Integrated care

Integrated Care

Integrated care (pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛɡreɪtɪd kɛər/), also known as coordinated care, comprehensive care, seamless care, and transmural care, is a worldwide trend in health care reforms and new organizational arrangements focusing on more coordinated and integrated forms of care provision.

Etymology

The term "integrated" is derived from the Latin word "integratus", meaning to make whole or complete, and "care" is from the Old English word "caru", meaning sorrow or worry. In a healthcare context, integrated care is a concept bringing together inputs, delivery, management, and organization of services related to diagnosis, treatment, care, rehabilitation, and health promotion.

Definition

Integrated care is a concept bringing together inputs, delivery, management, and organization of services related to diagnosis, treatment, care, rehabilitation, and health promotion. Integration is a means to improve services in relation to access, quality, user satisfaction, and efficiency.

Related Terms

• Healthcare reform
• Healthcare management
• Health promotion
• Rehabilitation
• Diagnosis
• Treatment

See Also

• Healthcare system
• Patient-centered care
• Primary care
• Secondary care
• Tertiary care

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Integrated care
• Wikipedia's article - Integrated care

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