In order to have an effective healthcare system that is patient centered, care coordination is inherent. This involves significant communication between health professionals, to ensure that quality care is consistently provided to patients. In addition, as care teams strive to make primary care the center for all of a patient’s general needs, further integration may be necessary. With primary care serving as the “hub” for most patients, incorporating facets of other fields is not only plausible but an obvious next step for better coordination.
The PCC has consistently acknowledged the need for an increase in care coordination, and further integration of other fields, such as oral health and behavioral health. The PCC has shown a commitment to further primary care integration by creating the Primary Care and Behavioral Health Integration Workgroup and participating in grants centered around increasing the visibility of oral health in the primary care space.
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95% of patients satisfied with their primary care physicians, but many worried about healthcare costs | FierceHealthcare | October 4, 2017 |
States move to prioritize primary care | November 11, 2017 | |
Healthcare Coalition Calls on CMS to Maintain Leadership on Value-Based Payment | November 22, 2017 | |
Researchers Investigate Primary Care Professional Burnout:Root Cause: Underutilized Team-based Care | AAFP News | January 31, 2018 |
System-wide changes in health delivery is an urgent and necessary task | The Hill | February 19, 2018 |
Apple is launching medical clinics to deliver the 'world's best health care experience' to its employees | CNBC | February 27, 2018 |
Healthcare is moving from episodic to 'life-based care' | Healthcare IT News | March 5, 2018 |
Disinvesting In Primary Care? | March 14, 2018 | |
More primary care, more healthcare services, but lower costs in the long run | March 14, 2018 | |
New National Group Seeks to Promote Cross-Sector Solutions to Health | PR Newswire | March 28, 2018 |