Designing an Integrated Health Care System — What are the Key Features?

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Journal of Integrated Care

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Title:	Designing an Integrated Health Care System — What are the Key Features?
Author(s):	Sasha Karakusevic, (South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK)
Citation:	Sasha Karakusevic, (2010) "Designing an Integrated Health Care System — What are the Key Features?", Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 18 Iss: 4, pp.36 - 42
Keywords:	Community health, Hospital performance, Integrated care network, Integrated health care system, Whole system working
Article type:	General review
DOI:	10.5042/jic.2010.0377 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Abstract:	This paper results from experience gained while developing and delivering the South Devon Integrated Care Network (ICN) and from more recent experience as an Integrated Care Pilot (ICP) organisation. It demonstrates that by taking an integrated approach a hospital can develop and prosper, and that it is possible to reduce the use of beds and manage care in the community within the levels of funding currently available. The paper focuses on integration at organisation level and proposes a model of key system drivers and controls necessary to manage an integrated health and social care system. The next level of integration is at individual customer level, and the paper discusses the enablers for this.