The article concerns the strategic dimension of the integration of health care. The concept of integrated health care plays a key role in the improvement of health systems. The complexity of the health care system makes a coherent, comprehensive and coordinated approach to health services necessary. The integration of health care consists in the management and delivery of health services in such a way that patients receive continuity of health care, coordinated at various levels, within and outside the health sector and as needed throughout their lives. The purpose of the article is to present the essence of health care integration and key aspects of the design of integrated healthcare strategy, identify its assumptions and main elements.
