SynthesisBMC health services research2013
A systematic review of the care coordination measurement landscape.
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60 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Back to basics: A mediation analysis approach to addressing the fundamental questions of integrated care evaluations.Health economics · 2023Article
- Continuity and care coordination of primary health care: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Smart Glasses for Supporting Distributed Care Work: Systematic Review.JMIR medical informatics · 2023Review
- Patients' Experience of Specialty Care Coordination: Survey Development and Validation.Journal of patient-centered research and reviews · 2023Article
- Lung Cancer Patients' Conceptualization of Care Coordination in Selected Public Health Facilities of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- eHealth in Care Coordination for Older Adults Living at Home: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
- Coordination Models for Cancer Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Applications and User Perceptions of Smart Glasses in Emergency Medical Services: Semistructured Interview Study.JMIR human factors · 2022Article
- Patient-Reported Care Coordination is Associated with Better Performance on Clinical Care Measures.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Article
- Measuring care coordination in German primary care - adaptation and psychometric properties of the Medical Home Care Coordination Survey.BMC health services research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundCare coordination has increasingly been recognized as an important aspect of high-quality health care delivery. Robust measures of coordination processes will be essential tools to evaluate, guide and support efforts to understand and improve coordination, yet little agreement exists among stakeholders about how to best measure care coordination. We aimed to review and characterize existing measures of care coordination processes and identify areas of high and low density to guide future measure development.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review of measures published in MEDLINE through April 2012 and identified from additional key sources and informants. We characterized included measures with respect to the aspects of coordination measured (domain), measurement perspective (patient/family, health care professional, system representative), applicable settings and patient populations (by age and condition), and data used (survey, chart review, administrative claims).
resultsAmong the 96 included measure instruments, most relied on survey methods (88%) and measured aspects of communication (93%), in particular the transfer of information (81%). Few measured changing coordination needs (11%). Nearly half (49%) of instruments mapped to the patient/family perspective; 29% to the system representative and 27% to the health care professionals perspective. Few instruments were applicable to settings other than primary care (58%), inpatient facilities (25%), and outpatient specialty care (22%).
conclusionsNew measures are needed that evaluate changing coordination needs, coordination as perceived by health care professionals, coordination in the home health setting, and for patients at the end of life.
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