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Continuity of Patient Care - Organization & administration
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Definition of 'Continuity of Patient Care'Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care. Common names: Continuity of Patient Care; Care Continuity, Patient; Patient Care Continuity; Continuum of Care; Care Continuum; Continuity of Care; Care Continuity |
Friday, March 12, 2010
29 Nov 2009 
The oncology patient navigator role was developed to ensure both continuity and consultation in the delivery of care to cancer patients and their families. In Québec, this role is filled by a nurse. This first article in a series of two, aims to ... Read more...
Physician evaluation and management of Medicare home health patients.
30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: The Medicare home health benefit is predicated on physician referral and involvement. In this study, we investigated (1) the frequency and (2) implications of home health patients' evaluation and management by community physicians. ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: The utility of National Drug Codes (NDCs) and drug knowledge bases (DKBs) in the organization of prescription records from multiple sources was studied. METHODS: The master files of most pharmacy systems include NDCs and local codes to ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Continuity of Patient Care - Organization & administration'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- [Montérégie Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre: integrating nurse navigators in Montérégie's oncology teams: one aspect of implementing the Cancer Control Program--Part 1] 29 Nov 2009
- Physician evaluation and management of Medicare home health patients. 30 Oct 2009
- Improving communication among nurses, patients, and physicians.
30 Oct 2009 - Improving communication with bedside video rounding. 30 Oct 2009
- Using National Drug Codes and drug knowledge bases to organize prescription records from multiple sources. 29 Sep 2009
- Academic year-end transfers of outpatients from outgoing to incoming residents: an unaddressed patient safety issue. 21 Sep 2009
- Health care delivery system reform: accountable care organizations. 6 Sep 2009
- Integration of STI and HIV prevention, care, and treatment into family planning services: a review of the literature. 30 Aug 2009
- Reengagement in meaningful occupations during the transition from hospital to home for people with acquired brain injury and their family caregivers. 30 Aug 2009
- The patient-centered medical home. 30 Aug 2009
- The medical home--will it be the cure that ails us? 30 Aug 2009
- The medical home--ready for prime time? 30 Aug 2009
- Medical home: a reinvention for 21st-century health care. 30 Aug 2009
- It's time for a home inspection. One payer's perspective on the patient-centered medical home. 30 Aug 2009
- Patient-centered medical home: improving health care by shifting the focus to patients. 30 Aug 2009
- Looming financial issues for medical homes in healthcare reform. 30 Aug 2009
- The medical home: an essential competency for pediatric residents. 30 Aug 2009
- On the threshold to the adult medical home: care coordination in transition. 30 Aug 2009
- Family-centered, culturally, and linguistically competent care: essential components of the medical home. 30 Aug 2009
- Communication, comanagement, and collaborative care for children and youth with special healthcare needs. 30 Aug 2009
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Technical information about 'Continuity of Patient Care'
Definition: Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care.
Descriptor UI: D003266
Alternative terms: Continuity of Patient Care; Care Continuity, Patient; Patient Care Continuity; Continuum of Care; Care Continuum; Continuity of Care; Care Continuity;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;
Tree Number: N04.590.233.727.210;
Online Note: search COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1968-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 1979-90; was see under COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 1968-78