Care Coordination & Integration

In order to have an effective healthcare system that is patient centered, care coordination is inherent. This involves significant communication between health professionals, to ensure that quality care is consistently provided to patients. In addition, as care teams strive to make primary care the center for all of a patient’s general needs, further integration may be necessary. With primary care serving as the “hub” for most patients, incorporating facets of other fields is not only plausible but an obvious next step for better coordination. 

 

The PCC has consistently acknowledged the need for an increase in care coordination, and further integration of other fields, such as oral health and behavioral health. The PCC has shown a commitment to further primary care integration by creating the Primary Care and Behavioral Health Integration Workgroup and participating in grants centered around increasing the visibility of oral health in the primary care space. 

Related Content

Titolo Date Source
Cost, Utilization, and Quality of Care: An Evaluation of Illinois’ Medicaid Primary Care Case Management Program September 2014 Annals of Family Medicine
Fact sheets: Medicare ACOs continue to succeed in improving care, lowering cost growth September 2014 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Patient-centered medical home implementation effects on emergency room utilization: a case study. September 2014 Hospital Topics
State Strategies for Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health Services in a Changing Medicaid Environment August 2014 The Commonwealth Fund
Aligning Payers and Practices to Transform Primary Care: A Report from the Multi-State Collaborative August 2014 Milbank Memorial Fund
Caring for High-Need, High-Cost Patients: What Makes for a Successful Care Management Program? August 2014 Commonwealth Fund
The medical home transformation in the veterans health administration: an evaluation of early changes in primary care delivery August 2014 Health Services Research
PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME UNIVERSITY July 2014 Georgia Academy of Family Physicians
Changes in Office Visit Use Associated With Electronic Messaging and Telephone Encounters Among Patients With Diabetes in the PCMH July 2014 Annals of Family Medicine
Horizon BCBSNJ’s 2013 study results demonstrate patient-centered program improves patient care and lowers costs July 2014 Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

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Titolo Source Date
No More Lip Service; It’s Time We Fixed Primary Care (Part One) Health Affairs November 20, 2018
Primary care physician visits drop among patients with employer plans November 19, 2018
CMS to ask if HIPAA is a barrier to care coordination November 14, 2018
Hospitals are ill-equipped to treat behavioral health, ECRI finds Modern Healthcare November 14, 2018
Bellin Health builds primary-care teams to boost physician, patient satisfaction Modern Healthcare November 10, 2018
New cholesterol management guidelines call for personalized risk assessments Washington Post November 10, 2018
Addressing the dual crises of pain and opioids — a case for patient-centeredness The Hill October 31, 2018
For millennials, a regular visit to the doctor’s office is not a primary concern October 6, 2018
Primary Care as Healthcare Infrastructure Harvard Health Policy Review October 5, 2018
JAMA Forum: Progress in Primary Care—From Alma-Ata to Astana JAMA October 3, 2018

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