Coordinating Care — A Perilous Journey through the Health Care System
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- 6 March 2008
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 358 (10) , 1064-1071
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmhpr0706165
Abstract
Patients with chronic illness often receive care from multiple providers in multiple settings and require coordination of their complex care. This report assesses the quality of the coordination of care, describes barriers to coordinated care, and discusses some solutions to improve care coordination in the United States.Keywords
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