Integration of healthcare rehabilitation in chronic conditions
Introduction: Quality of care provided to people with chronic conditions does not often fulfil standards of care in Denmark and in other countries. Inadequate organisation of healthcare systems has been identified as one of the most important causes for observed performance inadequacies, and providi...
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| author | Anne Frølich Dorte Høst Helle Schnor Annette Nørgaard Cecilia Ravn-Jensen Eva Borg Carsten Hendriksen |
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| description | Introduction: Quality of care provided to people with chronic conditions does not often fulfil standards of care in Denmark and in other countries. Inadequate organisation of healthcare systems has been identified as one of the most important causes for observed performance inadequacies, and providing integrated healthcare has been identified as an important organisational challenge for healthcare systems. Three entities—Bispebjerg University Hospital, the City of Copenhagen, and the GPs in Copenhagen—collaborated on a quality improvement project focusing on integration and implementation of rehabilitation programmes in four conditions. <br><br> Description of care practice: Four multidisciplinary rehabilitation intervention programmes, one for each chronic condition: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, type 2 diabetes, chronic heart failure, and falls in elderly people were developed and implemented during the project period. The chronic care model was used as a framework for support of implementing and integration of the four rehabilitation programmes. <br><br> Conclusion and discussion: The chronic care model provided support for implementing rehabilitation programmes for four chronic conditions in Bispebjerg University Hospital, the City of Copenhagen, and GPs' offices. New management practices were developed, known practices were improved to support integration, and known practices were used for implementation purposes. Several barriers to integrated care were identified. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-132331a54e234247842ab3e449091d662022-12-22T01:17:29ZengUbiquity PressInternational Journal of Integrated Care1568-41562010-02-0110110.5334/ijic.507507Integration of healthcare rehabilitation in chronic conditionsAnne FrølichDorte HøstHelle SchnorAnnette NørgaardCecilia Ravn-JensenEva BorgCarsten HendriksenIntroduction: Quality of care provided to people with chronic conditions does not often fulfil standards of care in Denmark and in other countries. Inadequate organisation of healthcare systems has been identified as one of the most important causes for observed performance inadequacies, and providing integrated healthcare has been identified as an important organisational challenge for healthcare systems. Three entities—Bispebjerg University Hospital, the City of Copenhagen, and the GPs in Copenhagen—collaborated on a quality improvement project focusing on integration and implementation of rehabilitation programmes in four conditions. <br><br> Description of care practice: Four multidisciplinary rehabilitation intervention programmes, one for each chronic condition: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, type 2 diabetes, chronic heart failure, and falls in elderly people were developed and implemented during the project period. The chronic care model was used as a framework for support of implementing and integration of the four rehabilitation programmes. <br><br> Conclusion and discussion: The chronic care model provided support for implementing rehabilitation programmes for four chronic conditions in Bispebjerg University Hospital, the City of Copenhagen, and GPs' offices. New management practices were developed, known practices were improved to support integration, and known practices were used for implementation purposes. Several barriers to integrated care were identified.http://www.ijic.org/articles/507quality of careintegration of healthcarechronic conditionschronic care modelrehabilitationchronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| spellingShingle | Anne Frølich Dorte Høst Helle Schnor Annette Nørgaard Cecilia Ravn-Jensen Eva Borg Carsten Hendriksen Integration of healthcare rehabilitation in chronic conditions International Journal of Integrated Care quality of care integration of healthcare chronic conditions chronic care model rehabilitation chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| title | Integration of healthcare rehabilitation in chronic conditions |
| title_full | Integration of healthcare rehabilitation in chronic conditions |
| title_fullStr | Integration of healthcare rehabilitation in chronic conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integration of healthcare rehabilitation in chronic conditions |
| title_short | Integration of healthcare rehabilitation in chronic conditions |
| title_sort | integration of healthcare rehabilitation in chronic conditions |
| topic | quality of care integration of healthcare chronic conditions chronic care model rehabilitation chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| url | http://www.ijic.org/articles/507 |
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