Diffusion Of Innovations Theory, Principles, And Practice

James W. Dearing, Jeffrey G. Cox · 2018 · Health Affairs

Summary. This paper explains diffusion of innovations theory and how it applies to healthcare. The authors identify key parameters of how innovations spread, clarify relationships between diffusion and related processes like implementation and scale-up, and provide principles for designing interventions. They address why beneficial healthcare innovations fail to spread quickly despite their merit.

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Dearing, J. W., & Cox, J. G.. (2018). Diffusion Of Innovations Theory, Principles, And Practice. Health Affairs. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1104

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DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1104
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: innovation-theory, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28