Strategy Assessment for the Medical Professional

Abstract

While medical professionals are superbly trained in treating patients, they are not often trained in quality improvement principles. In this article, the authors present a framework for strategy assessment commonly used in the business sector to identify areas for improvement and measure the improvement of interventions. This framework can be adapted to the medical field and used to improve the delivery of health care at a systems level.

Patents for the Plastic Surgeon

“…20 Further, despite advances in medical innovation and education, physicians are often underequipped with negotiation skills and strategic management acumen to advocate for a scope of practice that generates value beyond clinical patient care. [24][25][26][27] However, it is clear that innovation provides for sustainable competitive advantage, 13 and the development of new technologies mirrors the natural evolution of plastic surgery. 28 The ability of plastic and reconstructive surgery to thrive despite the evolution of associated specialties is remarkably contingent on the drive for innovation and research among individual surgeons and academic communities.…”

“…It is no doubt challenging to carry out a busy clinical practice alongside rigorous scientific investigation 20 . Further, despite advances in medical innovation and education, physicians are often underequipped with negotiation skills and strategic management acumen to advocate for a scope of practice that generates value beyond clinical patient care 24–27 . However, it is clear that innovation provides for sustainable competitive advantage, 13 and the development of new technologies mirrors the natural evolution of plastic surgery 28 .…”