DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED
\dɪlˈɪvəɹi ɒv hˈɛlθ kˈe͡ə], \dɪlˈɪvəɹi ɒv hˈɛlθ kˈeə], \d_ɪ_l_ˈɪ_v_ə_ɹ_i_ ɒ_v h_ˈɛ_l_θ k_ˈeə]\
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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)
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