Open AccessPatient care complexity as perceived by primary care physicians.
Author(s) -
Jill Mount,
R. Michael Massanari,
Jay D. Teachman
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
families systems and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.491
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1939-0602
pISSN - 1091-7527
DOI - 10.1037/fsh0000122
Subject(s) - medical diagnosis , psychological intervention , health care , mental health , latent class model , medicine , complexity science , nursing , family medicine , psychiatry , computer science , management science , pathology , machine learning , economics , economic growth
Currently there are various definitions of patient care complexity with little consensus. The numbers of patients with complex care needs are increasing. To improve interventions for "complex patients" and appropriately reimburse healthcare providers it is important to determine the characteristics or contextual factors contributing to complexity.