Scanning the horizon: a systematic literature review of methodologies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Society is confronted with the rapid emergence of innovation in science and technology. To manage this, horizon scanning is being adopted globally to identify, assess and prioritise innovations and trends at an early stage of their development. This enables decision-makers to be better informed and to prepare for change. The aim of this paper is to systematically identify and evaluate horizon scanning methodologies employed in the healthcare and biomedical fields.

Methods

A systematic literature review was performed using PubMed and Embase and was supplemented with grey literature searches (2008-2018). The principal methodologies used in horizon scanning were extracted.

Results

Approximately 100 articles were summarised in a literature map. The search revea

SUBMITTER: Hines P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6549743 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature