Coordinating Care: A Major (Unreimbursed) Task of Primary Care
Authors: Thomas Bodenheimer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2007)

Editorials20 November 2007Coordinating Care: A Major (Unreimbursed) Task of Primary CareThomas Bodenheimer, MDThomas Bodenheimer, MDFrom San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA 94110.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-147-10-200711200-00010 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail For several decades, first-contact care, continuity of care, comprehensive care, and coordinated care have been core attributes of primary care (1). Of these features, perhaps the most problem-ridden is the task of coordinating the care of patients among multiple entities beyond the primary care practice, that is, specialists, ancillary services, pharmacies, hospitals, and home care agencies. Studies demonstrate that referrals from primary care physicians to specialists often lack sufficient (or any) flow of information in either direction (2, 3). 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[PMID: 17356977] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Thomas Bodenheimer, MDAffiliations: From San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA 94110.Corresponding Author: Thomas Bodenheimer, MD, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, Building 80-83, San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110; e-mail, TBodenheimer@fcm.ucsf.edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoHow Much Time Do Physicians Spend Providing Care Outside of Office Visits? Jeffrey Farber , Albert Siu , and Patricia Bloom How to Improve Coordination of Care Todd P. Semla How to Improve Coordination of Care Edward J. Volpintesta Metrics Cited byThe Underuse of Medicare's Prevention and Coordination Codes in Primary Care A Cross-Sectional and Modeling StudySumit D. Agarwal, MD, MPH, Sanjay Basu, MD, PhD, and Bruce E. 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