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In Germany, healthcare for rare diseases is organized in expert centers for rare diseases. Most patients additionally have regional general practicioners and specialists for basic medical care. Thus, collaboration and information exchange between sectors is highly relevant. Our study focuses on the patient and caregiver perspective on intersectoral and interdisciplinary care between local healthcare professionals (HCPs) and centers for rare diseases in Germany. The aims were (1) to investigate patients\u2019 and caregivers\u2019 general experience of healthcare, (2) to analyse patients\u2019 and caregivers\u2019 perception of collaboration and cooperation between local healthcare professionals and expert centers for rare diseases and (3) to investigate patients\u2019 and caregivers\u2019 satisfaction with healthcare in the expert centers for rare diseases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In total 299 individuals of whom 176 were patients and 123 were caregivers to pediatric patients participated in a survey using a questionnaire comprising several instruments and constructs. Fifty participants were additionally interviewed using a semistructured guideline. Most patients reported to receive written information about their care, have a contact person for medical issues and experienced interdisciplinary exchange within the centers for rare diseases. Patients and caregivers in our sample were mainly satisfied with the healthcare in the centers for rare diseases. The qualitative interviews showed a rather mixed picture including experiences of uncoordinated care, low engagement and communication difficulties between professionals of different sectors. Patients reported several factors that influenced the organization and quality of healthcare e.g. engagement and health literacy in patients or engagement of HCPs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings indicate the high relevance of transferring affected patients to specialized care as fast as possible to provide best medical treatment and increase patient satisfaction. Intersectoral collaboration should exceed written information exchange and should unburden patients of being and feeling responsible for communication between sectors and specialists. 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