Purpose: Continuity of care is a fundamental component of family medicine that has been
shown to improve health care quality. Family continuity, when different family members are …

Objective. The objective of this study was to examine the association between continuity of
care (COC) and emergency department (ED) utilization during infancy, when the bonds …

Background and Objectives: Continuity of care has been associated with positive health
benefits, but the benefit of continuity for the maternal-child unit has not been studied. This …

Context. The benefits of continuity of pediatric care remain controversial. Objective. To
determine whether there is an association between having a continuous relationship with a …

Objectives. This study uses the first national data on well-child care for young children to 1)
assess how many children have a specific clinician for well-child care; 2) identify the health …

Objective. To describe the prevalence of continuity of care over a 5-year period in a
complete cohort of urban children universally insured for medical care provided under fee …

METHODS: Continuity, using the Usual Provider of Care measure, was calculated across all
primary care encounters during the first year of life in a prospectively-constructed cohort of …

Achieving patient continuity in resident continuity clinic is challenging. Patients, residents
and primary care providers (PCP) benefit from this ongoing relationship. We examined rates …

Purpose Integrated models of primary care for parenting teens, in which teens and infants
are cared for by the same clinical team on the same day, are associated with reduced …

Context. The benefits of continuity of pediatric care remain controversial. Objective. To
determine whether there is an association between having a continuous relationship with a …