Importance Better continuity of care is expected to improve patient outcomes and reduce
health care costs, but patterns of use, costs, and clinical complications associated with the …

Background: Assessing care continuity is important in evaluating the impact of health care
reform and changes to health care delivery. Multiple measures of care continuity have been …

Importance Both the overuse of unnecessary medical procedures and poor continuity of care
are thought to contribute to high health care spending and poor patient outcomes. Objective …

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 …

Importance Poor continuity of care may contribute to high health care spending and adverse
patient outcomes in dementia. Objective To examine the association between medical …

PURPOSE Continuity of care is a defining characteristic of primary care associated with
lower costs and improved health equity and care quality. However, we lack provider-level …

Importance Preventable hospitalizations are common among older adults for reasons that
are not well understood. Objective To determine whether Medicare patients with ambulatory …

PURPOSE Continuity of care is considered a core element of high-quality primary care, but
its impact on mortality and health care costs is unclear. We aimed to determine the impact of …

Background Few studies have examined the effect of continuity of care on avoidable
hospitalization, and the results have been inconclusive. This study aimed to examine the …

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 …