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. 2003 Jul-Sep;26(3):221-9.
doi: 10.1097/00003727-200307000-00007.

Using interagency collaboration to serve older adults with chronic care needs: the Care Advocate Program

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Using interagency collaboration to serve older adults with chronic care needs: the Care Advocate Program

Gretchen E Alkema et al. Fam Community Health. 2003 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

This article describes the Care Advocate Program, an interagency collaborative effort that involved health care organizations, social service agencies, and an academic research center to improve chronic care service delivery to older adults. The article discusses existing barriers to effective chronic care delivery as well as concepts for successful collaboration. The article describes the multiple and often competing demands of stakeholders who undertake collaborative projects. It concludes with lessons learned when partners from different settings work together to design and implement a demonstration program.

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