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80 Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation also has an innova- tion accelerator program to support Penn Medicine faculty and staff who have ideas for new healthcare delivery approaches. David Asch, MD, is the center's executive director. Penn State Children's Hospital's Pediatric Innovation Program (Her- shey, Pa.). A collaboration between Penn State Children's Hospital, University Park, Pa.-based Penn State University and several industrial partners, the Pediatric Innovation Program is a forum for clinicians, en- gineers and industry partners to share ideas and develop medical tech- nology for infants and children. Numerous projects have come out of the program, including the Hug 'n' Snug Neonatal Chest Splint and the Ambulatory Cough Monitoring Device. In addition, the Pediatric Inno- vation Program has teamed up with Penn State's College of Engineering and Smeal College of Business to organize an educational program for students interested in research-generated innovation work. ProMedica Innovations (Toledo, Ohio). Founded in 2012 by ProMedica health system, ProMedica Innovations strives to assist investors, employ- ees and community members with the development and commercializa- tion of technologies that improve patient care. In 2015, PI — which shares an acronym with the infinite number π — opened its incubator, a facility that supports new startups coming out of PI. ere are currently three companies in the incubator: VentureMed Group, Kapios and Homeward Health. PI has also hosted annual innovation summits since 2014. e Innovation Institute (La Palma, Calif.). e Innovation Institute was launched in 2013 by Irvine, Calif.-based St. Joseph Health (which merged with Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health & Services in July) as a for-profit, independent collaborative of five health systems. e other four systems include Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours Health System; Children's Hospital of Orange (Calif.) County; Baton Rouge, La.-based Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System; and Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health. As an incubator, e Innova- tion Institute allows hospitals and health systems to become investors, and then grants them access to its internal network of healthcare and technology expertise. e institute, whose president and CEO is Joe Randolph, is comprised of three elements: the Innovation Lab, the En- terprise Development Group and the Growth Fund. omas Jefferson University Hospital's Jefferson Accelerator Zone (Philadelphia). e Jefferson Accelerator Zone, or JAZ, opened in January 2015 as "command central" for innovation-related activities. It boasts involvement in a variety of events, including the Innovation Engagement Speaker Series, hackathons and the JAZ Tank Challenge, through which participants can win a patent application, business mem- bership and $10,000 in financial support. Individuals can reserve space to collaborate on innovation projects at the two-story JAZ site based on individual zone or floor. UNC Health Care's Innovate Health Care @ Carolina (Chapel Hill). Innovate Health Care @ Carolina is a project between UNC Health Care and the UNC School of Medicine. To work toward its mission of initi- ating, evaluating, disseminating and supporting disruptive innovations in healthcare, the center offers a digital health program and an annual Innovation Pilot Award. David Rubinow, MD, serves as director of UNC innovation and healthcare system transformation. University of Colorado Hospital's Center for Surgical Innovation (Denver). CSI, a multidisciplinary surgical training center dedicated to developing techniques and technologies, is affiliated with the CU School of Medicine's Department of Surgery. Its modern facilities — including a cadaver laboratory and an animal facility — and location 12 miles from Denver International Airport make it a hub for surgical training. Its fac- ulty members represent fieen surgical specialties, including neurosur- gery, bariatric surgery, gynecology and thoracic surgery. University of California San Francisco's Center for Digital Health In- novation. CHDI pairs UCSF innovators and with outside healthcare and technology leaders to work toward its goal of improving health world- wide. It focuses on four key areas — innovation, validation, integration and education — to support the discovery and implementation of digital health technologies. In addition to generating projects based on broad healthcare issues such as heart disease, CDHI's mHealth group assists with the development of apps created by UCSF researchers. University of California's Center for Health Quality and Innovation (Oakland). e University of California launched its Center for Health Quality and Innovation in October 2010 with the goal of supporting in- novations at UC Health campuses. e center, which has also partnered with the UCSF Center for the Health Professions, offers grants, fellow- ships and colloquiums to innovators. Its governing board consists of six UC medical school deans, five UC medical center CEOs and UC Health Senior Vice President John Stobo, MD, who serves as chairman. University Hospitals' Harrington Discovery Institute (Cleveland). As the nonprofit arm of e Harrington Project for Discovery & Devel- opment, the Harrington Discovery Institute is dedicated to supporting physician-scientists who want to improve the medications available to patients. e institute offers a variety of programs, including the Har- rington Scholar-Innovator Grant Program and the Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine. In addition, the Harrington Discovery Insti- tute, which also strives for a better process for drug discovery, provides physician-scientists with access to BioMotiv, a commercial development company working to address the pharmaceutical funding gap. UPMC Enterprises (Pittsburgh). UPMC Enterprises, building on two decades of commercialization efforts at UPMC, believes integrating technology with the healthcare industry is the ideal way to lower costs and boost quality. Its focus areas lie in four categories: clinical tools, population health, consumer-centric healthcare and business services and infrastructure. UPMC Enterprises provides healthcare entrepre- neurs with a wealth of resources, including capital and connections. University of Utah Spark Innovation Lab (Salt Lake City). When the University of Utah Patient Experience ink Tank challenged under- graduates to find ways of bettering patient experiences in 2011, one pre- med/business student suggested what is now the Spark Health Innova- tion Lab. Formerly called the U of Utah Health Care Innovation Lab, Spark Health Innovation Lab is one of numerous Spark Labs dedicated to design thinking at the University of Utah. Technology Venture De- velopment, the Eccles Health Sciences Library and University Hospital sponsored the launch of the Lab. Today, teams work to improve patients' satisfaction with the healthcare system. University of Missouri's Tiger Institute for Health Innovation (Co- lumbia). In 2009, former University of Missouri President Gary Forsee and Cerner CEO Neal Patterson joined forces to create the Tiger Insti- tute for Health Innovation. e institute strives to accelerate healthcare innovations, decrease costs and modernize healthcare for Missourians. It has created health science and technology jobs in the state, as well as new sources of revenue. e initial agreement between UM and Cerner lasts 10 years, but it may be extended based on mutual agreement. Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Wake Forest Innovations (Winston-Salem, N.C.). Wake Forest Innovations has three centers: the Center for Technology Innovation & Commercialization accelerates the development of inventions; the Center for Industry Research Collabo- ration speeds up access to specialized clinical and research capabilities; and the Center for Applied Learning promotes best clinical practices through experiential training. Wake Forest Innovations has launched 33 startups since 2000, and more than 100 products are on the market due to Innovations' technologies and research. n