Exploring Intra and Interorganizational Integration Efforts Involving the Primary Care Sector - A Case Study from Ontario.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The primary care sector is uniquely positioned to lead the coordination of providers and organizations across health and social care sectors. This study explores whether intraorganizational (professional) integration within a primary care team might be related to interorganizational integration between primary care and other community partners involved in caring for complex patients.

Methods

Two care coordination initiatives (Health Links) were selected - one led by a primary care team with a high level of intraorganizational integration as assessed by the Collaborative Practice Assessment Tool (CPAT), and the other led by a primary care team with a low level of intraorganizational integration. A case study design involving a social network approach

SUBMITTER: Khan AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9461681 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature