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Innovation in the context of audiology and in the context of the internet
journal contribution
posted on 2019-01-14, 10:44 authored by Lynne E. Bernstein, Jana Besser, David MaidmentDavid Maidment, De Wet SwanepoelPurpose: This article explores different meanings of innovation within the context of audiology and the Internet. Case studies are used to illustrate and elaborate on the new types of innovation and their levels of impact. Method: The article defines innovation, providing case studies illustrating a taxonomy of innovation types. Results: Innovation ranges from minor changes in technology implemented on existing platforms to radical or disruptive changes that provide exceptional benefits and transform markets. Innovations within the context of audiology and the Internet can be found across that range. The case studies presented demonstrate that innovations in hearing care can span across a number of innovation types and levels of impact. Considering the global need for improved access and efficiency in hearing care, innovations that demonstrate a sustainable impact on a large scale, with the potential to rapidly upscale this impact, should be prioritized. Conclusions: It is unclear presently what types of innovations are likely to have the most profound impacts on audiology in the coming years. In the best case, they will lead to more efficient, effective, and widespread availability of hearing health on a global scale.
Funding
David Maidment is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Published in
American journal of audiologyVolume
27Issue
3Pages
376 - 384Citation
BERNSTEIN, L.E. ... et al., 2018. Innovation in the context of audiology and in the context of the internet. American journal of audiology, 27(3S), pp. 376 - 384.Publisher
© American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
2018-11-19Notes
This paper was accepted for publication in the journal American journal of audiology and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1044/2018_AJA-IMIA3-18-0018.eISSN
1558-9137Publisher version
Language
- en