Operationalizing integrated care on a clinical level: the INTERMED project.
During the last 10 years the INTERMED method has been developed as a generic method for the assessment of bio-psychosocial health risks and health needs and for planning of integrated treatment. The INTERMED has been conceptualized to counteract divisions and fragmentation of medical care. Designed to enhance the communication between patients and the health providers as well as between different professions and disciplines, the INTERMED is a visualized, action-oriented decision-support tool. This article presents various aspects of the INTERMED, such as its relevance, description, scoring, the related patient interview and treatment planning, scientific evaluation, implementation, and support for the method.
Stiefel
Friedrich C
FC
Service de Psychiatrie de Liaison, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Rue du Bugnon 44, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. frederic.stiefel@chuv.ch
Huyse
Frits J
FJ
Söllner
Wolfgang
W
Slaets
Joris P J
JP
Lyons
John S
JS
Latour
Corine H M
CH
van der Wal
Nynke
N
de Jonge
Peter
P
D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010346:Patient Care Management; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D012962:Sociology, Medical