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Descriptor English:   Delivery of Health Care, Integrated 
Descriptor Spanish:   Prestación Integrada de Atención de Salud 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Prestação Integrada de Cuidados de Saúde 
Synonyms English:   Delivery System, Integrated
Delivery Systems, Integrated
Integrated Delivery System
System, Integrated Delivery
Systems, Integrated Delivery
Integrated Delivery Systems
Integrated Health Care Systems  
Tree Number:   N04.590.374.142
N05.300.262
Definition English:   A health care system which combines physicians, hospitals, and other medical services with a health plan to provide the complete spectrum of medical care for its customers. In a fully integrated system, the three key elements - physicians, hospital, and health plan membership - are in balance in terms of matching medical resources with the needs of purchasers and patients. (Coddington et al., Integrated Health Care: Reorganizing the Physician, Hospital and Health Plan Relationship, 1994, p7) 
Indexing Annotation English:   specify geog if pertinent
History Note English:   96 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CL classification EC economics
ES ethics HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence MA manpower
MT methods OG organization & administration
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends UT utilization
Record Number:   32782 
Unique Identifier:   D019033 

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