TY - JOUR KW - Decision Support Systems, Clinical KW - Delivery of Health Care, Integrated KW - Humans KW - Interdisciplinary Communication KW - Patient Care Management KW - Psychophysiologic Disorders/complications/therapy KW - Risk Assessment KW - Social Behavior Disorders/complications/therapy KW - Sociology, Medical AU - F. C. Stiefel AU - F. J. Huyse AU - W. Sollner AU - J. P. Slaets AU - J. S. Lyons AU - C. H. Latour AU - N. van der Wal AU - P. de Jonge A1 - AB - During the last 10 years the INTERMED method has been developed as a generic method for the assessment of bio-psychosocial health risks and health needs and for planning of integrated treatment. The INTERMED has been conceptualized to counteract divisions and fragmentation of medical care. Designed to enhance the communication between patients and the health providers as well as between different professions and disciplines, the INTERMED is a visualized, action-oriented decision-support tool. This article presents various aspects of the INTERMED, such as its relevance, description, scoring, the related patient interview and treatment planning, scientific evaluation, implementation, and support for the method. BT - The Medical clinics of North America C5 - Medically Unexplained Symptoms CP - 4 CY - United States DO - 10.1016/j.mcna.2006.05.006 IS - 4 JF - The Medical clinics of North America N2 - During the last 10 years the INTERMED method has been developed as a generic method for the assessment of bio-psychosocial health risks and health needs and for planning of integrated treatment. The INTERMED has been conceptualized to counteract divisions and fragmentation of medical care. Designed to enhance the communication between patients and the health providers as well as between different professions and disciplines, the INTERMED is a visualized, action-oriented decision-support tool. This article presents various aspects of the INTERMED, such as its relevance, description, scoring, the related patient interview and treatment planning, scientific evaluation, implementation, and support for the method. PP - United States PY - 2006 SN - 0025-7125; 0025-7125 SP - 713 EP - 758 EP - T1 - Operationalizing integrated care on a clinical level: the INTERMED project T2 - The Medical clinics of North America TI - Operationalizing integrated care on a clinical level: the INTERMED project U1 - Medically Unexplained Symptoms U2 - 16843771 U3 - 10.1016/j.mcna.2006.05.006 VL - 90 VO - 0025-7125; 0025-7125 Y1 - 2006 ER -