The field is rapidly growing, but few resources are available and working models are limited. This book provides a roadmap for transitioning from traditional methods of health care to the new integrated model.
This text thoroughly reviews the evidence base and core principles that support integrated care models.
The new models of integrated care presented in this book are population-based, which is the key to improved outcomes, and they represent a change in how medicine in general and psychiatry in particular will approach health care delivery ...
This book critically examines integrated care, looking at integration from an unconventional angle to reveal the tacit assumptions we make when we manage and change health services.
The first step of care involves watchful waiting and minimal educational efforts, such as information sharing, referral to self-help groups, bibliotherapy (perhaps using an iPod), and other e-health (computer-based) technologies.
As procedural and institutional hurdles are being overcome, codes for integrated care have been adopted. Accordingly, the book provides in-depth coverage of finance and funding models, challenges to billing, and emerging payment models.
The field is rapidly growing, but few resources are available and working models are limited. This book provides a roadmap for transitioning from traditional methods of health care to the new integrated model.
This book provides pertinent and practical information about how to create, work, and thrive in an Integrated Care (IC) setting.
The text covers the full range of factors that must be considered when implementing an integrated care program.
The field is rapidly growing, but few resources are available and working models are limited. This book provides a roadmap for transitioning from traditional methods of health care to the new integrated model.