Improving the colorectal cancer care pathway via e-health: a qualitative study among Dutch healthcare providers and managers.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aims to identify improvement opportunities within the colorectal cancer (CRC) care pathway using e-health and to examine how these opportunities would contribute to the Quadruple Aim.

Methods

In total, 17 semi-structured interviews were held (i.e., nine healthcare providers and eight managers involved in Dutch CRC care). The Quadruple Aim was used as a conceptual framework to gather and systematically structure the data. A directed content analysis approach was employed to code and analyze the data.

Results

Interviewees believe the available e-health technology could be better exploited in CRC care. Twelve different improvement opportunities were identified to enhance the CRC care pathway. Some opportunities could be applied in one specific phase of

SUBMITTER: van Deursen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9986036 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature