Summary: Business incubators are the hottest new trend for entrepreneurs--a space where small businesses can get started without too much investment of capital, where entrepreneurs can access resources that they can't afford to purchase on their own. The newest resource in the health sciences is a similar concept: a research and innovation incubator that helps investigators and operations leaders turn their good ideas into publishable and actionable data. It's a small team called Health System Innovation and Research (HSIR), and Rachel Hess, M.D., is the new Director. "Good ideas are everywhere," Hess says, "and whether it's a physician with a clinical trial or an operations person with a Lean project, we can help them map and execute their project to completion."
