Background The increasing prevalence of multiple chronic conditions has accentuated the
importance of coordinating and integrating health care services. Patients with better …

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 …

We investigate the association between continuity of care mechanisms and a patient's risk of
readmission in the context of one chronic condition, heart failure. We define continuity of …

Background In 2000, the SDO commissioned a Scoping Exercise on Continuity of Care
following their initial Listening Exercise among managers and consumers. The aim was to …

Background and Objectives: Traditional indices of continuity of care typically capture
frequency of physician visits but lack information regarding how patients themselves …

Patients often receive medical care from many different providers. Consequently, the various
episodes of care may not be integrated into a meaningful whole, and the quality of care may …

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to provide a brief history of the concept of
continuity of care, to update evidence of its association with patient outcomes, and to identify …

Background Continuity is a fundamental tenet of primary care, and highly valued by patients;
it may also improve patient outcomes and lower cost of health care. It is thus important to …

BACKGROUND In an effort to learn more about the importance of continuity of care to
physicians and patients, I reviewed the medical literature on continuity of care to define …

Stephen M. Shortell proposed two statistical measures for quantifying the concept of
continuity of medical care." These measures constitute a significant advancement in the …