Evaluation framework for healthcare integration pilots in the Basque Country/Marco evaluativo de las experiencias de integración asistencial en el País Vasco

The Basque Health Service is currently running a series of pilots in healthcare integration with the objective of obtaining better outcomes in the management of chronic patients, through an improvement in the quality of care and in resource use efficiency. Despite evidence that the effectiveness of specific interventions in the management of chronic patients, there is no sound evidence to assess the extent to which models and policies on health integration contribute to improvements in quality of care and cost reduction within health systems. In this context, it is essential to evaluate healthcare integration pilots to determine to what extent expected outcomes are achieved in the medium to long term and, therefore, how integration may contribute to the sustainability of health systems. Description