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. 2016 Oct 31;4(4):e33. doi: 10.2196/medinform.5012

Table 1.

Identification of added values that can be expected per actor.

Actor Added value description Impact type: qualitative or quantitative
Care receiver Control of the organization of care Qualitative
Strengthened involvement and empowerment Qualitative
Higher quality of care Qualitative
Higher state of peace of mind Qualitative
Higher state of self-management, less care dependent Qualitative
Lowered barriers for social contact and decrease of social isolation Qualitative
Better informed of existing and practical care support services Qualitative
Informal care giver Better care task coordination Qualitative
Improved quality of care or work atmosphere Qualitative
Less stress, less unexpected tasks, increased state of peace of mind Qualitative
Being better (and real time) informed Qualitative
Formal care giver and
care organization
Better care task coordination Qualitative
Improved quality of care or work atmosphere Qualitative
Less stress, less unexpected tasks, increased state of peace of mind Qualitative
Significant decrease in administration time (scheduling, adapting schedules, billing, etc) Quantitative
Reassuring care receivers when delay during care visits Qualitative
Primary care (GPs) Access to more complete care and context data Qualitative
Improved quality of care, faster and more complete diagnoses Qualitative
Being better (and real time) informed Qualitative
Secondary and tertiary care Access to more complete care and context data Qualitative
Being better informed Qualitative
Improved quality of care, faster and more complete diagnose Qualitative
Care insurer or payer and society More opportunities for prevention Qualitative
Savings because of delayed transition to care home Quantitative
Increase in cost-efficiency Quantitative
Overall higher quality of care Qualitative
Transition from curative to preventive care Qualitative