Table 1.

Diffusion of Innovations model definitions

Select model terminology	Explanation
Innovation	Novel technology, behaviours aimed at improving health
Diffusion	Innovation spread by passive, informal and unplanned means
Readiness	Capacity of an organization or system to implement, including tension for change, clear implications, established systems to monitor impact and availability of resources
Adoption	Individual process from first contact with innovation to decision to adopt it
Implementation	Planned efforts to routinize an innovation within an organization and workflow
Relative advantage	Clear, unambiguous advantage (effectiveness or cost)
Compatibility	Aligned with adopter's values and needs
Trialability	Potential for adopter to experiment with the innovation
Low risk	Innovation has a low level of perceived risk and low uncertainty in outcomes
Adaptiveness of the soft periphery	Organizational structures, systems and tools required for implementation can be adapted according to contexts within different systems/organizations
Tension for change	Adopters perceive current situation as intolerable
Power balance	Balance between supporters and opponents of an innovation
Monitoring systems	Strategies and skills to monitor and evaluate impact of an innovation