Building Connected Communities of Care

this book proposes a novel approach to the coordination of medicine and social services through the use of people, process, and technology, with the goal being to streamline coordination between medical and community-based organizations and to promote true cross-sector patient and client advocacy. the book is based on the experience of dallas, tx, which was one of the first metropolitan regions to develop a comprehensive foundation for partnership between a community’s clinical and social sectors using web-based information exchange. in the 5 years since the initial launch, the authors have been able to provide seamless connection, communication, and coordination between healthcare providers and a wide array of community-based social service organizations (a/k/a community-based organizations or cbos), criminal justice entities, and various other community organizations, including non-collegiate educational systems.