Chapter10

Predictions

The Future of Healthcare Innovation

What’s coming down the pike? Everyone’s fascinated by the next new thing and developing trends. The reasons are obvious, and in healthcare, the stakes are always high. Impacts felt on Wall Street and Main Street include dollars, jobs, and lives saved.

The innovator must be a patient futurist, balancing enthusiasm and realism. A key requirement is accepting failure, while working toward a goal that’s often elusive. We’re building the future of medicine in a systematic, logical fashion.

The crystal ball and magic wand can illustrate the difference between what outsiders believe we do and how those in innovation see their jobs. The crystal ball is a simple lens into the future; the magic ...

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