Data sharing in health and social care in Australia: lessons for integrating care for priority populations
There is a dialogue surrounding improving public services by shifting to an integrated care approach. Sharing can improve the continuum of care, care provision and coordination. We explored data-sharing across sectors. Social services reported less technology support and sharing is limited. Barriers and facilitators were uncovered. Increasing technology performance, and agreements and for better serve priority populations is needed.
Authors
- Maria Gabriela Uribe Guajardo
- John Eastwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1549-4368)
- James Gillespie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0355-4178)
- Vicki Giannopoulos
- Michelle Cunich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0163-3665)
- Tim Shaw
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Digital Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44482-025-00007-1
- Primary Topic
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council