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How an integrated care program can improve health care outcomes and reduce costs

By The DO Staff

06.14.24

Today’s health care landscape is fraught with barriers to meeting patients’ needs. Time constraints in traditional practices can affect the quality of patient care, which, in turn, may increase cost burdens on practices, hospital systems, insurance companies and patients. With the average age of the population increasing, so too are the number of chronic conditions. Patients are increasingly showing up to outpatient and inpatient settings with complex medical histories, and they often need multiple medications and procedures.