A Collaborative Learning Management System for the Health Integration

The lines of action of the regional healthcare area “ASUR” of Ancona (Italy) try to reach the unity, not the uniqueness of the overall set of social and health services. According to the health integration plan, the programmatic indications coming from the Administrative Department have to find a concrete realization on the territory. This can be effectively done just involving all the public and private subjects which can assure the health integration. The collaborative learn- ing management system presented in this article is a communication platform that collects all the knowledge acquired by the social and health care operators promoting discussion spaces where innovative solutions for health integration can arise. These are structured as Integrated Care Pathways and undergo clinical trials before being accepted as organizational standards. The system is based on an organizational blogosphere, and social network analysis is used to identify the social and health care staff members which have the widest view of what happens within their organizations. These can be contacted for an interview by the regional Consulting and Service Centre for the Health Integration or they can be invited to open a discussion space on the main health integration problems.