• DocumentCode
    78856
  • Title

    What the Future Holds: In response to global health care challenges, innovation has become the new "way of life"

  • Author

    Weber, Charles ; Fischer, Shannon

  • Author_Institution
    IEEE Pulse
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Jan.-Feb. 2014
  • Firstpage
    14
  • Lastpage
    17
  • Abstract
    When it comes to BME today, innovation might just be the most important buzzword around. That?s not because it happens to be the trend of the day across industries already; it?s because in the face of skyrocketing health care costs, a rapidly aging global population, and multiplying cases of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, we have no other choice. If our goal is ultimately to create a healthier, more vibrant global society, we must innovate?and radically.
  • Keywords
    Biomedical engineering; Economic indicators; Market research; Medical services; Technological innovation; Technology forecasting;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Pulse, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    2154-2287
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPUL.2013.2289459
  • Filename
    6725762