Journal of Health Services Research & Policy >
Volume 13, Number 4 >
Pp. 251-254
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Figure 1 The feedback needed between upstream and downstream innovation processes
*Note: From a health care system perspective, a desirable innovation is a technology that: (1) is equally or more effective and costs less than its current alternative; (2) can be used safely and effectively by less skilled and less costly personnel; (3) can be used safely and effectively in any kind of setting and in all geographical areas; (4) solves a health problem permanently or produces diagnostic certainty; (5) does not trigger side effects or reduce a patient's mobility or autonomy; and (6) does not raise ethical dilemmas or give rise to equivocal social transformations1
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