Search for dissertations about: "Kerstin Roback"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Kerstin Roback.

2. 1. Medical Device Innovation : The integrated processes of invention, diffusion and deployment

   Author : Kerstin Roback; Jan Persson; Stuart S. Blume; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Innovation; Medical technical products; Spread; Technique use; Technical development; Social change; Innovation; Medicintekniska produkter; Spridning; Teknikanvändning; Seknisk utveckling; Social förändring; Medical engineering; Medicinsk teknik;

   Abstract : An increased use of medical devices has been assumed to be a major cause of rising healthcare expenditures. Nations around the world are trying to keep costs down, but strong incentives still exist for the development and use of new devices. Innovation is, however, never exclusively good or bad and it is not easy to evaluate the net effect. READ MORE

4. 2. Exploitation of University-Based Healthcare Innovations : The Behaviors of Three Key Actors and Influencing Factors

   Author : Anders Brantnell; Enrico Baraldi; Louise Von Essen; Theo van Achterberg; Kerstin Roback; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; implementation responsibility; research funder; implementation knowledge; commercialization of science; university ownership; inventor ownership; institutional logics; medical technology;

   Abstract : Large resources are invested in healthcare research, but despite this there is a wide gap between research knowledge and healthcare practice. Implementation researchers have addressed this gap, focusing mostly on the role of healthcare practitioners. READ MORE

5. 3. Diffusion, implementation and consequences of new health technology : The cases of biological drugs for rheumatoid arthritis and the Swedish national guidelines

   Author : Almina Kalkan; Per Carlsson; Kerstin Roback; Eva Hallert; Peter Garpenby; Tuulikki Sokka-Isler; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Improvements in health technology raise hopes for better patient outcomes and a more efficient delivery of health care. However, the processes of diffusion and implementation of new health technology have been shown to be complicated and to pose a number of challenges for the healthcare sector. READ MORE

6. 4. Health Technology Assessment of Assistance Dogs and Dog-Assisted Interventions

   Author : Martina Lundqvist; Lars-Åke Levin; Jenny Alwin; Kerstin Roback; Ulf Persson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Dogs as an assistive aid for people with disabilities date as far back in time as the first century CE. Today, dogs are used in various settings to help and assist humans. ‘Assistance dogs’ is an umbrella term for guide dogs, hearing dogs and service dogs. READ MORE

7. 5. Towards safer care in Sweden? : Studies of influences on patient safety

   Author : Mikaela Ridelberg; Per Nilsen; Kerstin Roback; Mirjam Ekstedt; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Patient safety; interventions; perceptions; learning from errors; patient safety reports; learning organization; patientsäkerhet; patientsäkerhetsberättelse; nationella initiativ; lärande organisation; uppfattningar; Health Care Service and Management; Health Policy and Services and Health Economy; Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation; hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi; patientsäkerhet; patientsäkerhetsberättelse; nationella initiativ; lärande organisation; uppfattningar;

   Abstract : Patient safety has progressed in 15 years from being a relatively insignificant issue to a position high on the agenda for health care providers, managers and policymakers as well as the general public. Sweden has seen increased national, regional and local patient safety efforts since 2011 when a new patient safety law was introduced and a four-year financial incentive plan was launched to encourage county councils to carry out specified measures and meet certain patient safety related criteria. READ MORE