Open AccessEnhancing the use of technology in the long-term care sector in Canada: Insights from citizen panels and a national stakeholder dialogue
Author(s) -
Michael G. Wilson,
François-Pierre Gauvin,
Peter DeMaio,
Saif Alam,
Anastasia Drakos,
Sarah Soueidan,
Andrew P. Costa,
Robert W. Reid,
Dorina Simeonov,
Andrew Sixsmith,
Heidi Sveistrup,
John N. Lavis
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
healthcare management forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2352-3883
pISSN - 0840-4704
DOI - 10.1177/08404704221108466
Subject(s) - stakeholder , flexibility (engineering) , business , key (lock) , stakeholder engagement , public relations , covid-19 , scale (ratio) , knowledge management , political science , process management , management , computer science , medicine , economics , disease , pathology , quantum mechanics , physics , computer security , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Enhancing the use of technology in long-term care has been identified as a key part of broader efforts to strengthen the sector in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. To inform such efforts, we convened a series of citizen panels, followed by a national stakeholder dialogue with system leaders focused on reimagining the long-term care sector using technology. Key actions prioritized through the deliberations convened included: developing an innovation roadmap/agenda (including national standards and guidelines); using co-design approaches for the strengthening the long-term care sector and for technological innovation; identifying and coordinating existing innovation projects to support scale and spread; enabling rapid-learning and improvement cycles to support the development, evaluation, and implementation of new technologies; and using funding models that enable the flexibility needed for such rapid-learning cycles.