Innovation

As the healthcare delivery system transitions from volume to value, hospitals are looking for new ways to cut costs and improve quality. To accomplish these dual goals, many hospitals employ Lean manufacturing techniques, which involve examining processes end to end,…

The University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor and the International Genetics Consortium, based in Phoenix, have partnered to launch a non-profit joint venture to support genetic research and personalized medicine.

In a keynote session at Allscripts Client Experience 2012 in Chicago on Aug. 16, Daniel Kraft, MD, an oncologist and executive director and curator of FutureMed at Singularity University, discussed future technologies that will impact healthcare and medicine.

VHA, a national network of non-profit hospitals and organizations based in Irving, Texas, has launched its Center for Applied Healthcare Studies.

The National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has announced it is holding a contest seeking the most compelling one-page ideas to advance vision science, according to a news release.

Indianapolis-based Indiana University is planning a $52 million neuroscience research center, according to an Indianapolis Business Journal report.

Cleveland Clinic and Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica announced a new business relationship in which ProMedica will join Cleveland Clinic's national Innovation Alliance network to commercialize medical innovations.

Cleveland Clinic and The Ohio State University in Columbus announced a new partnership to accelerate and commercialize medical innovations, such as medical devices, patient services, new medical software systems, consumer products and startup companies.

Anesthesiologist Seth Christian, MD, is the first graduate of the TeamHealth Anesthesiology Perioperative Management Fellowship program, the organization announced this week.

Amir Dan Rubin has served as president and CEO of Stanford (Calif.) Hospital & Clinics since January 2011.