Healthcare fragmentation, multimorbidity, potentially inappropriate medication, and mortality: a Danish nationwide cohort study

Healthcare fragmentation, multimorbidity, potentially inappropriate medication, and mortality: a Danish nationwide cohort study

Abstract Background Patients with multimorbidity are frequent users of healthcare, but fragmented care may lead to suboptimal treatment. Yet, this has never been examined across healthcare sectors on a national scale. We aimed to quantify care fragmentation using various measures and to analyze the...

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Main Authors: Anders Prior, Claus Høstrup Vestergaard, Peter Vedsted, Susan M. Smith, Line Flytkjær Virgilsen, Linda Aagaard Rasmussen, Morten Fenger-Grøn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Fragmentation
Continuity of care
Healthcare utilization
Multimorbidity
Primary care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03021-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03021-3

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