Healthcare fragmentation, multimorbidity, potentially inappropriate medication, and mortality: a Danish nationwide cohort study.
Anders PriorClaus Høstrup VestergaardPeter VedstedSusan M SmithLine Flytkjaer VirgilsenLinda Aagaard RasmussenMorten Fenger-GrønPublished in: BMC medicine (2023)
Several clinical indicators of care fragmentation were associated with morbidity level. Care fragmentation was associated with higher rates of potentially inappropriate medication and increased mortality even when adjusting for the most important confounders. Frequent contact to the usual provider, fewer transitions, and better coordination were associated with better patient outcomes regardless of morbidity level.