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Table 1 Phases of healthcare system transitions in low- and middle-income countries

From: Optimizing patient-centeredness in the transitions of healthcare systems in low- and middle-income countries

 

Typical patient profile

Example of a typical case

Typical healthcare system feature

Phase I

Patients with acute conditions

Children with malaria

Acute care

Phase II

Patients with chronic condition

Elderly patients with lung cancer

Chronic care in parallel with acute care

Phase III

Patients with comorbidities

Patients with Tuberculosis and Diabetes

Integrated care

Phase IV

Complex patients

Single-parent with two children, Diabetes, obese, smoking, alcoholic, recently unemployed

Individualized/customized care