IPCHS. Integrated People-Centred Health Services

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Contents tagged: cooperation

Aug. 30, 2017 Europe Publication
Engaging and empowering people and communities, Reorienting the model of care, Coordinating services within and across sectors, Creating an enabling environment

Challenges and achievements in integrated care: different health and social care providers working together. Successful projects that show that this is the way

The Catalan health system is a public healthcare system, funded by taxes, with universal coverage and public healthcare services portfolio. There´s a mixed healthcare providers network. Delivery of integrated health and social care witha a shift to a patient-centered model is one of the main challenges of our public system. this artcile share three experiences of different models developed to improve integration of social and healthcare services, to guarantee the continuum of care and to achieve quality health and social care outcomes. 

continuum of care, cooperation, health services, integrated care, integrated health services, network, patient-centered care, public health, quality improvement, social care, universal health coverage
Jan. 21, 2020 Americas Publication
Engaging and empowering people and communities, Coordinating services within and across sectors, Creating an enabling environment

Building a Thriving Primary Health Care System: The story of Costa Rica

Situated in Central America, Costa Rica’s 4.9 million citizens have access to one of the most effective primary health care systems in the world. The country’s unique, team-based model of primary care service delivery successfully combines preventive and curative care to provide comprehensive primary health care to nearly all Costa Rican citizens. This case study examines the process by which Costa Rica developed its laudable primary health care system, fully describes the functioning of the system through both clinical and patient perspectives, and elucidates key lessons about primary health care delivery that can be learned from the Costa Rican experience.

community health workers, cooperation, family centred care, health unit, integrated health services, national services, decentralization, technical assistance, multidisciplinary teams, primary health care reform, universal health coverage