scholarly journals Continuity of health service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of digital health technologies in Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supp 2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Henry Kamulegeya ◽  
John Mark Bwanika ◽  
Davis Musinguzi ◽  
Pauline Bakibinga
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Health Service Delivery ◽  
Health Technologies

scholarly journals Flip the Clinic: A Digital Health Approach to Youth Mental Health Service Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracey A Davenport ◽  
Vanessa Wan Sze Cheng ◽  
Frank Iorfino ◽  
Blake Hamilton ◽  
Eva Castaldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Health Service Delivery ◽  
Model Of Care ◽  
Mental Health Service Delivery

UNSTRUCTURED The demand for mental health services is projected to rapidly increase as a direct and indirect result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given that young people are disproportionately disadvantaged by mental illness and will face further challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial to deliver appropriate mental health care to young people as early as possible. Integrating digital health solutions into mental health service delivery pathways has the potential to greatly increase efficiencies, enabling the provision of “right care, first time.” We propose an innovative digital health solution for demand management intended for use by primary youth mental health services, comprised of (1) a youth mental health model of care (ie, the Brain and Mind Centre Youth Model) and (2) a health information technology specifically designed to deliver this model of care (eg, the InnoWell Platform). We also propose an operational protocol of how this solution could be applied to primary youth mental health service delivery processes. By “flipping” the conventional service delivery models of majority in-clinic and minority web-delivered care to a model where web-delivered care is the default, this digital health solution offers a scalable way of delivering quality youth mental health care both in response to public health crises (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) and on an ongoing basis in the future.

A Platform To Enable Algorithms As Service Model Aimed at Digital Health Service Delivery

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karan Bhavsar ◽  
Harsh Vishwakarma ◽  
Bhaskar R Pawar ◽  
Sujit Shinde ◽  
Sanjay Kimbahune ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Health Service Delivery ◽  
Service Model

scholarly journals The role of ‘hidden’ community volunteers in community-based health service delivery platforms: examples from sub-Saharan Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 27214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Leon ◽  
David Sanders ◽  
Wim Van Damme ◽  
Donela Besada ◽  
Emmanuelle Daviaud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Health Service Delivery ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Volunteers ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Flip the Clinic: A Digital Health Approach to Youth Mental Health Service Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

10.2196/24578 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. e24578
Author(s):  
Tracey A Davenport ◽  
Vanessa Wan Sze Cheng ◽  
Frank Iorfino ◽  
Blake Hamilton ◽  
Eva Castaldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Health Service Delivery ◽  
Model Of Care ◽  
Mental Health Service Delivery

The demand for mental health services is projected to rapidly increase as a direct and indirect result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given that young people are disproportionately disadvantaged by mental illness and will face further challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial to deliver appropriate mental health care to young people as early as possible. Integrating digital health solutions into mental health service delivery pathways has the potential to greatly increase efficiencies, enabling the provision of “right care, first time.” We propose an innovative digital health solution for demand management intended for use by primary youth mental health services, comprised of (1) a youth mental health model of care (ie, the Brain and Mind Centre Youth Model) and (2) a health information technology specifically designed to deliver this model of care (eg, the InnoWell Platform). We also propose an operational protocol of how this solution could be applied to primary youth mental health service delivery processes. By “flipping” the conventional service delivery models of majority in-clinic and minority web-delivered care to a model where web-delivered care is the default, this digital health solution offers a scalable way of delivering quality youth mental health care both in response to public health crises (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) and on an ongoing basis in the future.

Digital health innovations in China in response to Covid-19 pandemic: benefits, challenges and future trends (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoting Sun ◽  
Yuhong Yang ◽  
Jialin Charlie Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Health Service Delivery ◽  
Qr Code ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Health Innovations ◽  
International Audience

UNSTRUCTURED In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, China has made tremendous efforts in developing digital innovations such as health QR code, digital vaccine chains and Internet hospitals in helping with disease surveillance, vaccination, and health service delivery. Our manuscript briefly summarized the benefits, challenges, and future trends of these digital health innovations, hoping to call for further discussion from the international audience.

PP162 Bridging Brazil's Know-Do Gap On Social Engagement In Health Technology Assessment

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (S1) ◽  
pp. 129-130
Author(s):  
Maria-Sharmila Sousa ◽  
Mabel Figueiró ◽  
Aline Silva ◽  
Everton Silva ◽  
Marcus Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Health Service Delivery ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Health Technologies

Introduction:Social engagement in health encompasses the idea of involving (parts of) society as full partners in the decision-making regarding both development and implementation of health technologies. Evidence shows that patient engagement is linked with fewer adverse events, better patient self-management, fewer diagnostic tests, decreased use of healthcare services and shorter lengths of stay in hospitals. Matching the escalating healthcare requirements to face the ongoing societal and economic challenges regarding access and coverage to (new) health technologies is not an easy task for health providers.Methods:We conducted a systematic review (CRD42017068714) designed to address the institutional implementation of social engagement by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. All systematic reviews were evaluated using the new version of AMSTAR and, once all findings are synthesized, we will use the GRADE-CERQual approach to assess for confidence.Results:From 399 publications that met the inclusion criteria, 80 described the implementation of social engagement during the development and implementation of (new) health technologies at various levels (local, regional, national, supranational), countries and for different health technologies and social actors. The remaining 319 publications constitute case studies describing barriers and enablers to implementing social engagement in HTA and coverage decision-making processes. By mapping barriers and facilitators, we explored effectiveness and sustainability, further observing how citizen science-based strategies can ultimately reform health service delivery by innovating the social engagement in health technology development and implementation.Conclusions:This systematic review addresses the know-do gap on social engagement in health technology development and implementation, from a global perspective, as a way of improving the Brazilian Ministry of Health's HTA activities and enabling a Brazilian strategy to reform health service delivery. Enabling social engagement as early as possible, during all the stages of the development cycle, grants a more effective and sustainable health care system.

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