Operational integration in primary health care: patient encounters and workflows

Operational integration in primary health care: patient encounters and workflows

Abstract Background Despite several countrywide attempts to strengthen and standardise the primary healthcare (PHC) system, Greece is still lacking a sustainable, policy-based model of integrated services. The aim of our study was to identify operational integration levels through existing patient c...

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Main Authors: Dimitra Sifaki-Pistolla, Vasiliki-Eirini Chatzea, Adelais Markaki, Kyriakos Kritikos, Elena Petelos, Christos Lionis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Primary health care
Operational integration
Integrated care
Clinical pathways
Structure
Outcome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2702-5

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