Technology-Enabled Solutions for Australian Mental Health Services Reform: Impact Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health information technologies (HITs) are becoming increasingly recognized for their potential to provide innovative solutions to improve the delivery of mental health services and drive system reforms for better outcomes.

Objective

This paper describes the baseline results of a study designed to systematically monitor and evaluate the impact of implementing an HIT, namely the InnoWell Platform, into Australian mental health services to facilitate the iterative refinement of the HIT and the service model in which it is embedded to meet the needs of consumers and their supportive others as well as health professionals and service providers.

Methods

Data were collected via web-based surveys, semistructured interviews, and a workshop with staff from the menta

SUBMITTER: LaMonica HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7714649 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature