Resources

• Acute vs. Chronic Conditions; from Medline Plus
  • Link  https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/18126.htm
• What is Chronic Disease?  [Vancouver Island Health Authority]
  
  • Link  http://www.viha.ca/phc_cdm/cdm/what_is_chronic_disease.htm
• Defining Comorbidity: Implications for Understanding Health and Health Services. (2009). Annals of Family Medicine, 7(4), 357–363. Valderas, J. M., Starfield, B., Sibbald, B., Salisbury, C., & Roland, M. http://doi.org/10.1370/afm.983
  • Link  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2713155/
• Coordinating Care for Adults With Complex Care Needs in the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Challenges and Solutions; from PCMH Resource Center, AHRQ
  • Link   https://pcmh.ahrq.gov/page/coordinating-care-adults-complex-care-needs-patient-centered-medical-home-challenges-and
• Navigation roles support chronically ill older adults through healthcare transitions: a systematic review of the literature; from PubMed – NCBI
  • Link  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21995806