Although Do-It-Yourself and open access health innovations can offer interesting solutions for patients with needs that are currently not met by the medical industry, they pose new dilemmas in terms of quality and safety. In this study, the authors seek to better understand the dilemmas raised by two examples of popular innovations. To do so, they gathered the views of health care innovators who are familiar with medical device standards and regulations in order to identify practical issues and develop recommendations for public policy.
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Seen as professional intermediaries, procurement offices affect innovation: they shape the valuation of goods and the markets through which they are exchanged. Yet procurement offices seem largely incidental to the innovation efforts of others. In this article, the authors argue that enhancing the capacities of procurement offices can support responsive innovation.
Miller, A. F., Lehoux, P. (2020). The innovation impacts of public procurement offices: The case of healthcare procurement, Research Policy.
Fiona A. Miller and Pascale Lehoux published The innovation impacts of public procurement offices: The case of healthcare procurement in Research Policy.