The term “disruptive innovation” has been around 7 years, since Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen introduced it in his book The Innovator’s Dilemma in 2003. A disruptive innovation is cheaper, more convenient, and easier to use than existing approaches and changes the world for the better.
Here, according to Fiercehealthcare.com, are the top ten health care innovators.
1) Asif Ahmad - Duke University Health System- - VP of diagnostic services and CIO, who designed and implemented a Computerized Physician Order Entry System for entire Duke System, reducing potential harmful events by 45%.
2) Donald Berwick, M.D., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services- Administrator, who in 2004 as CEO of Institute of Healthcare Improvement launched a safety campaign that was said to have saved 122,300 lives in hospitals. He is now engaged in promoting “meaningful use” of EHRs, which , he believes, will save millions of more lives.
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Author: Dr. Richard Reece
