Keys to success of a community of clinical practice in primary care: a qualitative evaluation of the ECOPIH project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The current reality of primary care (PC) makes it essential to have telemedicine systems available to facilitate communication between care levels. Communities of practice have great potential in terms of care and education, and that is why the Online Communication Tool between Primary and Hospital Care was created. This tool enables PC and non-GP specialist care (SC) professionals to raise clinical cases for consultation and to share information. The objective of this article is to explore healthcare professionals' views on communities of clinical practice (CoCPs) and the changes that need to be made in an uncontrolled real-life setting after more than two years of use.

Methods

A descriptive-interpretative qualitative study was conducted on a total of 29 healthca

SUBMITTER: Lacasta Tintorer D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5944103 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature