency to embrace a Platform approach to healthcare?   I believe a Platform strategy is the best way to reduce barriers to innovation.  What specific barriers?   I have my own opinions but also asked colleagues like Dr. Craig Monsen, CMIO of Atrius.  Our examples are not related to any single institution we ' ve worked at (Atrius, BIDMC or Mayo) but are drawn from multiple decades of experience in healthcare.OperationalInnovation efforts compete with staff time required for day to day activitiesInnovation efforts may disrupt efforts to standardize work in an organizationInnovation efforts may not be aligned with the immediate goals and priorities of leadershipTechnicalInnovation efforts may require data standards that are emerging or not yet implementedInnovation efforts may require clarification of data use rights Innovation efforts may require novel IT infrastructureBusinessInnovation efforts may require significant time investm...
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