What Do We Mean By Integrated Care, Whole Person Care, Transmural Care, Or Coordinated Care?
The buzzword in health policy these days is “integrated care.” Also known as whole person care, transmural care, coordinated care, collaborative care, or holistic care, the basic premise is that integrated health care is the systematic coordination of mental health care with physical health care.1 Generally speaking, this means aligning behavioral health care – care for such disease states such as depression, schizophrenia, autism, or addiction treatments – with primary health care – care for broken bones, chronic conditions like …
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