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Diffusion Of Innovations Theory, Principles, And Practice
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Aspects of the research and practice paradigm known as the diffusion of innovations are applicable to the complex context of health care, for both explanatory and interventionist purposes. This article answers the question, "What is diffusion?" by identifying the parameters of diffusion processes: what they are, how they operate, and why worthy innovations in health care do not spread more rapidly. We clarify how the diffusion of innovations is related to processes of dissemination and implementation, sustainability, improvement activity, and scale-up, and we suggest the diffusion principles that can be readily used in the design of interventions.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Dearing, J. W., & Cox, J. G.
- Affiliations
- Michigan State University (US)
- ORCID
- Dearing, James W.
- Venue
- Health Affairs
- Publisher
- Health Affairs Publishing, LLC
- Published
- 2018-02
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 183-190
- ISSN
- 0278-2715 (ISSN-L)
- 1544-5208
- OpenAlex
- W2787575783
- Semantic Scholar
- c51cca517bacd0aeb780046843be80d73cde6311
- Cited by
- 757
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
- 2026: 95 · 2025: 133 · 2024: 133 · 2023: 125 · 2022: 114 · 2021: 85 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 6
- FWCI
- 58.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Affairs (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
- Keywords
- diffusion of innovations, healthcare innovation, diffusion, dissemination, implementation, sustainability, scale-up, intervention design
- MeSH terms
- Delivery of Health Care, Diffusion of Innovation, Health Plan Implementation, Humans, Organizational Innovation, Information Dissemination
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