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. 1974 Summer;9(2):101–120.

Innovation in Health Services

Theoretical Framework and Review of Research

Arnold D Kaluzny 1
PMCID: PMC1071791  PMID: 4606674

Abstract

The arrangements comprising the health care delivery system are analyzed in terms of social organization, and selected characteristics of the system are discussed that are pertinent to the study of diffusion and adoption of various types of innovations. Research currently under way or completed is then reviewed in terms of its contribution to overall understanding of the phenomenon of innovation, on both the individual practitioner and the organizational levels. The analysis is then used to delineate problem areas needing further study. The article provides a useful context in which to consider substantive findings of future empirical research.

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