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FINANCE STRATEGY AND INNOVATION 15 25 Hospitals With Innovation Centers By Akanksha Jayanthi S ome hospitals and health systems have made a commit- ment to innovation by devoting centers, institutes, staff, resources and leadership to the cause. While innovation in healthcare is oen discussed in the context of new tools and technology, it also applies to new ideas or workflows. From established departments to organizations with their own separate governing board, here are 25 hospitals and health systems with innovation centers. At Baystate Health in Springfield, Mass., CIO Joel Vengco launched the health technology innovation center TechSpring in 2013. Many tech startups have partnered with TechSpring for product development, including CarePort Health and Mede- cision. TechSpring features an adoption accelerator, insight through focus groups and co-working space for individuals or teams working in healthcare or technology. Boston Children's Hospital fosters several initiatives to spur in- novation. It established the Boston Children's Innovation Accel- eration Program in 2010 as a resource for hospital employees to develop ideas. e hospital also opened a Technology & Innova- tion Development Office, which serves as the commercialization arm for researchers, biomedical innovations and technologies. Boston Children's hosts the annual global Pediatric Innovation Summit, the only annual event centered on advancing innova- tion in pediatric care, as well. Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital launched its Innovation Hub in 2013. Led by Executive Director Lesley Solomon, the hub supports Brigham clinicians, scientists and employees in bringing their innovative ideas to fruition. Called iHub, the center hosts an annual Clinical Innovation Day for cli- nicians, scientists and business leaders to share ideas for patient care improvements. iHub also hosts hackathons, codeathons and idea labs, where clinicians and scientists brainstorm ideas for a particular theme in healthcare in just 90 minutes. In Chapel Hill, N.C., UNC Health Care and the UNC School of Medicine share Innovate Health Care @ Carolina. Within the center is an Innovation Council, which functions as a think tank that helps with ideation and selection of innovative oppor- tunities. David Rubinow, MD, is director of UNC Innovation and Health Care System Transformation. rough a partnership with Forecast Health, the center recently produced an analytical model that helps clinicians predict when patients are at high risk of readmission so care teams can proactively offer support to individuals based on their risks and needs. Children's Hospital Los Angeles bases its pediatric research in its Center for Innovation. e Center also oversees the Consor- tium for Technology and Innovation in Pediatrics, an accelerator that received a $1.5 million grant from the FDA and houses more than 30 active technologies. CHLA also partners with the University of Southern California in an initiative to support development of technology solutions for pediatric patients. Cleveland Clinic founded Cleveland Clinic Innovations in 2000. Since then, the commercialization arm has worked with 71 companies to move thoughts to products. CCI has been involved with more than 500 licenses and 700 issued patents. It also de- veloped the Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center Incubator, a facility to house startup companies focused on cardiovascular disease. omas Graham, MD, has served as CIO of CCI since 2010. Mountain View, Calif.-based El Camino Hospital's Fogarty Institute of Innovation serves as an incubator for early stage innovators, and offers laboratory and engineering space for inno- vators and physicians to collaborate on ideas and developments. omas J. Fogarty, MD, inventor of the balloon catheter and recipient of the Presidential National Medal of Technology and Innovation in 2014, founded the institute in 2007. Since then, the institute has worked with 20 medical device startups, five of which have spun off. e Innovation Lab at Orlando-based Florida Hospital func- tions as an incubator to foster and test ideas to improve the system's healthcare services. Karen Tilstra cofounded the lab in The Center for Innovation at Children's Hospital Los Angeles currently hosts five startup companies, ranging in focuses from inflammatory bowel disease therapies to kidney diseases to cancer treatments.