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August 18, 2025British Journal of Hospital MedicineOpen Access

Integrating and Defragmenting Multi-Specialty Care for People With Multiple Long-Term Conditions

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COChristopher A. O’CallaghanVascular MedicineJRJennifer J. RaynerHeart Failure & TransplantGTGaya ThanabalasinghamChurchill Hospital

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Overview

Observational analysis highlights fragmented care in patients with multiple long-term conditions, suggesting improvements in integrated healthcare.

Key Points

  • Integrated care significantly improves patient satisfaction and potentially reduces healthcare usage.
  • Patients with multiple long-term conditions frequently experience fragmented care across specialty clinics.
  • Developed an innovative multi-specialty clinic model where specialists collaborate in real-time during patient consultations.
  • Future research is essential to define best practices for integrated healthcare delivery in patients with multiple long-term conditions.

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O’Callaghan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af453fad7bf08b1ead2cd2https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2024.0728
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