Improving Linkages and Referrals to the Broader Health System : For Dignified, Person-Centered Care Amidst Demographic Change
In mature health systems, specialty care systems are well developed but integration between primary care and specialty services can be poor or nonexistent, leading to missed referrals, duplication of basic diagnostics and care, long wait times, and...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/261011560324691734/Improving-Linkages-and-Referrals-to-the-Broader-Health-System-for-Dignified-Person-Centered-Care-Amidst-Demographic-Change http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31856 |
| Summary: | In mature health systems, specialty care
systems are well developed but integration between primary
care and specialty services can be poor or nonexistent,
leading to missed referrals, duplication of basic
diagnostics and care, long wait times, and a lack of
follow-up. Forward-looking frontline services will need to
develop stronger two-way linkages and referrals with
specialist networks, helping ensure continuity of care from
primary care to specialist appointments and hospitals, and
back again to the community. |
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