Maynooth University: The Future of Healthcare is Digital

Healthcare systems around the world are currently facing mountainous pressures. From aging populations, to rising costs and workforce shortages, millions of patients are awaiting treatment. 

Spending in the Republic of Ireland’s healthcare sector alone has increased by €8 billion (US$8.3bn) in recent years, yet productivity gains achieved are a paltry 3.5% and waiting lists continue to grow. With these factors in mind, universities have emerged as vital innovation hubs to enact transformation. Their position outside traditional healthcare hierarchies, combined with academic freedom and research capabilities, enables them to envisage and experiment with new delivery models. 

These institutions ultimately work to bridge the gap between theoretical research and practical implementation, with their ability to test solutions in real-world settings.

Maynooth University's Innovation Value Institute exemplifies this approach. A Guided Digital Health Open Collaborative Ecosystem (OCE) led by Professor Martin Curley, is a systematic collaborative effort to re-imagine and reshape healthcare through technology and a new innovation methodology, Open Innovation 2.0. 

Its initiatives span from practical applications of AI to the development of open-source healthcare platforms, demonstrating the potential for academic institutions to drive industry-wide change.

“Our mission is to drive a structural change in the way companies and organisations and governments get value from technology,” explains Martin. “It's about solving real world problems, but also then contributing to and taking advantage of the academic literature.”

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