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Continuity of Patient Care
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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 |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
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...
Enhancing multiyear guideline concordance for bipolar disorder through collaborative care.
29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: Implementation of evidence-based care for serious mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder has been suboptimal. Improving and sustaining concordance with clinical practice guidelines has been a cornerstone of efforts to enhance ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Continuity of Patient Care'
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
- Identifying neighborhood stressors in assessment of drug treatment continuity and relapse.
30 Oct 2009 - Resident orientation: nurses create a program to improve care coordination. 30 Oct 2009
- Improving communication among nurses, patients, and physicians. 30 Oct 2009
- Improving communication with bedside video rounding. 30 Oct 2009
- Pay for performance and quality of care in England. 20 Oct 2009
- A piece of my mind. Separation anxiety. 5 Oct 2009
- We must defend personal continuity in primary care. 4 Oct 2009
- Enhancing multiyear guideline concordance for bipolar disorder through collaborative care. 29 Sep 2009
- The influence of neighborhood environment on treatment continuity and rehospitalization in dually diagnosed patients discharged from acute inpatient care. 29 Sep 2009
- Using National Drug Codes and drug knowledge bases to organize prescription records from multiple sources. 29 Sep 2009
- Caring for patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm: data, knowledge, and wisdom. 29 Sep 2009
- Pandemic influenza: implications for programs controlling for HIV infection, tuberculosis, and chronic viral hepatitis. 29 Sep 2009
- African Americans in commercial HMOs more likely to delay prescription drugs and use the emergency room. 29 Sep 2009
- Meeting the needs of young people and adults with childhood-onset conditions: Gillette Lifetime Specialty Healthcare. 29 Sep 2009
- Transition to adult services for young people with disabilities: current evidence to guide future research. 29 Sep 2009
- Beliefs and barriers to follow-up after an emergency department asthma visit: a randomized trial. 26 Sep 2009
- Timely follow-up of abnormal diagnostic imaging test results in an outpatient setting: are electronic medical records achieving their potential? 26 Sep 2009
- Academic year-end transfers of outpatients from outgoing to incoming residents: an unaddressed patient safety issue. 21 Sep 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