Integrated care as a priority of the Basque Strategy for Chronic Diseases: the Bidasoa Integrated Healthcare Organisation

摘要

ContextThe Basque Department of Health released in 2010 the “Strategy for tackling the challenge of chronicity in the Basque Country”. One of its five priority policies is contributing to the continuity of care for chronic patients. A key strategic project is the development of new integration initiatives and pilots projects in the public Basque Health System. Five different integration projects are already in place, with the Bidasoa Integrated Healthcare Organisation as the flagship project.