[Continuity of medical care. Evaluation of a collaborative program between hospital and Primary Care].
The patients being treated in our health care system are becoming increasingly older and have a greater prevalence of chronic diseases. Due to these factors, these patients require greater and easier accessibility to the system as well as continuity of medical care. Collaboration between the different levels of health care has been instrumental in the success of the system and has produced changes in the hospital medical care protocol. Our hospital has developed a care model oriented towards the patient's needs, resulting in a higher grade of satisfaction among the medical professionals. In this paper, we have given a detailed description of part of our medical model, illustrating its different components and indicating several parameters of its evaluation. We have also reviewed the current state of the various models published on this topic. In summary, we believe that this medical care model presents a different approach to management that benefits patients, medical professionals and the health system alike.
Fernández Moyano
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Unidad de Medicina Interna, Servicio de Medicina, Hospital San Juan de Dios del Aljarafe, Bormujos, Sevilla, Spain. afernandez@aljarafe.sjd.es
García Garmendia
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JL
Palmero Palmero
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C
García Vargas-Machuca
B
B
Páez Pinto
J M
JM
Alvarez Alcina
M
M
Aparicio Santos
R
R
Benticuaga Martines
M
M
Delgado de la Cuesta
J
J
de la Rosa Morales
R
R
Escorial Moya
C
C
Espinosa Calleja
R
R
Fernández Rivera
J
J
González-Becerra
C
C
López Herrero
E
E
Marín Fernández
Y
Y
Mata Martín
A M
AM
Ramos Guerrero
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A
Romero Rivero
M J
MJ
Sánchez-Dalp
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M
Vallejo Maroto
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I
D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011320:Primary Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation