Innovation in the Context of Audiology and in the Context of the Internet
Innovation in the Context of Audiology and in the Context of the Internet
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DOI：
10.1044/2018_aja-imia3-18-0018
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发表时间：
2018-11-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Swanepoel, De Wet
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作者：
Bernstein, Lynne E.;Besser, Jana;Swanepoel, De Wet
目的：探讨听力学与互联网语境下创新的不同含义。案例研究用于说明和阐述新型创新及其影响程度。方法：本文定义创新，并提供案例研究来说明创新类型的分类。结果：创新的范围从在现有平台上实施的技术的微小变化到提供特殊利益和改变市场的激进或破坏性变化。在听力学和互联网的背景下，创新可以在这个范围内找到。提出的案例研究表明，听力保健方面的创新可以跨越许多创新类型和影响水平。考虑到全球对改善听力保健的可及性和效率的需求，应优先考虑具有大规模可持续影响并有可能迅速扩大这种影响的创新。结论：目前尚不清楚哪些类型的创新可能在未来几年对听力学产生最深远的影响。在最好的情况下，它们将在全球范围内带来更高效、更有效和更广泛的听力健康。
Purpose: 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.