title: Entrepreneurship--transforming a perioperative problem into a product solution.
abstract: No one is more capable of identifying problems related to health care than health care practitioners. Identifying a problem is the first step to every new product or invention. This article provides step-by-step information to help health care practitioners identify problems and possible solutions, look for a creative company to bring the solution to the marketplace, and present the product idea to potential industry partners. The author also discusses the legal aspects of product development and the advantages and disadvantages of licensing a new product or starting a business to develop a product.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Medical Innovations, Chatsworth, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoftman
mesh_terms: D016520:Entrepreneurship; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D018973:Intellectual Property; D008004:Licensure; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D011340:Problem Solving; D013523:Surgical Equipment / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States