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Feb. 19, 2018 Western Pacific

Engaging and empowering people and communities, Strengthening governance and accountability, Creating an enabling environment

Translating the Elements of Health Governance for Integrated Care from Theory to Practice: A Case Study Approach

Against a paucity of evidence, a model describing elements of health governance best suited to achieving integrated care internationally was developed. The aim of this study was to explore how health meso-level organizations used, or planned to use, the governance elements.

Feb. 19, 2018 Western Pacific

Reorienting the model of care, Coordinating services within and across sectors

The Western Sydney Integrated Care Program (WSICP): Qualitative Evaluation

The ageing population together with an increasing prevalence of chronic conditions require a systems wide integrated approach to health care. This includes overcoming barriers between primary and secondary care, physical and mental health, and health and social care in order to provide patient centred care. In Australia, the New South Wales Ministry of Health is piloting an innovative Integrated Care Program in Western Sydney, foccussed on care facilitator roles to coordinate patient care between General Practices and hospitals.

Nov. 17, 2017 Americas Western Pacific

Engaging and empowering people and communities, Reorienting the model of care, Creating an enabling environment

Using Information Communication Technology in Models of Integrated Community-Based Primary Health Care: Exploring ICT in the iCOACH Study

Information and communication technology (ICT) is a promising enabler to support delivery of integrated care by inter-disciplinary teams by supporting information sharing across professional and organizational boundaries; arguably a crucial aspect of successful models of integrated care

Aug. 30, 2017 Americas Western Pacific

Engaging and empowering people and communities, Strengthening governance and accountability, Coordinating services within and across sectors, Creating an enabling environment

Effective Organizational Leadership in the Implementation of Integrated Care; Lessons from 9 cases in the iCoach Project

Policy makers in many countries are encouraging the development of integrated care strategies and the development of new models of integrated care. These new models require changes at a clinical or service level, organizational level and system level with strong leadership necessary at all three levels. Despite the key role of leadership in these efforts, there has been only limited study of what organizational leadership approach is successful in different contexts for integrated care.

July 26, 2017 Western Pacific

Engaging and empowering people and communities, Strengthening governance and accountability, Coordinating services within and across sectors

The theory and practice of integrative health care governance: The case of New Zealand’s alliances

The purpose of this paper is to outline the theory and practice of governance for integrated care, using the case of New Zealand´s healthcare alliances.

July 26, 2017 Western Pacific

Engaging and empowering people and communities, Strengthening governance and accountability, Coordinating services within and across sectors, Creating an enabling environment

Integrated care in practice – the South Eastern Sydney experience

The purpose of this paper is to describe the recent efforts of a large publicly funded health care organisation in Sydney, Australia to implement integrated care (IC) "at scale and pace" in the messy, real-world context of a District Health Service. This paper highlights key factors relating to implementation and evaluation of a local IC Strategy in the real world.

July 4, 2017 Americas Western Pacific

Engaging and empowering people and communities, Reorienting the model of care, Coordinating services within and across sectors, Creating an enabling environment

“On the Margins and Not the Mainstream": Case Selection for the Implementation of Community based Primary Health Care in Canada and New Zealand

Healthcare system reforms are pushing beyond primary care to more holistic, integrated models of community based primary health care (CBPHC) to better meet the needs of the population. In order to scale up and spread successful models of care it is important to study what works and why. The first step is to select "appropiate" cases to study. In this commentary, this study reflect the difficulty in identifying "successful" models to study, the value of drawing on clinical and organisational networks and experts, and the association between policy context and ease of case selection. Such insights have important implications for ...

July 4, 2017 Western Pacific

Engaging and empowering people and communities, Strengthening governance and accountability, Reorienting the model of care

The Vanguard of Community-based Integrated Care in Japan: The Effect of a Rural Town on National Policy

Japan has the largest percentage of elderly people in the world. In 2012 the government implemented a community-based integrated care system which provides seamless community helahtcare resources for elderly people with chronic diseases and disabilities. This paper explains the establishment and outcomes of Japan´s first community-based integrated care system in the rural town because the history of Mitsugi could inform policy making in other countries with aging populations.

May 29, 2017 Western Pacific

Engaging and empowering people and communities, Reorienting the model of care, Coordinating services within and across sectors

Development, implementation and evaluation of a nurse led integrated, person-centred care with long term conditions

This proposal outlines a conceptual plan for innovative, integrated care designed for people living with long term condicions. This conceptual plan delivers a partnership between the health system, the person with long-term conditions (chornic), their family, and the community. The partnership aims to support people at home with access to effective treatment, consistent with the New Zealand Government Health Strategy. This concept of people-owned care is provided by nurses with advance practice skills, who co-ordinate care across services, locations and multiple long-term conditions.

April 6, 2017 Western Pacific

Engaging and empowering people and communities, Reorienting the model of care, Creating an enabling environment

Experiencing integration: a qualitative pilot study of consumer and provider experiences of integrated primary health care in Australia

The terms integration and integrated care describe the complex, patient-centred strategies to improve coordination of healthcare services. Frameworks exist to conceptualise these terms, but these have been developed from a professional viewpoint.

The objetive of this study was to explore consumers and provider´s concepts, expectations and experience of integrated care. A key focus was whether frameworks developed from a professional perspective are effective models to explore people´s experiences.