A Multi-site Case Study of Care Coordination Between Primary Care and Specialty Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Care coordination is critical for patients with multiple chronic conditions, but fragmentation of care persists. Providers' perspectives of facilitators and barriers to coordination are needed to improve care.

Objectives

We sought to understand providers' perspectives on care coordination for patients having multiple chronic diseases served by multiple providers.

Research design

Based upon our earlier survey of patients with multiple chronic conditions, we selected 8 medical centers having high and low coordination. We interviewed providers to identify facilitators and barriers to coordination and compare them between patient-rated high sites and low sites and between primary care (PC)-mental health (MH) and PC-medical/surgical specialty care.

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SUBMITTER: Charns MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8989667 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature