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Innovation and Diffusion of Health-Related Technologies: A Conceptual Framework

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Renaldo N. Battista
Renaldo N. Battista
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The Montreal General Hospital
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The development and diffusion of health-related technologies constitute an extremely complex process. This article examines the phenomenon of technological innovation; discusses the factors determining the diffusion of high, medium, and low technologies; and suggests strategies for controlling the diffusion of these technologies. A research program is also proposed that should improve our understanding of the process of development and diffusion of health-related technologies.

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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , April 1989 , pp. 227 - 248
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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