Diffusion of Innovations in Health Service Organizations – A Systematic Literature Review

Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Health Care, University College London, UK

Summary overview. Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 Method. Chapter 3 Research Traditions. Chapter 4 Innovations. Chapter 5 Adopters and Adoption. Chapter 6 Diffusion and Dissemination. Chapter 7 The Inner Context. Chapter 8 The Outer Context. Chapter 9 Implementation and Institutionalization. Chapter 10 Case Studies. Chapter 11 Discussion. Appendix 1 Data Extraction Form. Appendix 2 Quality Checklists. Appendix 3 Descriptive Statistics on Included Studies. Appendix 4 Tables of Included Studies