TRIZ inventive principle in healthcare quality and innovation development
International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management
ISSN: 0265-671X
Article publication date: 27 April 2023
Issue publication date: 8 November 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This research aimed to create inventive principles in managing quality and innovation systems that can be used as a guide for the development of effective innovation projects in hospitals.
Design/methodology/approach
Total quality and innovation management in healthcare (TQIM-H) framework and theory of inventive problem-solving (TRIZ) were integrated with results from in-depth interviews with 30 healthcare experts, resulting in TQIM-H inventive principle. The developed inventive principle was validated using 50 effective innovation projects from one of the largest healthcare conglomerates in Southeast Asia.
Findings
The TQIM-H inventive principle consisted of 7 dimensions and 72 procedures for creating innovation in hospitals under the medical quality framework. The principle effectively helps innovators develop innovative solutions that still strictly comply with medical guidelines.
Originality/value
Innovation is recognized as a critical factor that helps organizations adapt to global changes and increases the potential for competition, especially in hospitals. However, creating innovation in hospitals has a lower success rate than in other industries because, in general, ineffective innovation development strategies are used and the created innovation is not aligned with regulations and restrictions regarding healthcare quality in the healthcare system.
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Citation
Tonjang, S. and Thawesaengskulthai, N. (2023), "TRIZ inventive principle in healthcare quality and innovation development", International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 40 No. 10, pp. 2664-2721. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQRM-11-2021-0389
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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