Innovation and Change
INTRODUCTION
Innovation is defined as changing any idea, product or service into something which resulted in positive changes which improves life, while adding value and sustainability which relate to the necessity in providing quality of care in the society which is the goal of all healthcare industries (Rackley 2012). The Singapore Nursing Board in which the standards of practice and where regulations are made to maintain the nursing standards in Singapore also encourages nurses to participate in researches to provide evidence-based practice and improve the quality of care to ensure that nursing practice remains up-to-date and applicable to the changing needs of clients. The healthcare industries have evolved greatly over the decades to keep up with new technologies and treatment methods to improve healthcare experiences for the patients and even healthcare providers. The increase in health status and quality of life of the population suggests that innovation to healthcare is indeed necessary. Medical advancement to better diagnose and treat a patient or to prevent diseases also proves that it is important for a particular organisation to embrace innovation. Because innovation is a positive change, it can reduce health care costs and even the overall expenditure of an organisation. Even though innovation is supposedly something that has to be viewed optimistically, there are many challenges faced when something new is being introduced. This is because people are generally resistant to change and opposed the idea of having to readapt themselves to the innovation. Most of them do not keep an open mind when it comes to changes and it is important that the leaders manage to overcome this challenge in order for the change to be sustainable. Ensuring that a new idea works successfully requires support from everybody in the organisation regardless of their hierarchy. Therefore, it is important to have effective communication among the people working in that
Innovation is defined as changing any idea, product or service into something which resulted in positive changes which improves life, while adding value and sustainability which relate to the necessity in providing quality of care in the society which is the goal of all healthcare industries (Rackley 2012). The Singapore Nursing Board in which the standards of practice and where regulations are made to maintain the nursing standards in Singapore also encourages nurses to participate in researches to provide evidence-based practice and improve the quality of care to ensure that nursing practice remains up-to-date and applicable to the changing needs of clients. The healthcare industries have evolved greatly over the decades to keep up with new technologies and treatment methods to improve healthcare experiences for the patients and even healthcare providers. The increase in health status and quality of life of the population suggests that innovation to healthcare is indeed necessary. Medical advancement to better diagnose and treat a patient or to prevent diseases also proves that it is important for a particular organisation to embrace innovation. Because innovation is a positive change, it can reduce health care costs and even the overall expenditure of an organisation. Even though innovation is supposedly something that has to be viewed optimistically, there are many challenges faced when something new is being introduced. This is because people are generally resistant to change and opposed the idea of having to readapt themselves to the innovation. Most of them do not keep an open mind when it comes to changes and it is important that the leaders manage to overcome this challenge in order for the change to be sustainable. Ensuring that a new idea works successfully requires support from everybody in the organisation regardless of their hierarchy. Therefore, it is important to have effective communication among the people working in that
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