International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Nurturing Societal Values in and Through Health Innovations; Comment on “What Health System Challenges Should Responsible Innovation in Health Address?”

Document Type : Commentary

Authors
Payam Abrishami 1
Sjoerd Repping 2
1 National Health Care Institute, Diemen, The Netherlands
2 Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
10.15171/ijhpm.2019.57
Abstract
Aligning innovation processes in healthcare with health system demands is a societal objective, not always achieved. In line with earlier contributions, Lehoux et al outline priorities for research, public communication, and policy action to achieve this objective. We endorse setting these priorities, while also highlighting a ‘commitment gap’ in collectively addressing system-level challenges. To acknowledge that stakeholders engaged in dialogue with one another are addressing the commitment gap is not a small step but a giant leap towards realising a socially responsible innovation agenda. Translating system-level demand signals into innovation opportunities is, therefore, the task-cum-art of all stakeholders, one that often prompts them to innovate how they deal with innovations.
Keywords
Innovation Policy
Stakeholder Participation
Social Entrepreneurship
Health Technology Assessment
Responsible Innovation
Subjects
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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 8, Issue 10
October 2019
Pages 613-615

  • Received Date 10 April 2019
  • Revised Date 28 June 2019
  • Accepted Date 30 June 2019
  • First Published Date 01 October 2019
  • Published Date 01 October 2019