From Providers to Integrated Systems: A Challenging Journey Ahead for Singapore.

J Cheah - International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC), 2013 - search.ebscohost.com
Singapore has a population of some 5.5 million people, and is today faced with the triple
challenges of a rapidly ageing population, increased chronic disease prevalence, and most
importantly, fragmentation of health care delivery. This presents to the policy-makers a" real
and present" impetus and call-to-action to redesign and implement new care delivery
models, strengthen the governance, incentives and financing for integration; and
dramatically transform the Singapore health system to meet the rapidly evolving needs of …