1. Product and Service Innovation
1.1. Treatments for symptoms
1.1.1. Improved products
1.1.2. New products
1.2. Cures for disease
1.2.1. Improved Cures
1.2.2. New Cures for deadly diseases
1.3. Services
1.3.1. Opening new services, like drug tests, blood testing, etc
1.3.2. Improving the functionality of existing services.
2. Technological Innovation
2.1. Assisting Machines
2.1.1. Help move immobile patients around
2.1.2. Help keep track of locations of patients and devices.
2.2. Information Collecting Devices
2.2.1. Record information from devices such as temperature and heart rate
2.2.2. Record information from patients such as past history of disease and affliction and treatments done in a easily read manner.
2.3. Treatment devices
2.3.1. More efficient devices to treat or cure common illnesses more efficiently or cost-effectively.
2.3.2. Devices to treat newer illnesses that weren't treatable before
3. Business Model Innovation
3.1. Inventing new core concepts and ideas to support an organisations financial viability
3.1.1. Not believed to be as prevalent or relevant in a healthcare / nursing scenario
3.2. Improves finances by:
3.2.1. Creating new revenue sources
3.2.1.1. New cures or treatments
3.2.2. Improving product value
3.2.2.1. Improving cures or treatments
3.2.3. Improving or increasing distribution.
3.2.3.1. Changing distribution method
3.2.3.1.1. Home Visit Immunisations
3.2.3.1.2. Home checkups
3.2.3.2. Faster distribution
3.2.3.2.1. More storage locations More places = faster service to wider area
3.2.3.2.2. Faster forms of transport and distribution of medicine and info Both in hospital building or externally.
4. Process Innovation
4.1. New treatment techniques
4.1.1. Treat newer illnesses that weren't treatable before
4.1.2. Newer processes, different procedures
4.2. Redeveloped treatment techniques
4.2.1. More cost effective versions of older treatment techniques Saves money
4.2.2. More efficient versions of older techniques. Saves time
4.3. Patient Care improvements
4.3.1. New processes or protocols that meaningfully affect the way nurses are required to take care of patients