delivery of health care, integrated

Preferred Label : delivery of health care, integrated;

MeSH definition : A health care system which combines physicians, hospitals, and other medical services with a health plan to provide the complete spectrum of medical care for its customers. In a fully integrated system, the three key elements - physicians, hospital, and health plan membership - are in balance in terms of matching medical resources with the needs of purchasers and patients. (Coddington et al., Integrated Health Care: Reorganizing the Physician, Hospital and Health Plan Relationship, 1994, p7);

Related MeSH term : integrated health care systems; integrated delivery systems; Delivery System, Integrated; Delivery Systems, Integrated; Integrated Delivery System; System, Integrated Delivery; Systems, Integrated Delivery;

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Origin ID

D019033;

UMLS CUI

C0282600;

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False automatic mappings
- coordination of care [Q-code]
Record concept(s)
- delivery of health care, integrated [MeSH concept]
- integrated delivery systems [MeSH concept]
- integrated health care systems [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- managed care programs [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Health Care Activity [UMLS semantic type]

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