The Effectiveness of Information Technology-Supported Shared Care for Patients With Chronic Disease: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In patients with chronic disease, many health care professionals are involved during treatment and follow-up. This leads to fragmentation that in turn may lead to suboptimal care. Shared care is a means to improve the integration of care delivered by various providers, specifically primary care physicians (PCPs) and specialty care professionals, for patients with chronic disease. The use of information technology (IT) in this field seems promising.

Objective

Our aim was to systematically review the literature regarding the effectiveness of IT-supported shared care interventions in chronic disease in terms of provider or professional, process, health or clinical and financial outcomes. Additionally, our aim was to provide an inventory of the IT applications' charac

SUBMITTER: Kooij L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5500776 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature