Recommendations for building a stronger, more coordinated, and patient-centered complex care evidence base.

Recommended set of evidence-based measures for high-quality care for patients with complex needs based on systematic review of relevant measures.

Analytical approach for randomized controlled trials may be valuable for understanding the impact of complex care interventions and the subpopulations that may benefit from them.

Explored how complex care stakeholders can incorporate a multi-factor approach to measure and demonstrate the value of complex care programs for diverse stakeholders.

Clearly defining characteristics of complex populations is essential for effective complex care intervention design.

Contains practical guides, tools, and other resources for developing complex care programs.

Includes patient- and staff-reported measures to help complex care programs better understand the impacts of interventions.

A care coordination and palliative care intervention for adults with complex needs was associated with significantly reduced short-term mortality.

An affordable housing program in Baltimore generates between $1.30-$1.92 of “social return” in the community for every dollar invested annually.

Health care organizations can use population-level data sources about the experiences of people with disabilities to improve care.

Effective complex care measures vary widely and need to be standardized to better align the field of complex care.

The National Academy of Medicine offers a synthesis of the evidence for improving care for high-needs patients.

A new framework outlines four steps to develop care management programs.

Experts describe how delivery systems can effectively serve adults with complex needs.

Key opportunities include strengthening information technology connections across service providers.