# From spreading to embedding innovation in health care

**URL:** <https://ehealthforum.nz/t/from-spreading-to-embedding-innovation-in-health-care/25203>\
**Category:** Open Forum\
**Tags:** innovation-methodologies, emerging-tech\
**Created:** [August 24, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/from-spreading-to-embedding-innovation-in-health-care/25203 "2022-08-24T20:24:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![jon\_herries](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/jon_herries/32/6584_2.png) [@jon\_herries](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/jon_herries)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/from-spreading-to-embedding-innovation-in-health-care/25203/1 "2022-08-24T20:24:18Z")

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Was browsing my NHS twitter feed and came across this article. Talks about common problems with scaling innovation in healthcare. Basically choosing either “top down” or relying on “bottom up” are not sufficient, there needs to be a balance to get it embedded, there are also some useful case studies in here. @robyn.whittaker - I think we should consider this more explicitly.

Of particular note was the success rate ~40%

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> , however, shows the significance and systemic nature of postadoption challenges in sustainably implementing innovations at scale. There is often only partial diffusion of innovative practices, initial adoption that is followed by abandonment,...