Mental illness in the United States is a major public health problem. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in 2017, 18.9% of adults in the United States had a mental illness. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the perceptions held by community health workers (CHWs) regarding their integration into the behavioral health care system in Maryland. Using a social constructivism paradigm and phenomenological approach, a purposive sample of 11 CHWs who supported patients with behavioral health conditions in 17 counties in the state were interviewed. Howlett, McConnell, and Perl'€™s five stream confluence policy process theory and Lipsky's street level bureaucracy theory provided the foundation to explore the perceptions of the CHWs about their integration into the behavioral health care system; the problems, policies, processes, and programs that impacted their ability to be integrated into the behavioral health team; and their function as a street level bureaucrat to facilitate their integration. A deductive iterative coding approach was used, culminating in the identification of the following 6 themes: health system utilization of CHW behavioral health integration, official policy recognition of the CHW profession, accountability for CHW integration, CHW practice support, integrated health care team management of physical and mental health and behavior, and building the CHW profession. The social change implications of this study are that CHWs'€™ integration into the broadly defined, integrated, physical and mental behavioral health team can support having a more cost-effective way toward having healthy people and communities because they link the community to health and social services and advocate for quality care.

Bakgrunn: Det er avdekket at pasienter med komplekse behov og kroniske lidelser har behov for mer integrerte helsetjenester en de har fått. Samhandlingsreformen fremmer at dagens helsevesen må desentraliseres for å gi integrerte tjenester til denne pasientgruppen. Hensikt: Formålet med denne studien var å avdekke hva som er avgjørende for en bærekraftigbehandlingskjede til personer med komplekse og langvarige lidelser. Metode: Forskningen er et multiple case study med to case; diagnosegruppene Schizofreni ogKOLS. Undersøkelsen ble gjennomført i to middels store norske kommuner og deres respektive regionale sykehus. Det ble gjenomført 10 semi-strukturerte intervju med påfølgende innholdsanalyse. Funn fra intervjuene og dokumentanalysen ble triangulert. Resultat: Avgjørende for bærekraftige behandlingskjeder er: Organisasjonsstruktur: Interorganisatorisk behandlingskjede, med minimum nivå av lenket interaksjon, fundamentert på samarbeidsavtale. Interaksjonsnivået og bruk av IP var høyest innen for psykisk helse sektoren. Ingen av behandlingskjedene har multidisiplinære team som har myndighet til situasjonstilpasning avtjenestene; Organisasjonskultur: Det var ett multidisiplinært grenseoverskridende team, som var utenlederstøtte relatert til felles målsetninger og felles styrende idéer og løsning på samhandlingsutfordringer eller fokus på utvikling av helhetlige behandlingskjeder, spesielt fellesoppgavene; Utviklingsmulighet gjennom støttende nasjonal policy og statlige virkemidler; og Utviklingsfokus Det manglet avklaring på lederansvar for utvikling av behandlingskjeder og prioritering av ressurser til utvikling i form av personell, økonomi og tid. Konklusjon: Studien viser at det er avgjørende med adekvat organisasjonsstruktur med samhandlingssoner for både multidisiplinære grenseoverskridende team med tilstrekkelig interaksjonog myndighet til å gi situasjonstilpassede tjenester, og et ledernivå med fokus på lederstøtte for de multidisiplinære teamene. En altruistisk holdning i lederskapet kan bidra til støttende strukturer somfelles styrende ideer og målsetninger. Det er nødvendig med et tydelig fokus på utvikling av tjenester der det er tjenestetomme rom, og spesielt på fellesoppgaver og løsing av samhandlingsutfordringer,.Det er også viktig for behandlingskjedens bærekraft at ledere prioriterer tilstrekkelig ressurser til utviklingen av behandlingskjeder og bruker mulighetene gjennom de statlige virkemidlene.En integrert helsetjeneste er ennå ikke et faktum i de undersøkte behandlingskjedene, men viktige steg er tatt i retning av å oppfylle Samarbeidsreformens målsetning. / Background: Evidence shows that patients with complex and chronic illnesses need greater coordination of their healthcare services. The Coordination Reform claims that health care services must be decentralized to give integrated care to these patients Purpose: This study aimed to determine the crucial factors for sustainable chains of care for persons with complex and chronic diseases. Method: This study was organized as a multiple case study involving two diagnosis groups for schizophrenia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Research was conducted in two mid-sized Norwegian municipalities, each connected to separate regional hospitals. It was conducted 10 semistructured interviews. Findings from interviews and document analysis were triangulated. Result: Integrated chains of care depend on four factors. Organizational structure needed organizational chains of treatment with a minimum level of linked interaction, based on contracts.The level of interaction was higher, and the use of Individual Plans was more common within the mental health sector. In our study, neither chain of care had a mandate to adjust services according tochanging needs. In organizational culture, we identified one inter-organizational team, which lacked necessary leadership support to identify common goals, and lacked governing ideas or leadership to solve the challenges or focus on developing integrated chains of care. Supporting policies andgovernmental incentives enabled development opportunities. Finally, we identified a lack of development focus (i.e., appointed responsibility for the development of integrated health care and the allocation and management of resources for personnel, time, and economy). Conclusion: We determined that an adequate organizational structure for interaction is crucial to creating zones of interaction for multi-disciplinary teams with adequate interaction and authority to adjust health services according to need. We also determined a need for leadership to focus on supporting multidisciplinary teams. Leadership with altruistic attitudes may inspire and strengthen supporting structures such as common governing ideas and goals. When voids exist in the chain of care, clearly focused service development and problem solving is crucial, especially for interorganizational treatment. Sustainability of the chain of care requires leaders prioritize development regarding the allocation of adequate resources, using the possibilities within the national regulations and incentives. An integrated chain of care was not yet in place for the cases studied here, butimportant steps have been taken towards fulfilling the goals of the Norwegian Coordination reform. / <p>ISBN 978-91-982282-1-2</p>

Interprofessional education (IPE) is essential for enhancing students’ critical thinking skills and ability to integrate other professionals’ knowledge to ensure mutual respect and shared values for patient-centered care. The needs of medically underserved populations (MUPs) to receive behavioral health and nutritional care integrated with primary care services are significant. This research highlights the data outcomes from six offerings of a graduate IPE course on integrated health care. Funding from a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Behavioral Health Workforce and Education Training (BHWET) grant provided stipends for graduate social work and school counseling students in their final year of field working with MUPs in integrated care settings. Findings indicate significant increases in integrated care knowledge from pre- to post-course. Students reported appreciating the social justice framework of the course including food security and access to care. Students suggest that the course be required of all, not just stipend recipients. This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program Grant No. M01HP313900100. This information or content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

Introduction: There are many factors to be identified and flows to be established in the interface between primary care and the emergency care network. Comparing different health systems with processes of health policies based on regionalization can result in new health planning instruments. In this sense, understanding the regional arrangements and dynamics of the Canadian health system in a comparative study with the Brazilian reality enabled the implementation of strategies for the development of innovations and health management planning in Brazil. Objective: To identify the factors that interfere in the establishment of primary care and emergency care network interfaces in different socio-spatial realities (regions) and in different health systems. Methods: Two case studies: in Brazil, using mixed methods and in Canada, qualitative methods. The study in the North-Barretos and South-Barretos regions (São Paulo, Brazil) consists of interviews with key informants and analysis of secondary data. In the Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network and Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) (Ontario, Canada) interviews were conducted with key informants. The data from the structured questionnaires were tabulated using the PHP Line Survey - Open Source software. Statistical calculations were performed using SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 22.0. Thematic analysis of the qualitative data (interviews with open-ended questions, meeting minutes and documents) was carried out in Atlas-ti software. The results of the case studies were analyzed independently and, finally, compared to identify their differences and similarities. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of São Paulo Faculty of Medicine, under process number 045/16. Results: Aspects of policy, structure and organization interfere at different levels between primary care and the emergency care network in the regions selected for this study. Regionalization as a dimension of health policy has presented satisfactory results for planning, decision making, and resource management focused on health needs, but has been insufficient for the integration of primary care and the emergency care network. Barriers and facilitators, at policy, structural and organizational levels, were identified for the integration of primary care and the emergency services in the studied regions. Conclusion: Health managers should recognize the interfaces and integrate the different health services and share knowledge and population health diagnoses. Fragmented health management is reflected in fragmented health care. To achieve effective integration among health services, stakeholders and policy makers should prioritize better management performance, effective teamwork forums, leadership training, and monitoring programs for each dimension of integrated care / Introdução: Há muitos fatores a serem identificados e fluxos a serem estabelecidos nas interfaces entre a atenção primária e a rede de urgência e emergência. A comparação de diferentes sistemas de saúde com processos de políticas de saúde baseados na regionalização pode resultar em novos instrumentos de planejamento de saúde. Nesse sentido, compreender os arranjos e dinâmicas regionais do sistema de saúde canadense em um estudo comparativo com a realidade brasileira possibilitou a implementação de estratégias para o desenvolvimento de inovações e o planejamento da gestão em saúde no Brasil. Objetivo: Identificar os fatores que interferem no estabelecimento das interfaces da atenção primária e a rede de urgência e emergência em diferentes realidades socioespaciais (regiões) e nos diferentes sistemas de saúde. Métodos: Trata-se de dois estudos de caso: no Brasil, utilizando métodos mistos e no Canadá, métodos qualitativos. O estudo nas regiões Norte-Barretos e Sul-Barretos (São Paulo, Brasil) consiste em entrevistas com informantes-chave e análise de dados secundários. Na Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network e na Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) (Ontário, Canadá) foram realizadas entrevistas com informantes-chave. Os dados dos questionários estruturados foram tabulados usando o software PHP Line Survey - Open Source. Os cálculos estatísticos foram realizados no SPSS Statistics for Windows, versão 22.0. A análise temática dos dados qualitativos (entrevistas com questões abertas, atas de reuniões e documentos) foi realizada no software Atlas-ti. Os resultados dos estudos de caso foram analisados de forma independente e, finalmente, comparados para identificar suas diferenças e semelhanças. O estudo foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo sob o número de processo 045/16. Resultados: Aspectos políticos, estruturais e organizacionais interferem em diferentes níveis entre a atenção primária e a rede de urgência e emergência nas regiões selecionadas para este estudo. A regionalização como dimensão da política de saúde tem apresentado resultados satisfatórios para o planejamento, a tomada de decisão e a gestão de recursos com foco nas necessidades de saúde, mas tem sido insuficiente para a integração da atenção primária e da rede de urgência e emergência. Barreiras e facilitadores, nos níveis político, estrutural e organizacional, foram identificados para a integração da atenção primária com os serviços de emergência nas regiões estudadas. Conclusão: Os gestores de saúde devem reconhecer as interfaces e integrar os diferentes serviços de saúde e compartilhar conhecimentos e diagnósticos de saúde da população. A gestão fragmentada da saúde reflete-se em cuidados de saúde fragmentados. Para alcançar uma integração eficaz entre os serviços de saúde, as partes interessadas e formuladores de políticas devem priorizar um melhor desempenho gerencial, fóruns eficazes de trabalho em equipe, treinamento de liderança e programas de monitoramento para cada dimensão do cuidado integrado

Darbo tikslas – ištirti senyvo amžiaus asmenų, gyvenančių namuose, integruotų sveikatos priežiūros ir socialinių paslaugų poreikį bei teikimo organizavimą. Tyrimo klausimai: Koks yra integruotų sveikatos priežiūros ir socialinių paslaugų poreikis senyvo amžiaus asmenims namuose? Kaip organizuojamos integruotos sveikatos priežiūros ir socialinės paslaugos senyvo amžiaus asmenims namuose? Su kokiais iššūkiais susiduriama teikiant integruotos sveikatos priežiūros ir socialines paslaugas senyvo amžiaus asmenims namuose? Tyrimo metodika: Tyrimo tikslui pasiekti buvo atliktas kokybinis atvejo analizės tyrimas. Tyrime duomenys rinkti vadovaujantis metodų trianguliacija: duomenų rinkimo, giluminio pusiau struktūruoto interviu, stebėjimo ir dokumentų analizės. Apklausti 12 trijų komandų skirtingus lygmenis ir sritis atstovaujantys specialistai: socialinė darbuotoja – projekto administratorė, kineziterapeutė, 4 socialinio darbuotojo padėjėjos, 4 slaugytojo padėjėjos, 2 bendrosios praktikos slaugytojos. Tyrimo objektas: integruotų sveikatos priežiūros ir socialinių paslaugų poreikis bei teikimo organizavimas senyvo amžiaus asmenų namuose. Rezultatai: Integruotų paslaugų poreikis bei teikimo organizavimas senyvo amžiaus asmenims, gyvenantiems namuose, atsiskleidė per apklaustųjų patirtis ir požiūrį, per socialinių aplinkybių, kuriose gyvena senyvi asmenys, analizę, pastebima su kokiais sunkumais ir iššūkiais susiduria paslaugų gavėjai ir teikėjai. Pažymima, kaip yra identifikuojami ir... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Aim of the study – to explore the need and provision of integrated health and social home care services for elderly. Research questions. What is the need for integrated social and health home care services for elderly? How is organised provision of integrated social and health home care services for elderly? What kind of challenges face the provision of integrated social and health home care services for elderly? Methods. Conducted qualitative case study. For validity of findings used data triangulation, semi structured in depth interviews, observation and document analyses. Interviewed 12 mobile team members: project administrator - social worker, direct service providers professionals from all three mobile teams of integrated care: 2 nurses, 4 assistant nurses, physiotherapist, 4 assistant social workers. Research object: the need and organization of integrated social and health home care services for elderly provision. Results: The need for integrated services organization of the provision of elderly people living at home, revealed through the experiences and attitudes of the respondents, through the social circumstances in which they live in elderly subjects, analysis, noted the difficulties and challenges faced by users and providers. It is noted, as is the identification and assessment of the needs of elderly persons and who does it. During the course of the study, an integral - mobile teams, as innovations in the creation process, the way in which communication... [to full text]

Hintergrund Mit dem ParkinsonNetzwerk Ostsachsen (PANOS) soll ein intersektorales, pfadbasiertes und plattformunterstütztes Versorgungskonzept etabliert werden, um trotz steigender Behandlungszahlen eine flächendeckende Parkinson-Versorgung mit adäquaten Therapien zu unterstützen. Fragestellung Welche Barrieren könnten die Akzeptanz und eine erfolgreiche Verstetigung des PANOS-Behandlungspfades gefährden? Methode Implementierungsbarrieren wurden über eine selektive Literaturrecherche identifiziert und in einer Onlinebefragung von 36 projektassoziierten Neurolog*innen und Hausärzt*innen priorisiert. Die Auswertung der Ergebnisse erfolgte anonymisiert und deskriptiv. Ergebnisse Dreizehn mögliche Implementierungsbarrieren wurden identifiziert. Es nahmen 11 Neurolog*innen und 7 Hausärzt*innen an der Onlineumfrage teil. Die befragten Neurolog*innen sahen in Doppeldokumentationen sowie in unzureichender Kommunikation und Kooperation zwischen den Leistungserbringenden die größten Hindernisse für eine Akzeptanz von PANOS. Hausärzt*innen beurteilten u. a. die restriktiven Verordnungs- und Budgetgrenzen und den möglicherweise zu hohen Zeitaufwand für Netzwerkprozesse als hinderlich. Diskussion Doppeldokumentationen von Patienten- und Behandlungsdaten sind zeitintensiv und fehleranfällig. Die Akzeptanz kann durch adäquate finanzielle Kompensation der Leistungserbringenden erhöht werden. Das hausärztliche Verordnungsverhalten könnte durch die Verwendung interventionsbezogener Abrechnungsziffern positiv beeinflusst werden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen u. a. einen Bedarf an integrativen technischen Systemlösungen und sektorenübergreifenden Dokumentationsstrukturen, um den Mehraufwand für Leistungserbringende zu reduzieren. Schlussfolgerung Eine Vorabanalyse der Einflussfaktoren von PANOS sowie die Sensibilisierung aller mitwirkenden Akteure für potenzielle Barrieren sind entscheidend für die Akzeptanz des Versorgungsnetzwerkes. Gezielte Maßnahmen zur Reduzierung und Vermeidung identifizierter Barrieren können die anwenderseitige Akzeptanz erhöhen und die Behandlungsergebnisse optimieren. / Introduction The ParkinsonNetwork Eastern Saxony (PANOS) aims to establish an intersectoral, path-based and platform-supported care concept in order to support comprehensive care with adequate therapies despite the increasing number of patients to be treated. Objective Which barriers may limit the acceptance and successful implementation of PANOS? Methods Implementation barriers were identified through a selective literature review and prioritized in an online survey of 36 project-associated neurologists and general practitioners. The results were analyzed anonymously and descriptively. Results Thirteen potential implementation barriers were identified. Eleven neurologists and seven general practitioners participated in the online survey. The surveyed neurologists assessed double documentation and inadequate communication and cooperation between the service providers as the biggest obstacles to the acceptance of PANOS. General practitioners rated the restrictions for prescription and budget and the potentially high time expenditure required for network activities as barriers. Discussion Double documentation of patient and treatment data is time consuming and prone to errors. Adequate financial compensation could increase service providers’ willingness to participate in such measures. In addition, the prescribing behavior of general practitioners may be influenced positively by the use of intervention-related accounting numbers. The results indicate a need for integrative technical system solutions and intersectoral documentation structures in order to reduce the additional effort for service providers. Conclusion Analyzing the influencing factors of the PANOS network, and raising the awareness of all participating service providers to potential barriers, are decisive measures for the acceptance of the care network. Targeted measures to reduce and avoid identified barriers can increase user acceptance and optimize treatment results.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 A BUSCA PELO CUIDADO BASEADO EM VALOR EM UM HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO.pdf: 2227413 bytes, checksum: 92d485106b343bc707a3e4d0372d833a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-05 / A estratégia do Cuidado Baseado em Valor propõe que o objetivo final das organizações e sistemas de saúde deve ser entregar alto valor aos pacientes, sendo este definido pela relação entre os resultados que importam para os pacientes e seus custos. Neste sentido, pretende-se estimular que a competição no mercado da saúde seja baseada em valor, não apenas no volume de procedimentos. Porém, a execução desta estratégia traz grandes desafios por exigir uma mudança radical no modelo assistencial predominante. Os hospitais universitários são os principais centros formadores de profissionais da saúde, o que lhes confere papel central nesta agenda transformadora. O presente trabalho buscou identificar os fatores críticos no processo inicial de implantação do Cuidado Baseado em Valor em um hospital universitário. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa exploratória e descritiva, realizada com o método da pesquisaação. O estudo descreve o processo de implantação desde as discussões iniciais sobre o tema até o desenvolvimento de um projeto piloto. Neste, é detalhada a preparação e o início da execução de uma Unidade de Prática Integrada para doenças cardíacas valvares, criada com o objetivo de aprimorar os desfechos clínicos e reduzir desperdícios. Os principais fatores críticos identificados foram: o poder de mobilização do tema sobre as equipes assistenciais; o potencial ganho de qualidade e eficiência no processo assistencial; a importância da presença da liderança e da construção coletiva no processo de implantação; a dificuldade em mudar o comportamento dos profissionais; e a complexidade da tomada de decisão em hospitais universitários. Por fim, o trabalho conclui que a implantação de estratégia da Cuidado Baseado em Valor tem potencial mobilizador positivo, mas que, para além desafios técnicos, exige intenso gerenciamento da mudança organizacional. / The Value-Based Health Care strategy proposes that the goal of health care organizations should be to deliver high value to patients – which is defined by the relation between outcomes that matter to patients and their corresponding costs. Thus, it is intended to encourage that competition in the health market should be based on value, not only on the volume of procedures. However, the implementation of this strategy presents major challenges, since it requires a radical change in the predominant care model. The university hospitals are the main training centers for health professionals, which gives them a central role in this transformational agenda. The present study sought to identify the critical factors in the initial process of implanting Value Based Health Care in a university hospital. This is an exploratory and descriptive qualitative research, carried out using the action research method. The study describes the implementation process from the initial discussions on the theme to the development of a pilot project. It details the preparation and start-up of an Integrated Practice Unit for cardiac valve disease, created to improve clinical outcomes and reduce waste. The main critical factors identified were: the mobilization power of the theme on the health professionals; the potential gain of quality and efficiency in the care process; the key role of the presence of leadership and collective efforts in the implementation process; the difficulty in changing the behavior of professionals; and the complexity of decision making in university hospitals. Finally, the paper concludes that the implementation of Value-Based Health Care strategy has a positive potential mobilizer, but that besides technical challenges, it requires intense management of organizational change.