20,000 Downloads for Handbook Integrated Care

A book co-written by Centre knowledge partners Dr Nick Goodwin and Viktoria Stein from the International Foundation for Integrated Care has reportedly attracted more than 20,000 downloads. The book, Handbook Integrated Care was launched last June and according to publisher Springer it has attracted almost 23,000 downloads.

The handbook is split into four distinct sections, including the conceptual basis of integrated care; the different management aspects; an analysis of the potential for integrated care in select patient groups and a series of examples from eight health systems.

The handbook gives profound insight into the main ideas and concepts of integrated care. It offers a managed care perspective with a focus on patient orientation, efficiency, and quality by applying widely recognised management approaches to the field of health care. The handbook also provides international best practices and shows how integrated care does work throughout various health systems.

Read a preview of the book here.

Nick Goodwin, PhD is the co-founder and CEO of the International Foundation for Integrated Care, and Co-Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Integrated Care. Nick is a social scientist, policy analyst and thought leader in health system integration and person-centered care, with an extensive background in policy and practice to design, implement and evaluate integrated care. He has published widely on the subject and holds a range of educational, research and consulting roles worldwide, collaborating with the WHO and its regional offices, governments and local authorities, as well as universities.

Viktoria Stein, PhD is Head of the Integrated Care Academy(c) at the International Foundation for Integrated Care, and Co-Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Integrated Care. She has worked extensively to promote integrated care on the local, regional, national and international levels throughout her career. Her expertise lies in the systemic and organizational prerequisites necessary to promote transformational change, specifically strengthening the competencies of patients, service providers and decision makers to support sustainable integrated care.

Both Nick and Viktoria will be visiting the North Coast in November as part of the Centre’s upcoming Transformers III series. Nick will be discussing the growth and impact of alliancing as a means to promote value in care provision and Viktoria will be discussing how to manage cross-sector alliances effectively to develop a ‘one team’ culture. Nick and Viktoria will be joined by IFIC colleague Dr Apostolos Tsiachristas (author of the chapter on Economic Evaluation of Integrated Care) who will be discussing how to define, measure and reward value through effective planning and purchasing.

You can download the full Transformers III program and learn about other speakers here.