Table 2.
Integration strategies* – analytical framework.
| A. Administrative | |||
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| 1. Governance system: | ▪ Steering committees at strategic, tactical and operational levels | ||
| 2. Management system for the network: | ▪ Policies, orientations and planning | ▪ Care trajectory | ▪ Primary-care models |
| ▪ One-stop service | ▪ Inter-organisational agreements/service contracts | ▪ Information and monitoring management tools | |
| B. Clinical | |||
| 1. Service plans | ▪ Intervention plans | ▪ Individual service plans | ▪ Treatment/follow-up protocols |
| 2. Case management | ▪ Case managers | ▪ Intensive case management ▪ Assertive or non-assertive community treatment |
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| 3. Referral mechanisms between organisations | |||
| 4. Joint programmes | |||
| 5. Training, clinical coaching and inter-organisational internships | |||
| 6. Integrated care | |||
| 7. Shared staff between organisations | |||
| 8. Other clinical tools | ▪ Needs assessment tools, uniform registration forms, report cards, consent forms, etc. | ||
*Adapted from: Ref. [32].