Insights on earlier adoption of medical innovations

"An international review of emerging and effective practice in improving access to medicines and medical technologies."

Insights on earlier adoption of medical innovations
S Wooding, G Cochrane, J Taylor, A Kamenetzky, S Sousa, S Parks
RAND Europe
July 2015

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Diffusing healthcare innovation at pace and scale

"The diffusion of healthcare innovation is essential for any well-functioning and high-performing healthcare system."

Cracking the innovation nut: Diffusing healthcare innovation at pace and scale
NHS Confederation
June 2015, Issue 285

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Making sense of evidence in management decisions

"Local processes and professional and microsystem considerations played a significant role in adoption and implementation."

Making sense of evidence in management decisions: the role of research-based knowledge on innovation adoption and implementation in health care
Y Kyratsis, R Ahmad, K Hatzaras, M Iwami, A Holmes
HS&DR, 2014, 6(2)

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Making Health Care Safer II

"The 2013 report analyzed a growing body of patient safety research to determine the level of evidence regarding the outcomes, as well as implementation, adoption, and the context in which safety strategies have been used."

Making Health Care Safer II: an updated critical analysis of the evidence for patient safety practices
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Report No. 211
March 2013

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It is an update of a previous 2001 report, "Making Health Care Safer: a critical analysis of patient safety practices" (AHRQ Evidence Report No. 43), available here.