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Patients are often unclear about why they are being referred from primary care to a specialist, how to make appointments, and what to do after seeing a specialist.

Current health care systems are often disjointed, and processes vary among and between primary care sites and specialty sites.

Redesigning a health care system in order to better coordinate patients' care is important for the following reasons: Well-designed, targeted care coordination that is delivered to the right people can improve outcomes for everyone: patients, providers, and payers.Īlthough the need for care coordination is clear, there are obstacles within the American health care system that must be overcome to provide this type of care.

Working to align resources with patient and population needs.Ĭare coordination is identified by the Institute of Medicine as a key strategy that has the potential to improve the effectiveness, safety, and efficiency of the American health care system.

Supporting patients' self-management goals.

Monitoring and followup, including responding to changes in patients' needs.

Establishing accountability and agreeing on responsibility.

There are two ways of achieving coordinated care: using broad approaches that are commonly used to improve health care delivery and using specific care coordination activities.Įxamples of broad care coordination approaches include:Įxamples of specific care coordination activities include: This means that the patient's needs and preferences are known and communicated at the right time to the right people, and that this information is used to guide the delivery of safe, appropriate, and effective care. The main goal of care coordination is to meet patients' needs and preferences in the delivery of high-quality, high-value health care.

Care coordination in the primary care practice involves deliberately organizing patient care activities and sharing information among all of the participants concerned with a patient's care to achieve safer and more effective care.

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