Why we should focus on Multiple Chronic Conditions

My thoughts on multiple chronic conditions in BMJ Global Health. Let's start a conversation on how health systems should respond to this threat. #NCDs #chronicdisease #multiplechronicconditions #multimorbidity

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• Consensus agreement on the taxonomy of patients living with more than one chronic condition is needed.
• Prevention of chronic diseases through improvements to lifestyle behaviours remains paramount to tackling multiple chronic conditions (MCC); evaluations to establish cost-effective interventions are required.
• Data reporting and monitoring systems, such as hospital coding, should specifically address and monitor MCCs.
• Healthcare delivery systems need to adapt to manage more than one chronic condition simultaneously; this will be facilitated by innovative changes in healthcare payment mechanisms.
• An increase in the resources to further the evidence base must be part of any strategic solution for MCCs.

https://gh.bmj.com/content/3/3/e000874