title: Multidisciplinary management of patients with cirrhosis: a need for care coordination.
abstract: Cirrhosis is a common chronic condition with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Optimal medical management involves a multidisciplinary approach, but coordination between medical specialties needs to be improved. This clinical perspective discusses care coordination interventions that have been successful in other disease states and how they could be applied to the management of cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5362, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mellinger
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Volk
mesh_terms: D006298:Health Services Administration; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*