Abstract
This thesis aimed to contribute to a better understanding of what integrated primary care is, and how it can be achieved by focussing on the collaboration processes that underlie the development of integrated primary care. The first part of this thesis operationalized the concept of integrated care from a primary care perspective. The second part of this thesis described the collaboration mechanisms among integrated care projects that were part of a national integrated primary care study in The Netherlands.
Highlights
Integrated primary care services are considered a vital strategy for maintaining sustainable and affordable healthcare provisions
This thesis aimed to contribute to a better understanding of what integrated primary care is, and how it can be achieved by focussing on the collaboration processes that underlie the development of integrated primary care
Part II: What is the role of collaboration in the development of integrated primary care? The second part of the thesis described the collaboration mechanisms among integrated care projects that were part of a national integrated primary care study in The Netherlands
Summary
Integrated primary care services are considered a vital strategy for maintaining sustainable and affordable healthcare provisions. A solid scholarly explanation about the concept of integrated primary care and knowledge of its accompanying collaboration processes for success is limited. 2) What is the role of collaboration in the development of integrated primary care?. The first part of the thesis concerned the reconfiguration and operationalization of the concept of integrated care from a primary care perspective. Based on the theoretical assumptions of integrated care and primary care, the Rainbow Model of Integrated Care (RMIC) was developed to grasp the complex and multi-dimensional nature of integrated care. This model distinguishes two primary care guiding principles, namely person-focused and
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