Abstract Purpose of Review Latin America is the scenario of great inequalities where about
32 million human beings live with diabetes. Through this review, we aimed at describing the …

Background Quality improvement collaboratives (QIC) have proliferated internationally, but
there is little empirical evidence for their effectiveness. Method We searched Medline …

Background Patient care is a complex activity which demands that health and social care
professionals work together in an effective manner. The evidence suggests, however, that …

Background The increasing prevalence of chronic disease and even multiple chronic
diseases faced by both developed and developing countries is of considerable concern …

Methods First, a literature review was conducted to identify features for achieving integrated
service delivery. Second, a thematic analysis method was used to develop a taxonomy of …

Context In response to national efforts to improve quality of care, policymakers and health
care leaders have increasingly turned to quality improvement collaboratives (QICs) as an …

Abstract Background The Chronic Care Model (CCM) is a framework developed to redesign
care delivery for individuals living with chronic diseases in primary care. The CCM and its …

Importance Interprofessional collaborative practice (ICP), the collaboration of health workers
from different professional backgrounds with patients, families, caregivers, and communities …

Background Efforts to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care provision
have often focused on changing approaches to the way services are organized and …

We have witnessed an ongoing increase in the publication of evaluation work aimed at
measuring the processes and outcomes related to a range of interprofessional education …