Background Continuity of medical care is widely believed to lead to better health outcomes
and service utilization patterns for patients. Most continuity studies, however, have only used …

Continuity of care can be measured using patient survey or administrative data, though the
degree of concordance between continuity of care reported by patients and measured from …

PURPOSE Interpersonal continuity has been shown to play an essential role in primary
care's salutary effects. Amid 2 decades of rapid evolution in the health care payment model …

Background The study goal was to assess indices of continuity of care in the primary care
setting and their association with health outcomes and healthcare services utilization, given …

Background Numerous studies have tried to determine the association between continuity
and outcomes. Studies doing so must actually measure continuity. If continuity and …

OBJECTIVE: Continuity of care is composed of provider and information continuity and can
change value over time. Most studies that have quantitatively associated continuity of care …

Background Continuity of care is a basic tenant of primary care practice. However, the
evidence on the importance of continuity of care for older adults with complex conditions is …

PURPOSE Lower continuity of care has been associated with higher rates of adverse
outcomes for persons with multiple chronic medical conditions. It is unclear, however …

Background Physicians and patients highly value continuity in health care. Continuity can be
measured in several ways but few studies have examined the specific association between …

PURPOSE We wanted to undertake a critical review of the medical literature regarding the
relationships between interpersonal continuity of care and the outcomes and cost of health …