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Introduction: Mobilizing different types of expertise helps to meet some of the challenges faced by health care systems. In French-speaking Switzerland, patient expertise has been mobilized in a new postgraduate curriculum, the Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Care Coordination and Networking, according to the different levels of engagement described in the Montreal Model.

Purpose Of The Research: The aim of our research was to explore a) the feasibility and acceptability of implementing different levels of patient involvement in this continuing education program, b) the factors that influence them, and c) the preliminary benefits of this implementation for students.

Integrated Care in Switzerland: Strengths and Weaknesses of a Federal System.

Introduction: Switzerland's fragmented healthcare system mirrors its federal structure and mix of cultures and languages. Although the Swiss have a higher life expectancy than most of their neighbours, their healthcare system faces similar challenges that call for more integrated care (IC).

Aim/method: This article aims to provide insight into the specificities of and latest developments in Switzerland's healthcare system and how they may have influenced the development and implementation of IC there.

Realist evaluation of a pilot intervention implementing interprofessional and interinstitutional processes for transitional care.

In 2016, in Switzerland, we implemented transitional interprofessional and interinstitutional shared decision-making processes (IIPs) between a short-stay inpatient care unit (SSU) and primary care professionals. Between 2018 and 2019, we evaluated this intervention using a realist design to answer the following questions: for whom, with whom, in which context and how have IIPs been implemented? Our initial theory was tested via interviews with patients, primary care professionals and staff from the SSU. Results showed that a patient's stay at the SSU, with actors committed to facilitating IIPs, reinforced the perceived appropriateness and implementation of those IIPs.

Transitional shared decision-making processes for patients with complex needs: A feasibility study.

Introduction: Shared decision-making (SDM) processes, combining patients' and professionals' perspectives, are especially necessary for patients with complex needs (CNs) during their care transitions. In 2016, we started implementing interprofessional and interinstitutional SDM processes (IIPs) for patients admitted to a short-stay unit (SSU) for inpatient care and then followed-up by primary care providers. Two types of IIPs were identified: (a) iterative IIPs, and (b) meeting IIPs.

Healthcare system maturity for integrated care: results of a Swiss nationwide survey using the SCIROCCO tool.

Objectives: To assess the maturity of the Swiss healthcare system for integrated care and to explore whether this maturity varied according to several variables.

Design: A Swiss nationwide individual electronic survey in November 2019.

Setting And Population: Stakeholders identified via lists of the Swiss Forum for Integrated Care and of the integrated care unit of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, and representatives of 26 cantonal public health departments, were invited to participate.

Financial Barriers Decrease Benefits of Interprofessional Collaboration within Integrated Care Programs: Results of a Nationwide Survey.

Introduction: Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is a key ingredient of integrated care. Nevertheless, IPC benefits remain unclear and its implementation within integrated care initiatives is not straightforward. In this study, we first explored whether IPC was associated with organisational and patient care improvements in Swiss integrated care initiatives; we then investigated the effect of various barriers faced by these initiatives, on these associations.

Written interprofessional communication in the context of home healthcare: A qualitative exploration of Swiss perceptions and practices.

The aim of this study was to explore the practices and perceptions of Swiss home care professionals with regards to written interprofessional communication. We analyzed 11 home care notebooks and conducted six focus groups with home health-care professionals in 2015-2016. Interprofessional written communication was rarely explicit.

Integrated care in Switzerland: Results from the first nationwide survey.

Introduction: Due to fragmentation of care delivery, health systems are under pressure and integrated care is advocated for. Compared to the numerous existing integrated care initiatives in Europe and elsewhere, Switzerland seems to lag behind.

Methods: The objective of the survey was to produce a comprehensive overview of integrated care initiatives in Switzerland.

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Patient management is becoming increasingly complex, particularly because of the growing prevalence ofchronic diseases and ageing populations. The Swiss health care system is fragmented and struggles to coordinate care provided by professionals from multiple disciplines or working for different institutions. Models to improve health care of complex situations are available that particularly advocate a coordinated team approach.