HLST 3230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Vertical Integration, Electronic Health Record, Hamilton Health Sciences

• School: York University
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLST 3230
• Professor: Lynda van Dreumel

Document Summary

Focuses on the needs of particular groups of patients and populations, such as older people and patients with one or more long-term conditions. Evidence from north america and europe shows that integrated health and social care systems for older people and speci c populations: Demonstrate positive results on many population health status indicators (king fund document) Clinical service integration are often grouped together but . Di erent care services are integrated at an organizational level. Teams of multidisciplinary professionals integrate the care within the organization along the continuum of care using team based protocols and care pathways. Usually represents vertical integration of clinical functions and norms. Care by professionals and providers to patents is integrated into a single or coherent process within and/or across professions. Use of shared guidelines, protocols and care pathways in the entire health system. Usually represents horizontal integration of clinical functions and norms.