Care pathways across the primary-hospital care continuum: using the multi-level framework in explaining care coordination
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Care pathways across the primary-hospital care continuum: using the multi-level framework in explaining care coordination
BACKGROUND Care pathways are widely used in hospitals for a structured and detailed planning of the care process. There is a growing interest in extending care pathways into primary care to improve quality of care by increasing care coordination. Evidence is sparse about the relationship between care pathways and care coordination.The multi-level framework explores care coordination across orga...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Health Services Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-296