Purpose: Advanced digital innovations in rehabilitation have the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes, yet their integration into healthcare systems is often limited by the lack of structured frameworks for evaluation. Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC) principles, which emphasize achieving meaningful health outcomes relative to the costs, offer a promising foundation for assessing the impact of these innovations. This study addresses this need by developing a VBHC-based framework to support the impact assessment of digital health solutions in rehabilitation. The framework is applied within the SOCRATE project—to which the author actively contributed—that focuses on enhancing continuity of care for frail and chronic patients through technologies enabling a hub-and-spoke model of care. Methodology: The research followed a structured, multi-phase approach. An initial AS-IS analysis mapped current rehabilitation workflows and identified existing challenges, followed by a TO-BE design envisioning improvements with digital interventions. A comprehensive literature review then provided insights into existing VBHC models and the specific health outcomes associated with stroke and femur fracture rehabilitation. The framework was further co-developed through expert elicitation with multidisciplinary stakeholders, including healthcare providers, administrators, and technology experts, who collaboratively defined key indicators that are both theoretically sound and clinically relevant. Results: The resulting Multidimensional VBHC Impact Framework comprises indicators that follow the VBHC value ratio, measuring outcomes relative to the costs of delivering those outcomes. Outcomes encompass both health outcomes, which reflect direct patient benefits, and enablers of health outcomes, which are essential factors that facilitate achieving these outcomes. Cost measures assess the resources required across the full care cycle. This framework not only provides a structured approach to evaluating the impact of rehabilitation technologies but also promotes a patient-centered care model that optimizes both clinical outcomes and resource utilization.
Scopo: Le innovazioni digitali avanzate nel campo della riabilitazione hanno il potenziale di migliorare significativamente gli esiti per i pazienti, ma la loro integrazione nei sistemi sanitari è spesso limitata dalla mancanza di framework strutturati per la valutazione. I principi della transizione Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC), che enfatizzano il raggiungimento di esiti significativi in rapporto ai costi, offrono una base promettente per valutare l'impatto di queste innovazioni. Questo studio risponde a questa esigenza sviluppando un framework basato sui principi della VBHC per supportare la valutazione dell’impatto delle soluzioni di salute digitale nella riabilitazione. Il framework è applicato nel contesto del progetto SOCRATE—al quale l'autore ha contribuito attivamente—che mira a migliorare la continuità delle cure per pazienti fragili e cronici attraverso tecnologie che consentono un modello di cura hub-and-spoke. Metodologia: La ricerca ha seguito un approccio strutturato e multi-fase. Un'analisi iniziale AS-IS ha mappato i flussi di lavoro riabilitativi attuali, identificando le sfide esistenti, seguita da un design TO-BE che immagina miglioramenti grazie a interventi digitali. Una revisione completa della letteratura ha poi fornito approfondimenti sui modelli VBHC esistenti e sugli esiti di salute specifici associati alla riabilitazione per ictus e frattura del femore. Il framework è stato ulteriormente co-sviluppato tramite l’elicitazione di esperti con stakeholder multidisciplinari, tra cui clinici, amministratori ed specialisti in innovazione tecnologica, che hanno collaborato per definire indicatori teoricamente solidi e rilevanti dal punto di vista clinico. Risultati: Il framework multidimensionale di impatto VBHC risultante comprende indicatori che seguono il rapporto di valore VBHC, misurando gli esiti rispetto ai costi per ottenerli. Gli esiti comprendono sia gli esiti di salute, che riflettono i benefici diretti per i pazienti, sia gli abilitatanti degli esiti di salute, ossia i fattori essenziali che facilitano il raggiungimento di questi esiti. Le misure dei costi valutano le risorse necessarie lungo l'intero ciclo di cura. Questo framework non solo fornisce un approccio strutturato per valutare l'impatto delle tecnologie riabilitative, ma promuove anche un modello di cura centrato sul paziente che ottimizza sia gli esiti clinici sia l'utilizzo delle risorse, identificando le dimensioni chiave per valutare l’impatto delle tecnologie riabilitative.
Fostering technological innovation in rehabilitation: development of a multidimensional VBHC impact framework
Capurro, Elena
2023/2024
Abstract
Purpose: Advanced digital innovations in rehabilitation have the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes, yet their integration into healthcare systems is often limited by the lack of structured frameworks for evaluation. Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC) principles, which emphasize achieving meaningful health outcomes relative to the costs, offer a promising foundation for assessing the impact of these innovations. This study addresses this need by developing a VBHC-based framework to support the impact assessment of digital health solutions in rehabilitation. The framework is applied within the SOCRATE project—to which the author actively contributed—that focuses on enhancing continuity of care for frail and chronic patients through technologies enabling a hub-and-spoke model of care. Methodology: The research followed a structured, multi-phase approach. An initial AS-IS analysis mapped current rehabilitation workflows and identified existing challenges, followed by a TO-BE design envisioning improvements with digital interventions. A comprehensive literature review then provided insights into existing VBHC models and the specific health outcomes associated with stroke and femur fracture rehabilitation. The framework was further co-developed through expert elicitation with multidisciplinary stakeholders, including healthcare providers, administrators, and technology experts, who collaboratively defined key indicators that are both theoretically sound and clinically relevant. Results: The resulting Multidimensional VBHC Impact Framework comprises indicators that follow the VBHC value ratio, measuring outcomes relative to the costs of delivering those outcomes. Outcomes encompass both health outcomes, which reflect direct patient benefits, and enablers of health outcomes, which are essential factors that facilitate achieving these outcomes. Cost measures assess the resources required across the full care cycle. This framework not only provides a structured approach to evaluating the impact of rehabilitation technologies but also promotes a patient-centered care model that optimizes both clinical outcomes and resource utilization.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10589/231226