Experiences and preliminary effects of the Comprehensive chrOnic caRe outpatiEnt (CORE) clinic for patients with multimorbidity in the hospital setting.

The introduction of a CCP is feasible, and exploratory analysis on effectiveness shows lower hospital care use without decreasing patient satisfaction. However, this is accompanied by several challenges that show current fragmented systems still do not support implementation of integrated care initiatives. Overcoming those comes with substantial costs and may require a strong bottom-up implementation within a motivated team and actions on all levels of healthcare systems.