Care4Value:measuring value in health in integrated continuous care units

• Autor(a) principal: Reis, Catarina Isabel Ferreira Viveiros Tavares dos
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Maximiano, Marisa da Silva, Ferreira, Pedro Henrique Gaspar Cordeiro, Querido, Ana Isabel Fernandes, Sargento, Ana Lúcia Marto, Carvalho, Henrique Amado, Leal, Susana, Bernardes De Oliveira, Sandra Margarida
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/3820

Objective: To develop a digital platform for optimizing data collection processes with medical scales and monitoring data for measuring value in health. Method: Using an investigative intervention methodology, a platform was developed including qualitative and quantitative approaches in three phases: focal groups were conducted by a multidisciplinary team of investigators and healthcare providers at the pilot study site, an Integrated Continuous Care Unit (UCCI); data from a sample of 21 UCCI users was analyzed as a pre-test to classify different levels of complexity; UCCI financial data and operational costs were collected and analyzed during the 21 users stay at the UCCI. The platform’s iteractive and incremental development allowed for the collection of as a form of improvement. Results: The platform includes three modules: a mobile application; a dashboard; and an import module. Data collected on the platform are centralized and shown on the dashboard. Data are collected using a mobile application and/or an import module to input data from existing medical systems. Conclusion: The mobile application is ready to be used by healthcare providers and caregivers. The dashboard shows users’ clinical follow-up and health gain data for monitoring.