Jason Hwang, MD, addresses the crowd Sept. 18 at IONL’s 30th annual conference in Naperville, Ill.
Disruptive innovations like those made by Toyota, the micro-processing industry, and steel mills might be the secret to true healthcare reform, said Jason Hwang, MD, during the Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders’ 30th annual conference Sept. 18 in Naperville, Ill.
In his presentation, “The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care,” Hwang explained the concept of disruptive innovation to the 140 attendees.
Disruptive innovation happens when a “low-end” product or service evolves in quality, affordablity, and efficiency; takes over market share; and eventually replaces its “high-end” competitors. It was disruptive innovation that led to the prevalance of personal computers and changed the face of cardiac surgery with angioplasty. And it is only these out-of-the-box, never-seen-before ideas that can truly change rather than simply tweak the current healthcare system.
After the presentation, a panel of healthcare leaders, including Therese Fitzpatrick, RN, PhD, MBA, assistant clinical professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing and IONL president Susan Campbell, RN, MSN, further discussed the concept of innovation in healthcare.
Using the Internet to connect with patients and employees and the role policy innovations can have on healthcare reform in Illinois were also discussed.
Jennifer Thew is the national nurse editor for Nursing Spectrum.
In his presentation, “The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care,” Hwang explained the concept of disruptive innovation to the 140 attendees.
Disruptive innovation happens when a “low-end” product or service evolves in quality, affordablity, and efficiency; takes over market share; and eventually replaces its “high-end” competitors. It was disruptive innovation that led to the prevalance of personal computers and changed the face of cardiac surgery with angioplasty. And it is only these out-of-the-box, never-seen-before ideas that can truly change rather than simply tweak the current healthcare system.
After the presentation, a panel of healthcare leaders, including Therese Fitzpatrick, RN, PhD, MBA, assistant clinical professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing and IONL president Susan Campbell, RN, MSN, further discussed the concept of innovation in healthcare.
Using the Internet to connect with patients and employees and the role policy innovations can have on healthcare reform in Illinois were also discussed.
Jennifer Thew is the national nurse editor for Nursing Spectrum.
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