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Article

Innovations in Health Care—A Conceptual Framework

Department of General Business Administration and Health Care Management, University of Greifswald, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(19), 10026; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910026
Submission received: 30 August 2021 / Revised: 13 September 2021 / Accepted: 18 September 2021 / Published: 24 September 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Health Management and Innovation)

Abstract

Innovations are the source of all human development and improvement of quality of life. At the same time, they challenge existing standards, solutions and societal patterns. In health care in particular, innovations enable us to treat previously incurable diseases or to make better use of scarce resources. However, they also make existing health care technologies obsolete, force specialists to learn completely new methods and require high investments. Consequently, in this paper we develop a conceptual framework model for the development, adoption and diffusion of innovations in health care. We analyse barriers and promoters of innovations, in particular meta-stability, costs, innovative ability and leadership and apply the framework to three innovations: personalized medicine, digital health, and implants. We conclude that strategic innovation management in healthcare is a prerequisite of the rapid development and adoption of innovations and the improvement of quality of life of the (aging) population.
Keywords: adoption; diffusion; digital health; e-health; implant; innovation; innovation management; personalized medicine adoption; diffusion; digital health; e-health; implant; innovation; innovation management; personalized medicine

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Flessa, S.; Huebner, C. Innovations in Health Care—A Conceptual Framework. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 10026. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910026

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Flessa S, Huebner C. Innovations in Health Care—A Conceptual Framework. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(19):10026. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910026

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Flessa, Steffen, and Claudia Huebner. 2021. "Innovations in Health Care—A Conceptual Framework" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 19: 10026. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910026

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Flessa, S., & Huebner, C. (2021). Innovations in Health Care—A Conceptual Framework. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(19), 10026. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910026

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