Disruptive Innovation: Deciphering a Classic Business Model and Its Applications to Anesthesiology

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Features| November 2021 Disruptive Innovation: Deciphering a Classic Business Model and Its Applications to Anesthesiology Nirav V. Kamdar, MD, MPP, MBA Nirav V. Kamdar, MD, MPP, MBA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor November 2021, Vol. 85, 30–31. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000798548.85783.c4 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Nirav V. Kamdar; Disruptive Innovation: Deciphering a Classic Business Model and Its Applications to Anesthesiology. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:30–31 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000798548.85783.c4 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: disclosure, disruptive technology, technology, fees and charges, cell phones, value-added pharmaceutical services, visual analogue pain scale, adoption, fee for service payment plan, intuition Are you tired of the word “disruption?” Some are. We are inundated with the trendy terminology in lectures, conferences, podcasts, and most of all in descriptions of new companies or services. Each new entrepreneur touts their company as a disruptor for the purpose of company brand-building and founder lore. Disruption has been gospel to describe changes in the tech industry, and now every other industry is embracing the term “disruption.” (asamonitor.pub/3l5RNK6; asamonitor.pub/3yQmXdy). As a result, the term can be overused, misused, and watered down (asamonitor.pub/3yQmXdy). Nonetheless, the original theory of disruptive innovation has value that we cannot ignore. It is an influential model useful in understanding the process of market competition with new products and services, and it describes how large, established firms may fall during this process. It provides a framework to understand and approach upcoming changes in a particular industry from the entrance... You do not currently have access to this content.