Objective Continuity of care is a long-standing feature of healthcare, especially of general
practice. It is associated with increased patient satisfaction, increased take-up of health …

Background: About 1 in 5 Medicare fee-for-service patients discharged from the hospital is
rehospitalized within 30 days. Beginning in 2013, hospitals with high risk-standardized …

Background: Emergency department visits and rehospitalization are common after hospital
discharge. Objective: To test the effects of an intervention designed to minimize hospital …

Context Delayed or inaccurate communication between hospital-based and primary care
physicians at hospital discharge may negatively affect continuity of care and contribute to …

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

Background Patients with complex care needs who require care across different health care
settings are vulnerable to experiencing serious quality problems. A care transitions …

Objectives: To assess the relationship between care fragmenta tion and both quality and
costs of care for commercially insured, chronically ill patients. Study Design: We used claims …

The period following discharge from the hospital is a vulnerable time for patients. About half
of adults experience a medical error after hospital discharge, and 19%–23% suffer an …

Background Despite the national attention being given to the problem of medication safety,
little attention has been paid to the medication problems that are encountered by older …

Low health literacy is associated with higher mortality, higher rates of hospitalization, and
poor self-management skills for chronic disease. Early, unplanned hospital reutilization after …