For the benefits of integrated care to be realised, there is still much to be learnt in terms of process design, service delivery, skills mix, patients’ involvement, funding flows, regulatory conditions, and enabling information technologies to create connectivity, alignment and collaboration within and between the cure and care sectors. By studying real case studies considered to be examples of interesting integrated approaches to medical care and a defined set of horizontal issues across different European health systems, PROJECT INTEGRATE will identify generic success factors of care integration, taking into account context dependency. The results will be contrasted with international evidence and feed into operational and policy recommendations.
PROJECT INTEGRATE brings together a multi-disciplinary team with extensive knowledge of the challenges involved in promoting integrated care, drawing on financial, regulatory, human resources, technological, and managerial perspectives, covering very different European settings, including a new Member State, building on existing collaborative relationships. To ensure scientific coherence and maximise the chances of achieving effective policy change, PROJECT INTEGRATE builds on the strong, existing network of IFIC (International Foundation of Integrated Care). PROJECT INTEGRATE will impact on European health policies by providing managerial and policy recommendations, based on evidence from successful integrated care experiences, with the aim to support health providers and Member States in better organising health care and systems.
The consortium is bringing together a specialised team of 10 partners from seven different European Union Member Countries, including Belgium, Estonia, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the associated country Switzerland.
- IESE Business School (Project leader)
- Fundacio Clinic per a la Recerca Biomedica
- Stichtig Katholieke Universiteit Brabant Van Tilburg
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Karolinska Institutet
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Tartu Ulikool
- Università della Svizzera Italiana
- International Foundation for Integrated Care
- SINTEF