Governance in the transformational journey toward integrated healthcare: The case of Ontario

作     者：Dong, Linying Sahu, Roshan Black, Rod 

作者机构：Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management (TRSITM) Ted Rogers School of Management Toronto Metropolitan University Toronto ON Canada Information Science Department Georgian College Barrie ON Canada Digital Health Program Manager Ontario Health Frankford ON Canada 

出 版 物：《Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases》 (J. Infor. Technol. Teach. Classes)

年 卷 期：2024年第14卷第1期

页      面：24-36页

学科分类：0402[教育学-心理学(可授教育学、理学学位）] 1205[管理学-图书情报与档案管理] 0401[教育学-教育学] 0809[工学-电子科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 08[工学] 

基　　金：The author(s) received no financial support for the research  authorship  and/or publication of this article 

主　　题：digital health Health IS Healthcare healthcare transformation interoperability IS management and governance 

摘      要：Ontario, the most populous province and the main driver of economic growth in Canada, has been plagued by rising healthcare costs and declining health quality. Firmly believing that care integration is integral to health quality and efficiency of the healthcare system, the Ontario government has embarked on its journey of healthcare system transformation. The case, by taking a snapshot of its transition from the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) model to the Ontario Health Team model, offers insights into the governance of the LHIN model as well as the initiative of integrating a myriad of healthcare information systems to support care integration. After 12 years’ controversial operation of LHINs, the government dissolved the organization and announced its plan to switch to the Ontario Health Team model. Under the new model, Ontario Health Teams would be responsible for providing a full and coordinated spectrum of care for patients, especially those with complex care needs. Would this round of transformation and emphatic focus on digital health lead Ontario one step closer to integrated care that Ontarians have been chasing for so long? © Association for Information Technology Trust 2022.