Even after securing millions to build an innovation hub, partnering with high-profile industry players to launch cutting-edge initiatives and gathering a dedicated team of innovators, a healthcare innovation program can still be easily sidelined if that team has not been properly trained in the art and science of innovation.

New York City-based NYU Langone Health celebrated on Dec. 10 the grand opening of its incubator for early-stage biotechnology and life sciences companies, with nearly two dozen startups already residing in the space.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Health and Verily, Alphabet's life sciences arm, have partnered to improve the health and wellness of senior citizens living independently, the organizations announced Dec. 12.

Cleveland Clinic's innovation arm and Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health are the joint winners of the Cool Idea Award: Healthcare Grant, digital manufacturer Protolabs announced Dec. 12.

Much of the technology-based innovation of recent years has radiated outward from Silicon Valley, where the prevailing mentality is one of rapid advancement and disruption, but agility is beginning to take on a more nuanced meaning.

Boston-based Partners HealthCare announced Dec. 12 the launch of a five-year initiative to improve patient experience and boost digital innovation.

A web-based system developed by Penn Medicine's Center for Digital Health enables hospital staff to recognize and compliment one another using memes, puns, GIFs and other lighthearted messages, resulting in the creation of a "civility climate," per a new report.

The Mayo Clinic has teamed up with materials science company W.L. Gore & Associates to develop implantable cell therapies for incurable diseases, the Rochester, Minn.-based health system announced Dec. 10.

Beginning in August 2020, the University of Texas at Austin will offer a master's degree in Design in Health, the first of its kind in the U.S., according to a Dec. 10 news release.

The vast majority of high-tech job growth in the U.S. took place in just five metro areas — all but one of them on the West Coast — between 2005 and 2017, according to a new report.

Roberta Schwartz, PhD, is executive vice president and chief innovation officer of Houston Methodist and CEO of Houston Methodist Hospital — two complementary roles that she juggles with "way too much energy."

Since assuming dual responsibilities of CIO and chief innovation officer earlier this year, Texas Children's Hospital's Myra Davis has streamlined innovation efforts at the Houston-based health system.

Digital innovation demands more than funding and a shiny piece of technology. From sparking a new idea, to developing a blueprint, introducing the technology to clinicians and then bringing it to patients, the entire transformation process requires dedication and a passion for healthcare.  

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente's venture capital arm announced Dec. 5 the close of its fifth investment fund, bringing Kaiser Permanente Ventures' total assets under management to more than $500 million.

Plenty of organizations have launched innovation initiatives in recent years, but not all have succeeded. Those that have, however, share several key qualities, according to the Harvard Business Review.

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health announced Dec. 4 an investment in Adaptive Phage Therapeuticals, a clinical-stage company developing precision treatments for multidrug-resistant superbugs.

Partners HealthCare Chief Innovation Officer Chris Coburn discusses Partners Innovation team and its culture of managing high volume workstreams while also excelling at intense, highly complex deal making.

Hospital and health system executives shared wisdom and advice about innovation in healthcare with Becker's Hospital Review in November.

HealthVoyager, a virtual reality-enabled software platform developed by Boston Children's Hospital and Klick Health, was named on Dec. 2 the winner of Eli Lilly's inaugural digital health innovation challenge.

Clemson (S.C.) University and Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health announced on Dec. 2 the first Clemson-Prisma research team beneficiaries of the organizations' healthcare-focused Innovation Maturation Fund.