Service Design Practices for Healthcare Innovation: Paradigms, Principles, Prospects - Tapa dura

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Prof. Dr. Mario A. Pfannstiel is a researcher and lecturer in the field of healthcare service management at the University of Applied Sciences in Neu-Ulm, Germany. He is the program director of the Digital Healthcare Management Master's program. His current research interests focus on innovative services, service design, service business model innovation, artificial intelligence in healthcare service delivery and innovation and technology management.

Nataliia Brehmer is a research associate and lecturer in the field of strategic management, consulting, sports- and healthcare management at the University of Potsdam, Germany. Her primary fields of research are integrated care management, digital health management, innovative forms of care, patient-centered medicine and non-market strategies in healthcare.

Christoph Rasche is the Chair of Professional & Corporate Services at the University of Potsdam, Germany. Professor Rasche teaches strategicand general management in national and international MBA programs with a special focus on the healthcare and hospital industry. His main research areas are strategic and general management in the healthcare & hospital sector, which is currently experiencing an era of professional value creation based on a strong management and leadership focus.

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This book offers an overview of service design practices for healthcare and hospital management. It explores how these practices can help to generate innovations in healthcare and contribute to the improvement of patient-centered care. Respected experts, including scholars from various disciplines and practitioners from healthcare institutions, share essential insights into established research areas, fields of work and work structures, and discuss successful approaches, methods and tools. By illustrating innovative services, products, processes, systems, and technologies, as well as their application in practice, the authors highlight the role of participating stakeholders in service design projects and the added value that comes from sharing, communicating, networking and collaborating. 
This book is a must-read for scholars and practitioners in the hospital and healthcare sector. It will also appeal to anyone interested in organizational development, service business model innovation, customer involvement and perceptions, and service experience.