A Multi-level Technical Infrastructure for Diabetes Chronic Care Management in China

摘要

This paper specifies the World Health Organization's Innovative Care for Chronic Conditions Framework (ICCC) to diabetes prevention and management activities in China via extensive literature review and verification using qualitative data analysis of both primary and secondary data. We utilize the specified ICCC to propose an integrative and interconnected technical architecture that addresses some of the gaps and needs found at the macro, meso, and micro levels. The proposed technical infrastructure creates an integrative framework, where the technical architecture has strategic alignment with all layers of the ICCC. This will help policy makers and technologists facilitate developing a comprehensive infrastructure to address management of chronic conditions in China, as well as providing a catalyst for new initiatives.