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Towards consistent modes for e-health implementation lessons from a telecare program’s limited success Marjolein van Offenbeek and Albert Boonstra m.a.g.van.offenbeek@rug.nl EHMA 2008 . Telecare implementation. Introduction Research question and model Case study Telecare Outcomes
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Towards consistent modes for e-health implementation lessons from a telecare program’s limited success Marjolein van Offenbeek and Albert Boonstra m.a.g.van.offenbeek@rug.nl EHMA 2008
Telecare implementation • Introduction • Research question and model • Case study • Telecare Outcomes • Analysis Implementation • Four modes • Conclusions • Recommendations
Research Question • How does the interaction among the contexts, technology and stakeholders during telecare implementation determine its use?
Structurational model Telecare technology 1 2 Institutional context Institutional context Institutional context Actors 3 Actors Stakeholders 4 Implementation process telecare
Case Study Context Telecom supplier Health- care insurer • Large scale programme for NL • Joint venture • Pilot: Winter ’06 – Spring ’08 • Focus: Nursing services in homecare delivery • Part of multi-services centre Provider of home care Care Clients of care families, volunteer aid
Partly retrospective Longitudinal 18 months period Feedback July ‘07, March, May ’08 Otherwise no intervention Documents Interviews Clients, before & after Forms for telenurses Observation Database queries Case Study Method
Telecare outcomes 11.000 clients, after selection 463 potential telecare users
Telecare outcomes Use during pilot (approx. 335 users) juli aug sep okt nov dec jan feb mrt In general low use. Substantial substitution yet for few users.
Tensions between pilot’s diverse goals Volume telecare Learning Substitution about telecare(cost reduction) Complementary care Better and/or more
Telecare Implementation Conclusions • Different institutional contexts and tensions among goals prevent a consistent implementation approach • Technology seems straightforward, but requires precision because of vulnerable target groups • While ‘believers’ expect spontaneous appropriation, it needs nursing • A variety of focused services for specific target groups will be needed to render it efficient
Sensemaking shared goals Explicit scope & scale (limit) Acknowledge tensions Beware of ‘conventionalist’ approach consistent implementation mode fitting goals Alignment target groups, services, technology, organisation Extent of integration needed (both care content and organisation, incl. ICT) Telecare Implementation Recommendations