What is it about?

This publication explains by which strategies actors can facilitate the dissemination of digital innovation within the highly regulated health care sector. This can also lead to patient empowerment. We underpin our argumentation with the example of gamifying glucose monitoring for diabetes patients.

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Why is it important?

Our work shows that successful innovation in health care goes far beyond technical innovation and also needs to adress social and societal aspects.

Perspectives

Writing this article was a great pleasure as I was able to collaborate with two wonderful co-authors who familiarized me with the concept of gamification and its application in health care.

Dr. Carolin Auschra
Freie Universitat Berlin

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This page is a summary of: Strategies to digitalize inert health practices: The gamification of glucose monitoring, it - Information Technology, October 2019, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/itit-2019-0023.
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