Why innovation matters in healthcare and how providers can deliver it

Innovation is critically important to healthcare organisations across the UK and Ireland and there is a real desire to achieve it, as providers strive to deliver the best possible patient care in amongst ongoing resource shortages. Underlining the significance with which innovation is regarded across the sector, a 2022 survey commissioned by InterSystems, found that almost three-quarters (71%) of healthcare leaders believe it is vital to the survival of their organisations. That’s a testament to the focus healthcare providers have on seeking out the most agile systems, tools, and treatments to help ensure optimum outcomes for all their patients. In line with the above, more than four-fifths of the survey sample (81%) said ‘keeping pace with patient needs’ was mostly driving innovation initiatives within their organisation.