Social Networks in French Balneotherapy: A Focus on Spa Doctors.

Spa therapy is a medical treatment based on the use of natural mineral water. In France, spa therapy is delivered in spa care facilities (SCF) involving the intervention of several actors (stakeholders). Spa doctors are key stakeholders as they prescribe the treatments, follow spa patients and assess spa therapy with scientific studies.

An evaluation of five regional health information technology-based programmes to improve health and social care coordination: A quasi-experimental controlled before/after mixed design.

Objectives: Health information technology (HIT) can help coordinate health and social actors involved in patients' pathways. We assess five regional HIT-based programmes ('' or TSN) introduced in France, covering the period 2012-2018.

Methods: This was a quasi-experimental controlled before/after mixed design.