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e-Health and Co-production: Critical Drivers for Chronic Diseases Management.
A progressively ageing population makes the healthcare management of chronic
diseases (e.g. heart failure (HF), diabetes, geriatric psychosis) an extremely
relevant matter for worldwide national health systems, as chronicity persists
for a long time and generally cannot be permanently cured. In order to ensure the
economic and social sustainability of treating such diseases, new healthcare
business models, based on innovative tools and patientsâ participation, should
be considered. The adoption of new technologies and the active involvement of
patients in the therapeutic pathway might represent fundamental drivers in
healthcare delivery innovation. Accordingly, empirical evidence about Chronic
Diseases Management, based on new technologies, such as remote monitoring
(RM) systems, shows how patients are enabled to actively take part in the
follow-up process. This âco-productionâ approach to the service has shown a
reduction in health organizationsâ workload for the same level of outcome
(e.g. hospitalization rate reduction), suggesting new opportunities in the design
of healthcare delivery systems. Moreover, within this evidence, end-usersâ
(patients and their caregivers) collaboration, i.e. more skilled and
ICT-adoption oriented, represents strong support to the medical profession, as
well as to patientsâ satisfaction and loyalty. Drawing from these premises, this
work aims at summarizing Italian empirical evidence highlighted through the
case study method) of co-production and telemedicine joint implementation.
Specifically, through such evidence, we aim to describe how e-Health and
co-production could prove to be crucial organizational drivers in Chronic Diseases Management, both in cost reduction and in service (outcome)
innovation