Over the last decade, the concept of the “complex patient” has not only been more widely
used in multidisciplinary healthcare teams and across various healthcare disciplines, but it …

Background Better identification of complex patients could help to improve their care.
However, the definition of patient complexity itself is far from obvious. We conducted a …

Importance Medically complex patients are a heterogeneous group that contribute to a
substantial proportion of health care costs. Coordinated efforts to improve care and reduce …

Background Complex patients are increasingly common in primary care and often have poor
clinical outcomes. Healthcare system barriers to effective care for complex patients have …

Healthcare professionals often feel challenged by complex patients and the associated care
needs during care transition. Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is considered an effective …

Introduction Increasingly, health care providers are adopting population health management
approaches that address the social determinants of health (SDH). However, effectively …

Introduction A growing variety of diverse data sources is emerging to better inform health
care delivery and health outcomes. We sought to evaluate the capacity for clinical …

Background Evidence supporting the effectiveness of care management programs for
complex patients has been inconclusive. However, past reviews have not focused on …

The Chronic Care Program introduced in Catalonia in 2011 focuses on improving the
identification and management of complex chronic (CCPs) and advanced chronic patients …

Purpose Chronic disease is a global concern. While ample research has aimed to identify
the epidemiology of multimorbidity and patient complexity using administrative data, little …