Open AccessWill registries slow down or accelerate innovation?
Author(s) -
Andrew Carr
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
efort open reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.588
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 2396-7544
DOI - 10.1302/2058-5241.4.180065
Subject(s) - business , open innovation , marketing
The increasing use of regional and national registries of surgical implants has raised concerns that the cost and consequences of these initiatives will adversely influence innovation. The opposite appears to be true, with no evidence of a reduction in overall innovation and an association of increased innovation in countries with more evaluation using registries. Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2019;4 DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.4.180065