Challenges for IT-supported shared care
A qualitative analyses of two shared care initiatives for diabetes treatment in Denmark
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12828308 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maren Fich Granlien (Roskilde University, corresponding author), Jane Simonsen (0000-0002-1864-7158, Institute of Information Technologies) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | e19-e19 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Integrated Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1568-4156 • E-ISSN: 1568-4156 |
| Publisher | Ubiquity Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5334/ijic.187 |
| PMID | 17627300 |
| OpenAlex | W1821689946 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The two cases faced the same challenges that led to the same problem: The secondary care sector quickly adopted the system while the primary sector was far more sceptical towards using it. In both cases, we observe a discrepancy of needs satisfied, especially with regard to the primary care sector and its general practitioners which hinder bridging the primary sector (general practitioners) and the secondary sector (hospitals and outpatient clinics). Especially the needs associated with the primary sector were not being satisfied. We discovered three main challenges related to bridging the gap between the two sectors: (1) Poor integration with the general practitioners' existing IT systems; (2) low compatibility with general practitioners' work ethic; (3) and discrepancy between the number of diabetes patients and the related need for shared care. We conclude that development of IT-supported shared care must recognise the underlying and significant differences between the primary and secondary care sectors: If IT-supported shared care does not meet the needs of the general practitioners as well as the needs of the secondary care sector the initiative will fail
Family medicine · Primary care · Qualitative research · Shared care · Sociology · Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies · Electronic Health Records Systems · Healthcare Systems and Technology · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.12 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2010 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |