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. 2001:1:e21.

Integrated care: a position paper of the WHO European Office for Integrated Health Care Services

O Gröne  1 , M Garcia-Barbero; WHO European Office for Integrated Health Care Services
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Integrated care: a position paper of the WHO European Office for Integrated Health Care Services

O Gröne et al. Int J Integr Care. 2001.

Abstract

The WHO European Office for Integrated Health Care Services in Barcelona is an integral part of the World Health Organizations' Regional Office for Europe. The main purpose of the Barcelona office is within the integration of services to encourage and facilitate changes in health care services in order to promote health and improve management and patient satisfaction by working for quality, accessibility, cost-effectiveness and participation. This position paper outlines the need for Integrated Care from a European perspective, provides a theoretical framework for the meaning of Integrated Care and its strategies and summarizes the programmes of the office that will support countries in the WHO European Region to improve health services.

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Driving forces for Health Care Reform.
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Figure 2
Percentage of population over 65 [9].
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Figure 3
Main causes of death in the European Region [15].
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Figure 4
EU average ALOS and admission rates per 100 population [9].
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Figure 5
Total health expenditure as percent of gross domestic product [9].
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Figure 6
Total health expenditure in purchasing power parity per capita [9].
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Figure 7
The changing hospital system.
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