The Healthcare Innovation Impact Program (HiiP) is a suite of health care innovation support and engagement services at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. A dynamic support hub, HiiP empowers nursing faculty, staff and students to create meaningful and lasting change in health care.
Promoting a broad and inclusive view of nursing innovation, HiiP welcomes all ideas that produce or enhance value in health, health care, social issues or the nursing profession. These innovations may include products, services, processes, interventions and education or training initiatives. HiiP supports nursing innovation today for impact tomorrow and has built a culture where nursing innovation thrives.
What We Offer
HiiP provides three core services:
Consulting
Assist with problem identification and solutions, analyze market opportunities, advise on intellectual property protection, and explore and map innovation pathways for market introduction.
Coaching
Guides and mentors innovators from the initial concept through development to launch, joining meetings, reviewing progress, problem-solving and offering on-demand support.
Connecting
Links innovators with collaborators, U-M innovation resources and external funding opportunities. Recipient of the 2023 American Nurses Association Michigan Chapter Innovation Award.
Learn more about our four-phase Innovator Pathway and how HiiP helps transform ideas into action.
Get Involved
- Share Your Ideas and Innovations: As frontline caregivers, researchers and scientists, nursing faculty are uniquely positioned to identify and solve health care challenges. Contact us for a consultation to see how HiiP may help you explore, refine and develop your innovation.
- Stay in touch: Subscribe to the HiiP newsletter and follow us on Instagram (@HiiPNurse) and LinkedIn.
- Support HiiP: Donate to help expand our services and impact.