Background Health and care services are becoming increasingly strained and healthcare
authorities worldwide are investing in integrated care in the hope of delivering higher-quality …

Background Healthcare systems around the world have been responding to the demand for
better integrated models of service delivery. However, there is a need for further clarity …

Integrated multidisciplinary care is difficult to achieve between specialist clinical services
and primary care practitioners, but should improve outcomes for patients with chronic and/or …

Objectives: To perform a systematic review of the current literature to assess the association
be tween integrated healthcare delivery systems and changes in cost and quality. Methods …

Background The NHS has been challenged to adopt new integrated models of service
delivery that are tailored to local populations. Evidence from the international literature is …

Objective To summarise the evidence regarding the effectiveness of integrated care
interventions in reducing hospital activity. Design Umbrella review of systematic reviews and …

Care for people with chronic conditions is an issue of increasing importance in industrialized
countries. This article examines three recent efforts at care coordination that have been …

Objective To review systematic reviews and meta-analyses of integrated care programmes
in chronically ill patients, with a focus on methodological quality, elements of integration …

Policy Points: Investigations on systematic methodologies for measuring integrated care
should coincide with the growing interest in this field of research. A systematic review of …

Methods: A systematic search of 5 databases to identify studies comprising older adults
assessing hospital admission, length of hospital stay, hospital readmission, patient …