The patient at the centre: evidence from 17 European integrated care programmes for persons with complex needs

• Main Authors: Thomas Czypionka (Author), Markus Kraus (Author), Miriam Reiss (Author), Erik Baltaxe (Author), Josep Roca (Author), Sabine Ruths (Author), Jonathan Stokes (Author), Verena Struckmann (Author), Romana Tandara Haček (Author), Antal Zemplényi (Author), Maaike Hoedemakers (Author), Maureen Rutten-van Mölken (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background As the prevalence of multi-morbidity increases in ageing societies, health and social care systems face the challenge of providing adequate care to persons with complex needs. Approaches that integrate care across sectors and disciplines have been increasingly developed and imple...