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. 2021 Nov 8;21(4):14. doi: 10.5334/ijic.5632

Table 1.

Framework on Integrated People-Centred Health Services: current status in 9 CEE countries.


POLICY OPTIONS AND INTERVENTIONS COUNTRY
0 – DOES NOT EXIST; 1 – DEVELOPMENT PLANS; 2 – JUST BEING IMPLEMENTED; 3 – IMPLEMENTED

BELARUS CZECH REPUBLIC HUNGARY LITHUANIA POLAND ROMANIA RUSSIA SLOVAKIA UKRAINE

Strategy 1: Engaging and empowering people & communities (individuals and families, communities, informal carers, underserved and marginalized)

Health education 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2

Shared clinical decision making 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2

Self-management 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

Community delivered care 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 0 2

Community health workers 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 1

Civil society, user and patient groups 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2

Social participation in health 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 2

Training for informal carers 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2

Peer support 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Care for the carers 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1

Equity goals into health sector objectives 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2

Outreach programmes and services 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

Contracting out 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 2

Expansion of primary care 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 2

Strategy 2: Strengthening governance & accountability (bolstering participatory governance, Enhancing mutual accountability)

Community participation in policy formulation and evaluation 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1

National health plans promoting integrated people-centred health services 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

Donor harmonization and alignment with national health plans 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1

Decentralization 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 2

Clinical governance 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ? 1

Health rights and entitlement 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1

Provider report cards 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ? 0

Patient satisfaction surveys 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3

Patient reported outcomes 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1

Performance evaluation 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1

Performance based financing and contracting 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1

Population registration with accountable care providers 1 3 3 3 3 1 2 3 3

Strategy 3: Reorienting the model of care (Defining service priorities based on life-course needs, respecting social preferences; Revaluing promotion, prevention and public health; Building strong primary care-based systems; Shifting towards more outpatient and ambulatory care; Innovating and incorporating new technologies)

Local health needs assessment 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1

Comprehensive package of services 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

Strategic purchasing 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 ? 1

Gender and cultural sensitivity 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Health technology assessment 2 3 2 3 3 0 2 3 1

Population risk stratification 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 2

Surveillance, research and control of risks and threats to public health 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 2

Public health regulation and enforcement 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 2

Primary care with family and community-based approach 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 2

Multidisciplinary teams 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1

Home and nursing care 2 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 2

Repurposing secondary and tertiary hospitals for acute complex care only 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 2

Outpatient surgery and day hospital 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 1

Shared electronic medical record 0 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 1

eHealth 0 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 2

Strategy 4: Coordinating services within and across sectors (Coordinating care for individuals; Coordinating health programmes and providers; Coordinating across sectors)

Care pathways 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2

Referral and counter-referral systems 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2

Case management 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1

Care transition 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Team-based care 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 1

Regional/district-based health service delivery networks 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 2

Integration of vertical programmes into national health system 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1

Incentives for care coordination 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0

Health in all policies 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1

Intersectoral partnerships 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

Merging of health sector and social services 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1

Integration of traditional medicine into health services 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

Coordinating preparedness and response to health crises 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0

Strategy 5: Creating an enabling environment (Strengthening leadership and management for change; Strengthening information systems and knowledge; Striving for quality improvement and safety; Reorienting the health workforce; Aligning regulatory frameworks; Improving funding and reforming payment systems)

Transformational and distributed leadership 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1

Change management strategies 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1

Information systems 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 1

Systems research and knowledge management 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1

Quality assurance 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2

Culture of safety 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1

Continuous quality improvement 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2

Workforce training 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 3

Multi-disciplinary teams 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 1

Improvement of working conditions and compensation 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1

Provider support groups 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1

Alignment of regulatory framework 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Sufficient health system financing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Mixed payment models based on capitation 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2

Bundled payments 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ? 2