In the Media

In an article they co-authored for STAT, Prof. Eric von Hippel and visiting scientist Harold DeMonaco suggest that patients often offer solutions for improving health care that medical professionals overlook. “In addition to fulfilling a personal need, patient-innovators are also attracted by the learning they gain from the process and from sharing their innovations with people with similar needs,” they write. “In short, it is a highly self-rewarding endeavor.”