Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: Introduction: Telecare Public Service of the Basque Government (betiON) is part of a comprehensive care model focused on the person, whose fundamental aspect is to address the social and health needs of people in a coordinated manner, both in preventive and in care aspect.Its connection with health care devices allows having information of systems which share data on health and social issues.This makes possible a characterization of the target population and the development of integrated health and social care provision models.This service is aimed at:-People over 75 who live alone -People over 65 who are in a situation of acknowledged dependency or in situation of vulnerability recognized by social services -People with intellectual, physical or sensory disability and recognized dependency at any degree -People who have a diagnosed mental illness and present a situation of recognized dependency or risk of social exclusion.The socio-health coordination has been turned into the adoption of various measures and it addresses objectives and actions for active aging, coordination of socio-health space, adequate Conclusions: The coordination of social and health services through the connection of information systems and telecare as a platform of services offer significant opportunities for innovation in the intervention relating to this population.
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.1744
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,839
OpenAlex ID: W1496940797