Managing Chronic Conditions: Lessons Learnt from a Comparative Analysis of Seven Years' Policies for Chronic Care Patients in Italy

This policy paper aims to compare what policies are developed in Italy for the management of chronic patients in order to improve population health, quality of care and patient experience and reduce per-capita cost. The paper also aims to identify the key trends and evolutionary trajectories across...

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Published in:International journal of integrated care 2022-01, Vol.22 (1), p.4-4
Main Authors: Ferrara, Lucia, Zazzera, Angelica, Tozzi, Valeria D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
chronic conditions
Chronic illnesses
Comparative analysis
Disease management
Heart failure
integrated care
management
multimorbidity
policy evaluation
Policy Paper
programs
Regions
Trends
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Summary:This policy paper aims to compare what policies are developed in Italy for the management of chronic patients in order to improve population health, quality of care and patient experience and reduce per-capita cost. The paper also aims to identify the key trends and evolutionary trajectories across the Country. The analysis focuses on 10 Italian Regions and the time span of observation is 7 years (from 2014 to 2020). Data collection and analysis adopts mixed methods in order to have a more in-depth picture of the contextual factors, mechanisms and outcomes. It includes a desk research of the literature and documentary analysis; semi-structured interviews; a theory driven evaluation of 12 programmes identified at the regional level; and a Consensus Conference to discuss and validate the results with an Expert Panel Group. The paper firstly describes the main policies developed in Italy in the last seven years; secondly, it discusses six main trends and clusters them into three strategies: demand management strategies; strategies to improve the management of comorbid and frail patients; and strategies to improve the coordination between levels of care and the patient journey; thirdly, it discusses eight trends and evolutionary trajectories which are now emerging.
ISSN:1568-4156
1568-4156
DOI:10.5334/ijic.5686