Effect of Named, Accountable GPs on Continuity of Care: Protocol for a Regression Discontinuity Study of a National Policy Change.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Integration involves the coordination of services provided by autonomous agencies and improves the organization and delivery of multiple services for target patients. Current measures generally do not distinguish between agencies' perception and expectation. We propose a method for quantifying the agencies' ...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Ye C,Browne G,Grdisa VS,Beyene J,Thabane L

更新日期：2012-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A growing number of people are living with complex care needs characterized by multimorbidity, mental health challenges and social deprivation. Required is the integration of health and social care, beyond traditional health care services to address social determinants. This study investigates key care com...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Kuluski K,Ho JW,Hans PK,Nelson M

更新日期：2017-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disease management programs (DMP) aim at improving coordination and quality of care and reducing healthcare costs for specific chronic diseases. This paper investigates to what extent total healthcare utilization of type 2 diabetes patients is actually related to diabetes and its implications for diabetes ma...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： van Dijk CE,Verheij RA,Swinkels IC,Rijken M,Schellevis FG,Groenewegen PP,de Bakker DH

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In March 2009 members of the research, policy and practice communities in the fields of ageing and disability came together in Barcelona for the first international conference on bridging knowledge in long-term care and support. This paper presents a brief snapshot of some of the key themes and ideas that emerged duri...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： McDaid D,Cieza A,Gomez AR

更新日期：2009-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Distributive leadership has been proposed as an effective means towards achieving integrated health services. This study draws from the case of Foundry, a network of integrated youth health centres in British Columbia, Canada, and explores the function and impact of distributive leadership in the context of ...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Salmon A,Fernando S,Berger M,Tee K,Gerty K,Helfrich W,Liversidge P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of follow-up visits by the general practitioner and district nurse (within a week after discharge from hospital) is to reduce hospital readmissions and improve the overall wellbeing of the patient. There is strong evidence that these programmes are effective, but are difficult to implement because of...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Hjelmar U,Hendriksen C,Hansen K

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:In 2006 the Labour Government in England published its long awaited White Paper on 'community services', following on from the 2005 Green Paper on the future of social care. The policy envisages an unprecedented shift of activity and resources from acute care to community settings, along with a much stronger fo...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Hudson B

更新日期：2006-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：PROBLEM STATEMENT:Health care delivery in Germany is highly fragmented, resulting in poor vertical and horizontal integration and a system that is focused on curing acute illness or single diseases instead of managing patients with more complex or chronic conditions, or managing the health of determined populations. Wh...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Schlette S,Lisac M,Blum K

更新日期：2009-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The annual amount spent on healthcare per capita is higher and expected to grow in the U.S. compared to healthier level 4 countries (e.g., United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Netherlands), while health outcomes continue to be suboptimal [123]. Therefore, healthcare is slowly shifting from a fee-...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Lyles LF,Hildebrandt H,Mair A

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) recently celebrated its 20th International Conference (ICIC20) through a virtual event that brought together patients and carers, academics, care professionals, NGOs, policy-makers and industry partners from across the global integrated care community [1]. The In...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： van der Vlegel-Brouwer W,van Kemenade E,Stein KV,Goodwin N,Miller R

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Integrated care systems as well as accountable care organisations (ACOs) in the US and similar concepts in other countries are advocated as an effective method of improving the performance of healthcare systems. These systems outline a payment and care delivery model that intends to tie provider reimbursem...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Mühlbacher AC,Amelung VE,Juhnke C

更新日期：2018-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We analysed the integrated planning model adopted by the Italian region Emilia Romagna in year 2000 to cover the entire range of treatment of cardiovascular disease. This model, called "hub and spoke", provides for the transfer of patient care and treatment from peripheral units (the spokes) to central units ...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Ugolini C,Nobilio L

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective of this study was to assess a model for improving healthcare integration for patients with multiple chronic diseases in an integrated healthcare organisation in the Basque Country and to propose areas for improvement. METHODS:We organised four nominal groups composed of representatives from ...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Jauregui ML,Silvestre C,Valdes P,Gaminde I

更新日期：2016-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In 2002 the Republika Srpska of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted goals for reducing the burden of chronic disease through a new screening program in its publicly funded health centers ("Dom Zdravljas"). This study evaluated the first year of program implementation. METHODS:The evaluation used in-depth inter...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Rodic R,Krajnovic V,Howell EM,Vukovic V,Bomestar N

更新日期：2008-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Miscommunication and lack of coordination can compromise care quality and patient safety during transitions in care, especially for medically complex older adults. Little research has been done to investigate care transitions from the perspective of those receiving and providing care. METHODS:This study e...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Toscan J,Manderson B,Santi SM,Stolee P

更新日期：2013-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explores legislative provisions in relation to patient privacy in the context of integrated health and social care and the development of multidisciplinary health care teams that include practitioners from private sector and government agencies in the health, education, child protection, family welfare, d...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Eastwood J,Maitland-Scott I

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Not surprisingly given their multi-component nature, initiatives to improve integrated care often evolve to find the best way to bring about change. This paper provides an example of how an evaluation evolved alongside such an initiative designed to better integrate care across primary, community and hospi...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Middleton L,Rea H,Pledger M,Cumming J

更新日期：2019-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The WHO European Office for Integrated Health Care Services in Barcelona is an integral part of the World Health Organizations' Regional Office for Europe. The main purpose of the Barcelona office is within the integration of services to encourage and facilitate changes in health care services in order to promote heal...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Gröne O,Garcia-Barbero M,WHO European Office for Integrated Health Care Services.

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:To explore health professionals' perspectives on communication, continuity and between-service coordination for improving cancer care for Indigenous people in Queensland. Methods:Semi-structured interviews were conducted in a purposive sample of primary health care (PHC) services in Queensland with Indigenous and ...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： de Witt A,Matthews V,Bailie R,Garvey G,Valery PC,Adams J,Martin JH,Cunningham FC

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:The aim of this review is to systematically assess the methodological quality of economic evaluations in integrated care and to identify challenges with conducting such studies. Theory and methods:Searches of grey-literature and scientific papers were performed, from January 2000 to December 2018. A check...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Kadu M,Ehrenberg N,Stein V,Tsiachristas A

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper aims to identify problems in estimating and the interpretation of the magnitude of intervention-related change over time or responsiveness assessed with health outcome measures. Responsiveness is a problematic construct and there is no consensus on how to quantify the appropriate index to estimate change ov...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Middel B,van Sonderen E

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:China has adopted a people-centred integrated care model to reform its severely hospital-centric and fragmented delivery system. As a template of this model in urban China, the Luohu Hospital Group has generated considerable public and academic interest to scale it up. Methods:Guided by a policy triangle ...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Liang D,Mei L,Chen Y,Zhou P,Yang X,Huang J

更新日期：2020-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The 2004 Children Act in the UK saw the introduction of integrated working in children's services. A raft of change followed with processes designed to make joint working easier, and models and theories to support the development of integrated work. This paper explores the links between key concepts and pr...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Stuart K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Multidisciplinary group meetings are one of the key drivers of facilitating integrated care. Health care professionals attending such groups have a key role in the success of these discussions and hence, in the forming of multi-professional integrated care. The study aimed to explore the professionals' exp...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Kassianos AP,Ignatowicz A,Greenfield G,Majeed A,Car J,Pappas Y

更新日期：2015-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the circumstances as to why it is so difficult in the primary care sector to implement IT based infrastructures supporting shared care. CASE STUDY:The qualitative analysis includes two separate case studies of IT-supported shared care implemented in two different regions of Denmark throughout 20...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Granlien MF,Simonsen J

更新日期：2007-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:To meet the needs of vulnerable people, the integration of services across different sectors is important. This paper presents a preliminary review of service integration across sectors in Europe. Examples of service integration between social services, health, employment and/or education were studied. A f...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： van Duijn S,Zonneveld N,Lara Montero A,Minkman M,Nies H

更新日期：2018-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:In March 2014, the New South Wales (NSW) Government (Australia) announced the NSW Integrated Care Strategy. In response, a family-centred, population-based, integrated care initiative for vulnerable families and their children in Sydney, Australia was developed. The initiative was called Healthy Homes and ...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Eastwood JG,Woolfenden S,Miller E,Shaw M,Garg P,Liu H,De Souza DE,Ettema RGA

更新日期：2019-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Primary care is increasingly being confronted with complex health care demands stemming from both biomedical and psychosocial problems of people with chronic diseases. Interprofessional collaboration is needed to enhance person-centredness and coordinate care provision in an efficient manner, which should ...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： van Dongen JJJ,van Bokhoven MA,Goossens WNM,Daniëls R,van der Weijden T,Beurskens A

更新日期：2018-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the feasibility of regional physical therapy networks including continuing education in rheumatology. The aim of these networks was to improve care provided by primary care physical therapists by improving specific knowledge, technical and communicative skills and the collaboration with rheumatologi...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Verhoef J,Oosterveld FG,Hoekman R,Munneke M,Boonman DC,Bakker M,Otten W,Rasker JJ,de Vries-Vander Zwan HM,Vliet Vlieland TP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:The Healthy Homes and Neighbourhoods (HHAN) Integrated Care Program seeks to enhance vulnerable family engagement with health and social services through a care coordination model. Besides servicing families in Sydney, HHAN has also established place-based initiatives (PBIs) in areas of disadvantage such a...

journal_title：International journal of integrated care

authors： Eastwood J,Barmaky S,Hansen S,Millere E,Ratcliff S,Fotheringham P,Coupland H,De Souza D

更新日期：2020-09-28 00:00:00