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Skill-mix Innovation, Effectiveness and Implementation

Skill-mix Innovation, Effectiveness and Implementation
Open Access

Skill-mix Innovation, Effectiveness and Implementation

Improving Primary and Chronic Care
Claudia B. Maier, Technische Universität Berlin
Marieke Kroezen, Trimbos Institute
Reinhard Busse, Technische Universität Berlin
Matthias Wismar, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
June 2022
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    What are skill-mix innovations and why are they relevant? This systemic analysis of health workforce skill-mix innovations provides an overview of the evidence and lessons for implementation across multiple countries. The authors focus on six core segments of health systems: health promotion and prevention, acute care, chronic care, long-term and palliative care, as well as access for vulnerable groups and people living in underserved areas. In addition, the book analyses the roles of educational systems, workforce planning and policy, and financing within individual countries' healthcare organisations from a cross-country perspective. Although implementing skill-mix changes may be prone to stakeholder opposition or other barriers, this book helps identify ways to steer the process. The authors ultimately determine what skill-mix innovations exist, who may benefit from the changes and how to implement these changes within health systems. This Open Access title is the sixth book in Cambridge's European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series.

    • Provides an systematic, comprehensive synthesis of skill-mix innovations and outcomes on patients and health systems
    • Highlights what factors support the implementation process of skill-mix changes taking a cross-country perspective
    • Supports policy-makers and workforce planners in the implementation process by identifying potential bottlenecks and supportive measures in the implementation
    • This book is also available open access

    Product details

    June 2022
    Paperback
    9781009013758
    300 pages
    228 × 151 × 23 mm
    0.6kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Skill-mix for primary and chronic care: definitions, conceptual framework and relevance for policy and practice Claudia B. Maier, Gemma A. Williams, Hannah Budde, Laura Pfirter, Reinhard Busse and Matthias Wismar
    • 2. Skill-mix changes: what evidence on patent outcomes and health systems? Claudia B. Maier, Hannah Budde, Laura Pfirter, and Marieke Kroezen
    • 3. Implementing skill-mix changes: lessons for policy and practice Claudia B. Maier, Giada Scarpetti, Marieke Kroezen, Mathilde S. Akeroyd, Hannah Budde, Laura Pfirter, and Matthias Wismar
    • 4. Keeping people healthy: skill-mix innovations for improved disease prevention and health promotion Stephan van den Broucke, Katarzyna Czabanowska
    • Hannah Budde, Laura Pfirter, and Claudia B. Maier
    • 5. Caring for people with acute conditions: transitional care, relocation of care and new division of work Ivy Bourgeault, Christine Bond, Romy Mahrer-Imhof, Hannah Budde, Bernd Rechel, and Claudia B. Maier
    • 6. Chronic conditions and multimorbidity: skill-mix innovations for enhanced quality and coordination of care Juliane Winkelmann, Gemma A. Williams, Mieke Rijken, and Katherine Polin
    • 7 Long-term and palliative care at home: skill-mix innovatons for enhanced responsiveness and satisfaction of patients and caregivers Elke Berger, Ramona Backhaus, Jans Hamers, Peter Pype, Pauline Boeckxstaens, Laura Pfirter, and Claudia B. Maier
    • 8. Addressing the particular challenges of patients living in rural and remote areas and for disadvantaged groups: skill-mix innovations to improve access and quality of care Jan de Maeseneer, Giada Scarpetti, Hannah Budde, and Claudia B. Maier
    • 9. Education and planning: anticipating and responding to skill gaps, changing skill needs and competencies Ronald Batenburg and Marieke Kroezen
    • 10. Implementing skill-mix innovations: role of policy and financing Giada Scarpetti, Claudia B. Maier, Hannah Budde, Dheepa Rajan, Erica Richardson, and Walter Sermeus
    • 11. Change management in health care settings: organizational strategies to foster skill-mix changes Marieke Kroezen, Ellen Kuhlmann, Christian Gericke, and Gilles Dussault.
      Contributors
    • Claudia B. Maier, Gemma A. Williams, Hannah Budde, Laura Pfirter, Reinhard Busse, Matthias Wismar, Marieke Kroezen, Giada Scarpetti, Mathilde S. Akeroyd, Stephan Van den Broucke, Katarzyna Czabanowska, Ivy Bourgeault, Christine Bond, Romy Mahrer-Imhof, Bernd Rechel,Juliane Winkelmann, Gemma A. Williams, Mieke Rijken, Katherine Polin, Elke Berger, Ramona Backhaus, Jans Hamers, Peter Pype, Pauline Boeckxstaens, Jan De Maeseneer, Dheepa Rajan, Erica Richardson, Walter Sermeus, Ellen Kuhlmann, Christian Gericke, Gilles Dussault

    • Editors
    • Claudia B. Maier , Technische Universität Berlin

      Claudia B. Maier is Senior Researcher at the Berlin University of Technology.

    • Marieke Kroezen , Trimbos Institute

      Marieke Kroezen is Senior Researcher at the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction.

    • Reinhard Busse , Technische Universität Berlin

      Reinhard Busse is a Professor and Director at the Berlin University of Technology.

    • Matthias Wismar , European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

      Matthias Wismar is a Programme Manager at the European Observatory of Health Systems and Policies.