Patients and Caregivers as Developers of Medical Devices

Moritz Göldner is an innovation consultant for user-centered innovation in (digital) healthcare. Prior to this position, he was a project manager and research associate at the Institute for Technology and Innovation Management at Hamburg University of Technology. His research interests cover user innovation in healthcare, social innovation, the emergence of new medical technologies, as well as entrepreneurship.

• Focus and Scope of this Thesis.- Introduction.- Conceptual Foundations: The Phenomenon of Patients and Caregivers as User Innovators.- Are Patients and Caregivers the Better Innovators? The Case of Medical Smartphone Applications.- Introduction: User Innovation and Medical Smartphone Applications.- Theoretical Background and Hypothesis Development.- Methodology.- Findings.- Discussion.- Preliminary Conclusions.- Introduction: User Entrepreneurs for Social Innovation.- Theoretical Background and Research Questions.- Methodology.- Implications and Conclusion.