Innovation

The University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle and Spokane, Wash.-based Gonzaga University will establish a new facility focused on medical education, health sciences and innovation.

Fast Company announced its annual Innovation by Design awards on Sept. 9, honoring the best-designed, most effective and forward-thinking tools and solutions of the year.

Google is developing an artificial intelligence system that will monitor infants' eyes, movements and sounds to detect behavior caused by discomfort or another issue, according to a patent application published earlier this month, CNBC reports.

Significant reforms are necessary in researchers' relationships with drug regulators and physicians to ensure their discoveries are accessible to those who need them most, according to Janet Woodcock, MD, director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

The University of California Irvine's Institute for Clinical and Translational Science received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance its innovative research and development efforts.

The concept of "design thinking" has surged in popularity in recent years as those outside the design department have realized the appeal of an approach to innovation that prioritizes creativity and meeting consumers' needs.

Minneapolis-based Vensana Capital, a new venture firm partnering with medical technology companies, launched Sept. 4 with the close of its oversubscribed inaugural fund, Vensana Capital I.

Forbes released its annual list of the country's most innovative leaders, comprising 100 founders and CEOs known for encouraging creative and highly successful innovation at their organizations.

All too often, strategies put in place to accelerate innovation end up slowing down the entire process — when, for example, a fast-moving decision-making process moves too quickly past the evaluation stage and results in half-baked ideas.

Here are seven pieces of wisdom and advice about the role of innovation in healthcare that executives from hospitals and health systems across the country shared with Becker's Hospital Review in August: