Integrated Care’s New Protagonist

The Expanding Role of Digital Health

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ID12831741
AutoresCarolyn Steele Gray (0000-0002-2146-0001, University of Toronto, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume21
Fascículo4
Páginas1-1
Data de publicação2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Integrated Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1568-4156 • E-ISSN: 1568-4156
EditoraUbiquity Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.5334/ijic.6437
PMID34712108
OpenAlexW3207879404
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas23

Digital health technologies hold significant promise to advance both functional and normative health and social care integration. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a window of opportunity to rapidly advance the adoption of digital solutions which can improve activities that support integration at clinical, professional, organizational and system levels. Global examples demonstrate how the pandemic has also created opportunities to use technology to address core values of integrated care like person-centredness and coordination. However, rapid and reactive changes could lead to increased fragmentation and exacerbate health inequity. This perspective paper outlines some of the opportunities and threats to advancing integrated care presented by the rapid adoption of digital health tools, suggesting we maintain a long view to ensure the stage we set today will mean greater integration tomorrow

Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Digital health · Digital transformation · Disease · Health care · Integrated care · Knowledge management · Normative · Pandemic · Political science · Public relations · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Computer Science · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

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