Primary care informatics and integrated care

Abstract

This chapter gives an educational overview of: • The biopsychosocial model of primary health care and longitudinal relationships; • Management of undifferentiated problems and chronic illness within the clinical relationship; • Patient-centred care in the context of health promotion, early detection and effective care of patients with chronic illness; • Inter-professional networks, connectedness, connectivity and interoperability; • Record linkage and health information sharing/exchange for clinical, audit, quality assurance, professional development and research purposes. © 2010 The authors and IOS Press. All rights reserved.