Sharing health information: toward better, safer care

"Having shared access to patients’ health information means health professionals in primary care – such as GPs, pharmacists and community nurses – can work more closely and effectively in multi-disciplinary teams with doctors, nurses and specialists in hospitals."

Sharing health information: toward better, safer care
Ministry of Health, New Zealand
November 2013

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Towards whole person care

"This paper reviews the case for change in the English health and care system and considers how to move towards a ‘whole person care’ approach."

Towards whole person care
S Bickerstaffe
Institute for Public Policy Research
December 2013

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Competitive integration in the NHS

"Greater integration in healthcare will result in better outcomes for patients and a more seamless patient experience."

All together now: competitive integration in the NHS
H Featherstone, D Skelton, D Prior
Policy Exchange
October 2012

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After hospitalization: a Dartmouth Atlas report

"This is the first national [USA] report to look at how effectively communities and hospitals coordinate care for some of their sickest patients—those leaving the hospital after a stay to treat an acute or chronic illness."

After hospitalization: a Dartmouth Atlas report on post-acute care for Medicare Beneficiaries
DC Goodman, ES Fisher, CH Chang, SR Raymond, KK Bronner
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
September 2011

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