Yonder: Care coordination, anal cancer prevention, lay online communication, and positive body image

Abstract

Care coordination. With increased attention given to the interdependence of social care and healthcare, care coordination has been something of a buzzword in recent years. A recent North American study set in primary care sought to understand how care coordination implementation differs across clinics, and what care coordinators perceive as barriers and facilitators of effective coordination. 1 Four major themes arose. First, there were substantial differences in how care coordination was implemented. Second was the central importance of social needs. Third was perceived success being dependent on buy-in. Finally, communication and relationship skills were essential for building patient and clinician trust. The authors noted little homogeneity in how care coordination was described, even when supporting patients with similar conditions, complexity, and social needs, and suggest a lack of best practice guidelines may partly explain this.