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Building a culture for innovation: a leadership challenge
World Hospitals and Health Services : the Official Journal of the International Hospital Federation
|June 19, 2014
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It is recognized that health services are facing increasing cost pressures amid a climate of increasing demand and increasing expectations from patients and families. The ability to innovate is important for the future success of all health care organizations. By malting some simple but profound changes in behaviours and processes as illustrated across seven dimensions, leaders can have great impact on the culture for innovation. This in turn can support the transformation of health services through increased innovation.
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