Delivery of Health Care, Integrated

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)

Year introduced: 1996

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Tree Number(s): N04.590.374.142, N05.300.262

MeSH Unique ID: D019033

Entry Terms:

• Integrated Health Care Systems
• Integrated Delivery Systems
• Delivery System, Integrated
• Delivery Systems, Integrated
• Integrated Delivery System
• System, Integrated Delivery
• Systems, Integrated Delivery

Previous Indexing:

• Delivery of Health Care (1985-1995)

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Health Care Category
Health Services Administration
Patient Care Management
Delivery of Health Care
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Provider-Sponsored Organizations

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Health Care Category
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Delivery of Health Care
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Provider-Sponsored Organizations