Identifiers, or "Red Flags," of complexity and need for integrated care

Abstract

Because complex medical patients are a subgroup of the medical population and because complexity assessment involves extra effort, preselection of these patients through identifiers is necessary. There is no best identifier for complexity, and the one most suitable for the population served should he selected. This article provides a table with poten\uf1al identifiers and discurses the difference between disease-oriented screening and treatment and a more generic approach such as complexity screening and complexity management