Pathways towards health care systems with a chronic-care focus : beyond the four walls

Garcia-Goni, Marcel and Mckiernan, Peter and Paulucci, Francesco; Albach, H and Meffert, H and Pinkwart, A and Reichwald, R and von Eiff, W, eds. (2015) Pathways towards health care systems with a chronic-care focus : beyond the four walls. In: Boundaryless Hospital. Springer, Berlin, pp. 59-80. ISBN 9783662490105 (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49012-9_4)

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Abstract

Increasing health care expenditure is a matter of concern in many countries, particularly in relation to the underlying drivers of such escalation that include aging, medical innovation, and change in the burden of disease, such as the growing prevalence of chronic diseases.