Collaborative Innovation: Developing Health Support Ecosystems / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9781138789999 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 07/14/2015 Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology Pages: 244 Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) With the development of the aging society and the increased importance of emergency risk management in recent years, a large number of medical care challenges - advancing medical treatments, care & support, pharmacological treatments, greater health awareness, emergency treatments, telemedical treatment and care, the introduction of electronic charts, and rising costs - are emerging as social issues throughout the whole world. Hospitals and other medical institutions must develop and maintain superior management to achieve systems that can provide better medical care, welfare and health while enabling "support innovation." Key medical care, welfare and health industries play a crucial role in this, but also of importance are management innovation models that enable "collabora