Coordination of care in the Chinese health systems: A gap analysis of service delivery from a provider perspective

Introduction: Increases in health care utilization and costs resulting from the rising prevalence of chronic conditions related to aging populations, is exacerbated by a high level of fragmentation that characterizes health care systems in China. There have been several pilot studies of structural integration, but not much is known about the impact on care coordination, which is an important aspect of healthcare system integration. The aims of …