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An integrated healthcare system is a set of organizations that provides or arranges to provide coordinated and continuous service to a defined population. It takes responsibility for the health status and outcome, both clinically and fiscally, for that particular population.

The integrated delivery system is a network that connects different healthcare providers to deliver organized, coordinated, and collaborative care through common ownership.

Integrated healthcare focuses on the population's health by improving the quality of care and reducing healthcare costs.

There are two types of integrated healthcare systems.

The first type is horizontal integration, in which organizations that deliver the same level of care are grouped under single management. For example, a multi-hospital system makes alliances between neighboring hospitals to form a local healthcare network that provides improved access to the public.

The second type is vertical integration. Here, organizations that deliver different levels of care are grouped under one management. For example, physician-hospital organizations ally with academic medical centers or home care facilities.