Scenario
You are considering returning to school to complete your MSN or DNP but are concerned about the amount of work. In your 1:1 meeting with your Manager you mention the desire to return to school for an advanced nursing degree and learn your Manager is currently working on completing a DNP in the Executive Leadership track. Currently, the Nurse Manager has enjoyed the courses completed but finds the current course a favorite, “Emerging Healthcare Innovations.” She suggests meeting for coffee and reviewing the most recent assignment to get an idea of the quality and quantity of work required to complete DNP coursework successfully. She supplies the guidelines for the current assignment and tells you to attempt the Assignment to get a feel for the workload involved in DNP level course work in three days.
Instructions
The Assignment contains descriptions for four innovations in healthcare accessed via these websites.
Archimedes Indigo
Watson for Genomics
mHealth, getwell network
Mazor Robotics
Based on your research regarding the innovators and proposed innovations, answer these questions in a Word document:
Predict which innovation will be successful in your local healthcare setting.
Support the prediction with at least two reasons based on needs identified within your local healthcare organization and community.
Support the prediction based on at least two intrinsic and two extrinsic factors that impact successful innovation.
Describe the projected sustainability of the innovation you selected.
Resources
For additional information on healthcare innovations, check the following resources:
MHealth: Transforming Healthcare (Chapter 4)
IBM Watson: how Cognitive Computing Can Be Applied to Big Data Challenges in Life Science Research
Is there a future for robotic-assisted surgery in value-base healthcare