What are the most effective and efficient ways for hospitals and health systems to integrate care and improvement performance along the continuum of care?

• What are the most effective and efficient ways for hospitals and health systems to integrate care and improvement performance along the continuum of care?
• What organizational characteristics, structures, and processes lead to high-performing system of care?
• What are the most promising practices and system design elements for reducing health disparities, considering all factors such as organizational elements and social determinants?
• What is the role of a hospital in a new community environment that provides more efficient and effective health care? (HRET, 2010)