title: [A new model of integrated care: Ospedale di Continuità].
abstract: The "Continuity of Care Hospital", which is now realized in the Santa Verdiana Hospital, Castelfiorentino (Italy), is aimed at solving the existing gap between hospitalists and primary care physicians. This new model of care could represent an effective tool for solving the emerging medical and teaching needs of a population characterized by advanced age and comorbidities.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Inter-Aziendale di Formazione per la Continuity, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Firenze. rtarquini@unifi.it
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tarquini
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coletta
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dei
authors.forename: Nedo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mennuti
authors.forename: Gian Franco
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Gensini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D005194:Family Practice; D006266:Health Education; D020445:Hospitalists; D006761:Hospitals / Q000639:trends*; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011320:Primary Health Care; D000078329:Workforce