Comparing International Models of Integrated Care: How Can We Learn Across Borders?

作者：Carolyn Steele Gray, Nick Zonneveld, Mylaine Breton, Paul Wankah, James C. Shaw, Geoff Anderson, Walter P. Wodchis · 发表于：International Journal of Integrated Care · 年份：2020 · DOI：10.5334/ijic.5413 · 被引用次数：24 · 研究领域：Interprofessional Education and Collaboration、Chronic Disease Management Strategies、Health Policy Implementation Science

INTRODUCTION: Providers, managers, health system leaders, and researchers could learn across countries implementing system-wide models of integrated care, but require accessible methods to do so. This study assesses if a common framework could describe and compare key components of international models of integrated care. THEORY AND METHODS: A framework developed for an international study of programs that address high needs high cost patients was used to describe and compare 11 case studies analyzed in two international research projects; the Implementing Integrated Care for Older Adults with Complex Health Needs (iCOACH) study in Canada and New Zealand, and the Vilans research group exploring models in the Netherlands. Comparative summaries were generated, with findings discussed at a 2019 International Conference on Integrated Care workshop. RESULTS: The template was found to be useful to compare integrated case analyses in different contexts, and stands apart from other case comparison approaches as it is easily applied and can provide practical guidance for frontline staff and managers. Areas of improvement for the template are identified and two updated versions are presented. CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION: There is value to using a common template to provide guidance in international comparison of models of integrated care. We discuss the applicability of the approach to support scale and spread of integrated care internationally.