Contributions from the critical theory oftechnology to the analysis of innovation inhealth services

摘要

This article aims to reflect on the limits of the field of innovation in health services in the light of theCritical Theory of Technology (CTT). Considering the potential of social innovation for understandinghow changes could serve less restricted audiences, and, therefore, more consistent with the field ofcollective health, the study problematizes the validity of the resistance proposed by this theoreticalframework in the Brazilian context. Developed from the literature review, the study provides a re-readingof the theoretical limits of the field and innovates by evaluating the validity of resistance channelsproposed by CTT in the Brazilian context. The conclusion of the present analysis reaffirms the diagnosisof the influence and values of the CTT, but identifies the necessary adjustments for the application ofthese solutions in less developed countries.