Integrated Care: A Person-Centered and Population Health Strategy for the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery and Beyond

Autor: Ayodele Odutayo, Kevin Smith, Carolyn Gosse, Melissa Chang, Shiran Isaacksz, Christopher T. Chan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: International Journal of Integrated Care, Vol 23, Pp 16-16 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1568-4156
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.7536
Popis: The COVID-19 pandemic has mandated a re-imagination of how healthcare is administered and delivered, with a view towards focusing on person-centred care and advancing population health while increasing capacity, access and equity in the healthcare system. These goals can be achieved through healthcare integration. In 2019, the University Health Network (UHN), a consortium of four quaternary care hospitals in Ontario, Canada, established the first stage of a pilot program to increase healthcare integration at the institutional level and vertically with other primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in the Ontario healthcare system. Implementation of the program was accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic and demonstrated how healthcare integration improves person-centred care and population health; therefore serving as the foundation for a health system response for the COVID-19 pandemic recovery and beyond.
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