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Integrating Primary and Secondary Care to Enhance Chronic Disease Management: A Scoping Review
Conclusion: With healthcare systems increasingly recognising that integrated approaches  to patient care can enhance chronic disease management, considerable literature now informs how this can be done. However, most of the research published has focussed on specific diseases and their clinical outcomes. Future research should focus on how such approaches may improve health outcome s for populations as a whole. Published on 2021-02-09 12:51:46 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - February 10, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Elements and Performance Indicators of Integrated Healthcare Programmes on Chronic Diseases in Six Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Scoping Review
Conclusion: Integrated care is important for addressing the challenges surrounding  the delivery of long-term care and there is an increasing trend of integrated care programmes for chronic diseases in the Asia-Pacific. Evaluating the performance of integrated care programmes is crucial for developing strategies for implementing future programmes and improving already existing programmes. Published on 2021-02-08 09:29:41 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - February 8, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

A Community Resource Navigator Model: Utilizing Student Volunteers to Integrate Health and Social Care in a Community Health Center Setting
Discussion: Successful implementation required multi-sectoral collaboration, welldefined  scope of practice, and data interoperability. Student volunteers are untapped resources to support integrated health and social care. Published on 2021-02-05 11:33:52 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - February 5, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Integrated Healthcare Systems Response Strategies Based on the Luohu Model During the COVID-19 Epidemic in Shenzhen, China
COVID-19 has affected primary health-care delivery in metropolitan areas. An integrated health-care system offers advantages in response to the community outbreak and transmission of highly infectious diseases. On the basis of practitioner experience with a pioneering integrated health-care system in Shenzhen, China,  this article presents the following effective strategies in response to the epidemic: (1) enhance the public workforce in primary health care; (2) integrate resources to allow regional sharing and efficient use; (3) employ teams centered on general practitioners for community containment; and ( 4) adopt e...
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - February 2, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

The Oran Park Story: creating & evaluating an Integrated Primary Care Centre
Discussion:This initial stage of evaluation indicates that while patients are not highly aware of the integrated model that underpins delivery of care at OPFH, they see the need for a greater volume and variety of services at the centre to serve the rapidly growing, predominantly young population. Stakeholder feedback also highlighted the need for a variety of services at OPFH, although the specific services prioritised by each group differed substantially.Lessons:In future stages interview data will be obtained from external providers referring clients to OPFH (Group 3) and practice data linkage with Hospital/District rec...
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - January 7, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Executive Decision-Making: Piloting Project ECHO ® to Integrate Care in Queensland
Conclusion: Intrapreneurial champions must provide a compelling narrative to convince executive decision-makers that benefits will outweigh risks, that integration is achievable through strengthened partnerships as well as future sustainability beyond the pilot phase. Published on 2020-12-04 11:05:40 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - December 4, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Population Health Management in Diabetes Care: Combining Clinical Audit, Risk Stratification, and Multidisciplinary Virtual Clinics in a Community Setting to Improve Diabetes Care in a Geographically Defined Population. An Integrated Diabetes Care Pilot in the North East Locality, Oxfordshire, UK
Conclusion: Taking a population health approach helped to identify groups of people in need of additional diabetes care and deliver a collaborative health intervention across traditional organisational boundaries. Published on 2020-12-02 09:13:03 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - December 2, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Care Coordination for Vulnerable Families in the Sydney Local Health District: What Works for Whom, under What Circumstances, and Why?
Conclusions: This study suggests that a care coordination model may be effective in engaging disadvantaged families in healthcare, assist them in navigating the health system and can lead to beneficial health and social outcomes. Successful implementation of care coordination requires flexible programme design and experienced and skilful clinicians to fulfil the care coordinator role. There is a need to appreciate the negative impact that the complex and siloed health system can have on disadvantaged families. Published on 2020-12-02 09:18:27 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - December 2, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Distributive Leadership Within an Emerging Network of Integrated Youth Health Centres: A Case Study of Foundry
Conclusion: As Foundry, and other integrated youth services, continues to expand, distributive leadership shows promise in assuring diverse and coordinated input for integrating services. Published on 2020-12-01 08:44:19 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - December 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Communication, Collaboration and Care Coordination: The Three-Point Guide to Cancer Care Provision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
This article details a correction to the article: de Witt A, Matthews V, Bailie R, Garvey G, Valery PC, Adams J, et al. Communication, Collaboration and Care Coordination: The Three-Point Guide to Cancer Care Provision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. International Journal of Integrated Care. 2020; 20(2): 10. DOI:https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5456. Published on 2020-12-01 08:53:26 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - December 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Shared Decision Making in an Integrated Mental Health and Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention: Stakeholder Practices and Experiences
Conclusion: Shared decision making has the potential to support a person-centred approach in integrated services. However, we recommend clarifying decisions applicable for shared decision making, to ensure thorough training, develop and test decision aids, and ensure supportive organisational conditions for shared decision making in interprofessional collaboration. Published on 2020-11-30 08:45:16 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - November 30, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Indicators of an Integrated Home Care Model Shaped by the Needs of Patients Discharged from the Emergency Department
Conclusion: We suggest that the identified factors should be included into the integrated community care model to advance satisfaction of patients ’ needs, especially in patients discharged from an emergency department. Published on 2020-11-25 12:07:54 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - November 25, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Influences on Physicians ’ Participation in Coordinated Ambulatory Cardiology Care: A Mixed-Methods Study
Conclusion: Physicians ’ participation in the programme was mainly financially driven and largely unrelated to its care-related aims. Still, it is unclear if these divergences between motivation to participate and aims of a managed care programme affect its eventual impact, hence further research is required. Published on 2020-11-25 12:18:39 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - November 25, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Evaluation and Analysis for Chinese Medical Alliance ’s Governance Structure Modes Based on Preker-Harding Model
Conclusion: China should establish the “Positive Triangle” model of medical alliance’s governance, this medical security model provides patients with various types of medical services in a horizontal dimension, covering a variety of difficult disease treatments in a vertical dimension. Published on 2020-11-24 12:34:38 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - November 24, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Enhanced Integrated Behavioral Health Model Improves Depressive Symptoms in a Low-Income, Uninsured, Primarily Hispanic Population Served by a Free and Charitable Clinic
Conclusions: Collaborative, integrated behavioral health and primary care can improve depressive symptoms for low-income or uninsured individuals living in southern Texas border communities. These findings provide evidence that may help develop IBH programs to improve health of vulnerable populations experiencing health inequities. Published on 2020-11-24 12:39:10 (Source: International Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: International Journal of Integrated Care - November 24, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research