Context scrutinises the implementation code for healthcare innovations

Within the healthcare sector, technological innovations are increasingly being seen as the answer to the growing complexity of care, staff shortages and rising quality requirements. However, despite their potential added value, many technological innovations fail to become sustainably embedded in everyday practice. Both the literature and interactions with practitioners emphasise the importance of context for technological innovations. The success of innovations does not depend solely on their intrinsic quality, but also on the context and technological resilience. This leads to the following research question: under what contextual conditions and underlying mechanisms are technological healthcare innovations successfully implemented in everyday healthcare practice? How can these relationships be systematically explained and translated into applicable analytical frameworks?