Innovating in healthcare requires more than just a great idea—it demands a deep understanding of market needs, cost-effectiveness, and regulatory challenges. This course takes you through the full healthcare innovation process, from identifying critical gaps in care to developing and evaluating new products and processes. Through real-world case studies and practical insights, you’ll explore how to balance cost, quality, and usability while integrating technology trends and user feedback. You’ll also gain key skills in market analysis, demand forecasting, financial assessment, and stakeholder engagement—essential tools for turning healthcare innovations into viable solutions. Whether you're a healthcare professional, entrepreneur, or business leader, this course will equip you with the strategic mindset to drive impactful change in the industry.



Understanding the Healthcare Innovation Process I
This course is part of Healthcare Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Specialization

Instructor: Ujjal Kumar Mukherjee
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What you'll learn
Identify delivery gaps, ideate, and evaluate potential new products and processes using the healthcare innovation process.
Conduct thorough market trend analysis, demand forecasting, and financial assessments in the context of healthcare innovation.
Recognize regulatory requirements in healthcare innovation, including design control for product and process approvals.
Skills you'll gain
- New Product Development
- Regulatory Requirements
- Cost Benefit Analysis
- Project Planning
- Communication Planning
- Business Risk Management
- Health Technology
- Project Management
- Product Development
- Risk Management
- Market Opportunities
- Healthcare Industry Knowledge
- Project Risk Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Innovation
- Financial Analysis
- Return On Investment
- Market Analysis
- Industrial Design
- Stakeholder Management
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There are 4 modules in this course
This module explores the fundamental models and processes of healthcare innovation. It introduces the healthcare value chain, market segmentation, and key sources of innovation, providing a framework for understanding how innovation is managed in healthcare settings.
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19 videos6 readings8 assignments1 discussion prompt1 plugin
This module covers the structured process of healthcare product development, from ideation to commercialization, emphasizing user needs, regulatory requirements, and industrial design principles. It explores concept generation, design selection, prototyping, and testing to refine functionality and ensure compliance. Additionally, it examines modular product architecture and manufacturing considerations to enhance production efficiency.
What's included
12 videos2 readings9 assignments
This module covers key aspects of project management for healthcare innovations across the project life cycle. It compares traditional (Waterfall) and Agile approaches, emphasizing their advantages in managing healthcare projects. Stakeholder engagement and communication planning are highlighted to ensure alignment with user needs and regulatory requirements.
What's included
16 videos2 readings8 assignments
This module covers key financial tools like Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and Return on Investment (ROI) to evaluate the feasibility of healthcare innovations. It also introduces demand forecasting techniques, such as the Bass Diffusion Model, and explores risk management approaches like sensitivity analysis and scenario planning to assess financial uncertainties.
What's included
13 videos4 readings6 assignments1 peer review1 plugin
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This course is part of the following degree program(s) offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹
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