Open AccessImproving Care Coordination in Primary Care
Author(s) -
Edward H. Wagner,
Nirmala Sandhu,
Katie Coleman,
Kathryn E. Phillips,
Jonathan R. Sugarman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - Romanian
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000197
Subject(s) - checklist , referral , medical home , accountability , nursing , primary care , medicine , ambulatory care , psychology , family medicine , health care , political science , law , cognitive psychology
Although coordinating care is a defining characteristic of primary care, evidence suggests that both patients and providers perceive failures in communication and care when care is received from multiple sources.