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Volume 17, Issue 2
4 May 2009
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Review Article| May 04 2009

The Evidence Base for Vertical Integration in Health Care Available to Purchase

Angus Ramsay;
Angus Ramsay
Nihr King's Patient Safety and Service Quality Research Centre, King's College London
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Naomi Fulop;
Naomi Fulop
Nihr King's Patient Safety and Service Quality Research Centre, King's College London
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Nigel Edwards
Nigel Edwards
NHS Confederation
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2042-8685
Print ISSN: 1476-9018
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2009
Journal of Integrated Care (2009) 17 (2): 3–12.
https://doi.org/10.1108/14769018200900009

This paper reviews the evidence base for vertical integration in health care. We describe its impact on organisational structures, on how services are provided, and on such outcomes as cost, clinical outcomes and patient experience. We also outline conditions that support successful integration.

Keywords:
Vertical Integration, Quality Improvement, Primary Care, Secondary Care, Social Care, Partnership
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