Oral Health and High-Complexity Networks: A Functional Interdependence Analysis via Health Information Systems.

Researchers examined how dental services integrated with other hospital departments in Paraguay using health system data. They found scheduled appointments were far more effective than emergency access at improving coordinated care, but identified significant capacity gaps and weak connections with chronic disease specialties.

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