Health innovation
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The terms “healthcare management” and “healthcare administration” are often used interchangeably and many people erroneously believe they are the same profession (VanVactor., 2011a). Healthcare management concentrates on providing leadership and direction to divisions, departments and units within healthcare systems/organizations to ensure delivery of health services to individuals and households (Kotter., 2003). On the other hand,…
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The term “innovation” is no longer a new concept in academic circles. The term was integrated into healthcare terminology as a concept adopted from other fields. Thus, innovation in healthcare is interchangeably used as it applies in business, marketing, and technology. Innovation refers to a new idea, device, or method, as well as an act…
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German scientists plan to clone and then breed genetically-modified pigs this year to serve as heart donors for humans. The plan is based on a simpler version of a US-engineered animal used last month in the world’s first pig-to-human transplant. Eckhard Wolf, a scientist at Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU) in Munich, said his team aimed to…
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