Projet lauréat du concours analyse comparative des politiques et des programmes (hiver 2018) du Réseau ISSPLI (IRSC)
Responsables : Mylaine Breton, Maxine Dumas Pilon, Pierre Woods, Gerard J. Farrell, Clare E. Liddy, Alexander G. Singer
Children and youth and older adults with serious chronic conditions and with limited or diminishing capacity to look after themselves independently often need their primary care providers to connect them to social services, public health services and community supports. These can be services such as home care, housekeeping, education aids, income assistance, legal services and respite care. Failure to connect to needed services leads to negative experiences for patients, caregivers and health professionals alike; it also leads to poor health outcomes and health system inefficiencies. The goal of this research is to help future development of models of care that connect smoothly across health, social and community services. We will study the policies and governing structures that restrict or allow connections in different provinces and territories. Then we will identify examples of successful and unsuccessful programs that were designed to connect services so we can learn from best practices and failures. We specifically focus on what hinders information sharing across services, again looking for examples of where information flow and linkage works. Better data linkage across multiple services is good for patient care, but it will also help researchers who want to study what happens to patients. Results from the study will help various teams who are currently planning to design and study these integrated service delivery models. We believe that the findings will also be relevant to other populations with complex needs like people with mental health and substance abuse issues.
Résultats :
- Breton, M, Smithman, MA, et al. Strategies used throughout the scaling-up process of eConsult – Multiple case study of four Canadian Provinces. Evaluation and Program Planning, octobre 2023.
- Smithman, MA et al. Quelles sont les stratégies utilisées pour la mise à l’échelle d’eConsult dans 4 provinces ? affiche présentée à la Journée annuelle du Réseau-1 Québec, 18 juin 2021
- Smithman, MA et al. Scaling-up eConsult in Quebec: what are the main policy issues?, affiche présentée à la Journée annuelle du Réseau-1 Québec, 14 juin 2019
- Breton M, et al. Scaling up eConsult for access to specialists in primary healthcare across four Canadian provinces : study protocol of a multiple case study. Health Research Policy and Systems 2019; 17:83
