Continuity of care (CoC) is a cornerstone of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) and
one of the primary means for achieving health care quality. Despite decades of study …

Purpose Although continuity of care (CoC) is a cornerstone of many health policies, there is
no theoretically driven model of CoC that incorporates the experiences of older adults. We …

Introduction: Being one of the few existing measures of primary care functions, physician-
level continuity of care (Phy-CoC) is measured by the weighted average of patient continuity …

PURPOSE Care continuity is foundational to the clinician/patient relationship; however, little
has been done to operationalize continuity of care (CoC) as a clinical quality measure. The …

Continuity of care (COC) is a fundamental component of primary care and particularly
important to older adults who are managing multiple chronic conditions. Administrative …

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 …

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 …

Background Despite the importance of continuity of care [COC] in contemporary mental
health service provision, COC lacks a clearly agreed definition. Furthermore, whilst there is …

Background Continuity of care (CoC) is considered a central element of good primary care
and is often measured using medical claims data. Possible values of CoC depend on the …

Background Longitudinal continuity between a patient and his/her primary care physician is
an important aspect in measuring continuity of care (COC). The majority of previous studies …