Integrated Health Services across Different Levels: Worldwide Experiences

Dear Colleagues

In recent years, health systems have encountered several challenges and, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic, have had to undertake a process of restructuring to enhance cooperation across all levels of healthcare. This is a worldwide problem that impacts all nations—irrespective of the nature of funding, whether it is public or private—that are committed to healthcare.

This topic aims to examine various international instances of care integration, both horizontally (between healthcare units of similar care levels or different departments within a hospital) and vertically (between health units operating at different care levels), with a focus on outcomes related to access, efficiency, productivity, and the quality of health outcomes, as well as user and/or professional satisfaction.

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Dr. Alexandre Morais Nunes
Dr. Diogo Cunha Ferreira
Topic Editors