Report outlines 6 tips for scaling innovation at health systems – MedCity News

Despite an increasing interest in healthcare innovation, few health systems are positioned to innovate quickly, according to new research by the Center for Connected Medicine and The Health Management Academy.

The research is based on quantitative and qualitative surveys conducted in October 2018. A total of 29 executives from 28 health systems participated.

According to the results, only 47 percent of systems have a formal process for scaling innovation and 48 percent have a formal innovation department. Additionally, 62 percent of health systems said they implement and scale innovation somewhat slowly or very slowly.

Although challenges remain, the report from the CCM and The Health Management Academy includes six recommended practices for health systems that want to scale their innovation efforts. Here’s a closer look:

“Health systems that will be most effective in executing their innovation agendas will be those that reconcile competing priorities by developing a clear, aligned vision across the C-suite leadership team,” said Sanjula Jain, executive director of research and advisory for The Health Management Academy, in a news release sent to MedCity.

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