The phrase "alignment of care" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to healthcare, emphasizing the coordination and consistency of care provided to patients.
Example: "The alignment of care among different healthcare providers is essential for ensuring the best outcomes for patients."
Alternatives: "coordination of care" or "integration of care".
While similarities and differences were noted at the aggregate level a different picture emerged when examining the alignment of care goals across each of the patient, caregiver and family physician triads.
Especially with regard to self-management abilities for the maintenance of overall well-being, the alignment of care delivery with the patient as a whole, beyond the chronic condition, is important [ 8].
Glasgow and colleagues [ 18] developed the "Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness care" (PACIC) to assess patients' perspective of alignment of primary care to the CCM.
We used a short (11-item) version of the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC), 32 called the PACIC-S, 33 to assess patients' perspectives on the alignment of primary care with the CCM.
This study aimed to validate the PACIC and PACIC-S in the Netherlands as an instrument to assess CVD patients' perspectives of alignment of primary care to the CCM.
We conclude that the psychometric properties of the PACIC and the PACIC-S among CVD patients are good and that both instruments are promising to assess CVD patients' perspective of alignment of primary care to the CCM.
This study also has relevance to the broader debate on tackling health inequalities by examining the extent to which mediating factors such as patient payment distort the alignment of health care provision with clinical need.
Other strategies used to bolster nursing practice were alignment of patient care delivery closer to internationally accredited Joint Commission standards [ 64] and instilling problem solving skills that encourage nurses to take ownership of local problems by designing and implementing contextually appropriate solutions [ 65].
With the increasing prevalence of multimorbidity, guidance regarding the identification and alignment of goals for care across organisations and disciplines is urgently needed.
The decision to offer local maternity services in the absence of caesarean section capability is a complex one requiring the alignment of administrators and care providers, the support of health authorities, and the expressed desire of community members within a realistic understanding of risks incurred.
A further challenge for the Health Networks will be to maintain alignment of the Models of Care with contemporary evidence.
