Information and Communications Technologies Enabling Integrated Primary Care for Patients With Complex Care Needs: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are recognized as critical enablers of integrated primary care to support patients with multiple chronic conditions. Although ICT-enabled integrated primary care holds promise in supporting patients with complex care needs through team-based and continued care, critical implementation factors regarding what ICTs are available and how they enable this model are yet to be mapped in the literature.

Objective

This scoping review addressed the current knowledge gap by answering the following research question: What ICTs are used in delivering integrated primary care to patients with complex care needs?

Methods

The Arksey and O'Malley method enhanced by the work by Levac et al was used to guide this scoping revie

SUBMITTER: Tahsin F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10157465 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature