Reverse innovation
An opportunity for strengthening health systems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19534857 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne W Snowdon, Anne Snowdon (0000-0003-4640-6842, Western University, corresponding author), Harpreet Bassi (Western University), Andrew D Scarffe (0000-0002-8152-2083, London Health Sciences Centre), Alexander D Smith (0000-0002-3489-4298, London Health Sciences Centre) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 2 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Globalization and Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-8603 • E-ISSN: 1744-8603 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12992-015-0088-x |
| PMID | 25889986 |
| PMCID | PMC4328056 |
| OpenAlex | W2119289053 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
BACKGROUND: Canada, when compared to other OECD countries, ranks poorly with respect to innovation and innovation adoption while struggling with increasing health system costs. As a result of its failure to innovate, the Canadian health system will struggle to meet the needs and demands of both current and future populations. The purpose of this initiative was to explore if a competition-based reverse innovation challenge could mobilize and stimulate current and future leaders to identify and lead potential reverse innovation projects that address health system challenges in Canada. METHODS: An open call for applications took place over a 4-month period. Applicants were enticed to submit to the competition with a $50,000 prize for the top submission to finance their project. Leaders from a wide cross-section of sectors collectively developed evaluation criteria and graded the submissions. The criteria evaluated: proof of concept, potential value, financial impact, feasibility, and scalability as well as the use of prize money and innovation team. RESULTS: The competition received 12 submissions from across Canada that identified potential reverse innovations from 18 unique geographical locations that were considered developing and/or emerging markets. The various submissions addressed health system challenges relating to education, mobile health, aboriginal health, immigrant health, seniors health and women's health and wellness. Of the original 12 submissions, 5 finalists were chosen and publically profiled, and 1 was chosen to receive the top prize. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this initiative demonstrate that a competition that is targeted to reverse innovation does have the potential to mobilize and stimulate leaders to identify reverse innovations that have the potential for system level impact. The competition also provided important insights into the capacity of Canadian students, health care providers, entrepreneurs, and innovators to propose and implement reverse innovation in the context of the Canadian health system
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2018 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |