Background: Interpersonal primary care continuity or chronic condition continuity (CCC) is
associated with improved health outcomes. Ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSC) …

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 …

Objective To compare physician‐level versus practice‐level primary care continuity and their
association with expenditure and acute care utilization among Medicare beneficiaries and …

Background Continuity of care is a cornerstone of primary care and is important for patients
with chronic diseases such as diabetes. The study objective was to examine patient …

PURPOSE Care coordination is increasingly recognized as a necessary element of high-
quality, patient-centered care. This study investigated (1) the association between care …

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

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 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 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 …

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 …