Dimensions of Proximity: An Actionable Framework to Better Understand Integrated Practices in Cancer Networks.

Deliberate actions at different levels within the cancer network create a number of dimensions of proximityGeographic proximity, be it objective or subjective, facilitates relational, cognitive and institutional proximityA national cancer plan sustained by shared leadership enhances organizational proximity, facilitating integrated practicesActivation of different dimensions of proximity among network actors likely underpins and sustains functional, normative and organizational integrationInsufficient efforts to create technological and institutional proximity contribute to inconsistent clinical and professional integrationThe multiple dimensions of proximity appear a promising complement to existing models of integration, especially in complex contexts such as cancer networks.