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- Larsson, Andreas, et al.
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Collaborative Healthcare Innovation in Sweden
- 2012
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Ingår i: Sustainable Innovation. - New York : Springer. - 9781461420767 - 9781461420774 ; , s. 49-62
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Abstract in UndeterminedThe medical technology (medtech) industry in Sweden is situated withina complex innovation ecosystem, in which various stakeholders from the public,private and academic sectors need to collaborate to meet demands on effective andeffi cient healthcare. Demographics are changing and those in need of healthcare arenot only larger in numbers than ever but they are also more knowledgeable anddemanding. Increasing innovative performance is crucial in both the private andpublic healthcare sectors, but bold steps forward need to be taken in light of stricterrules and regulations for how healthcare stakeholders should manage both theirinternal processes and the ways in which they interact with other stakeholders in thelarger innovation system. The traditional way in which medtech companies gainaccess to user needs, primarily working through a sales–purchasing relationshipwith the public healthcare sector, is outdated and needs to be replaced with anincreasingly collaborative and cocreative model of healthcare innovation.This chapter describes experiences and lessons learned from InnoPlant, a 3-year(2008–2011) action learning project involving three companies from the Swedishmedtech industry, two county/regional councils responsible for public healthcare,and four academic institutions—carried out within the framework of the SwedishProduct Innovation Engineering program (PIEp). The purpose of the project was toadvance the capability of stakeholders from the public, private, and academic sectorsto collaborate in the cocreation of healthcare innovations.
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