Innovation Skills Assessment in Healthcare: Benchmarking Capacities in Low-Resource Settings

This study evaluates the innovation capacities of healthcare employees in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, focusing on low-resource settings. Utilizing the Innovation Skills Assessment (ISA) tool examines the interplay between demographic variables—age, gender, and education and innovation skills such as creativity, risk-taking, interpersonal relationships, and idea implementation. The research addresses the critical need for fostering innovation in constrained healthcare environments, emphasizing the development of practical, cost-effective strategies to enhance organizational capabilities and patient care. The study provides actionable insights into how structured innovation frameworks can address gaps in entrepreneurship and risk-taking while leveraging demographic strengths to create sustainable improvements. The findings contribute to scalable solutions for benchmarking and improving innovation across resource-limited healthcare systems globally by adapting and validating the