Variation in Provider Connectedness Associates with Outcomes of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in an Analysis of Data from a National Health System

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) often require multidisciplinary care with tight coordination among providers. Provider connectedness, a measure of the relationship among providers, is an important aspect of care coordination that has been linked to higher quality care. We aimed to assess variation in provider connectedness among medical centers, and to understand the association between this established measure of care coordination and outcomes of patients with IBD.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - August 11, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg, Xianshi Yu, Deena Costa, Timothy P. Hofer, Sarah Krein, John Hollingsworth, Wyndy Wiitala, Sameer Saini, Ji Zhu, Akbar Waljee Source Type: research