the goal of creating small-area care system. In order to
coordinate systems that cover different geographical
areas, there is a plan to effect a collaboration between
the community general support centre and a coordinating
body in medical care field. The effectiveness of
such a collaboration is still to be determined.
In an effort to realize community-based integrated care,
the government is asking municipalities to construct the
consultation and networking apparatus necessary for
that purpose. Given the example of joint commissions
of health and social care in other countries such as
England [27], it would seem that there is still room for
argument about how effective these methods of integrated
care really are. Given the multifaceted issues
outlined above, it is still critical to examine of the outcomes
of care integration and the mechanisms used
to effect it.