Browsing Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap (MH) by Journals "International Journal of Integrated Care"
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A collaborative chain out of phase
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)ntroduction: The aim of this study is to explore the obstacles to collaborations between nurses in hospital and municipal care in the discharge of hospital patients who need continuing care. Methods: First, we conducted ... -
Can we mandate partnership working? Top down meets bottom up in structural reforms in Scotland and Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose Partnership working across health and social care is considered key to manage rising service demand whilst ensuring flexible and high-quality services. Evidence suggests that partnership working is a local concern ... -
Hospital discharge of elderly patients to primary health care, with and without an intermediate care hospital - a qualitative study of health professionals' experiences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Introduction: Intermediate care is an organisational approach to improve the coordination of health care services between health care levels. In Central Norway an intermediate care hospital was established in a municipality ... -
Integrated care in Norway: the state of affairs years after regulation by law
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Introduction A mandatory multidisciplinary plan for individual care, the ‘Individual care Plan’, was introduced by law in Norway in 2001. The regulation was established to meet the need for improved efficiency and quality ... -
Integrated care services: lessons learned from the deployment of the NEXES project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objectives: To identify barriers to deployment of four articulated Integrated Care Services supported by Information Technologies in three European sites. The four services covered the entire spectrum of severity of illness. ... -
Interorganizational collaboration in transitional care - A study of a post-discharge programme for elderly patients.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Introduction and aim: This article reports a study of a post-discharge programme for elderly patients in Norway. It took place in an intermediate ward for transitional care and was based on collaboration between a municipality ... -
Organizational approaches to collaboration in vocational rehabilitation - an international literature review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Introduction Collaboration between welfare organizations is an important strategy for integrating different health and welfare services. This article reports a review of the international literature on vocational ... -
Policies Make Coherent Care Pathways a Personal Responsibility for Clinicians: A Discourse Analysis of Policy Documents about Coordinators in Hospitals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Introduction: In response to increase of patients with complex conditions, policies prescribe measures for improving continuity of care. This study investigates policies introducing coordinator roles in Norwegian hospitals ... -
Promoting coordination in Norwegian health care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Introduction: The Norwegian health care system is well organized within its two main sectors - primary health and long term care on the one hand, and hospitals and specialist services on the other. However, the relation ...