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Does continuity of care improve patient outcomes?

@article{Cabana2004DoesCO,
  title={Does continuity of care improve patient outcomes?},
  author={Michael D. Cabana and Sandra H. Jee},
  journal={The Journal of family practice},
  year={2004},
  volume={53 12},
  pages={
          974-80
        }
}
OBJECTIVE Continuity of care is a cornerstone of primary care that has been promoted by recent trends in medical education and in the way health care delivery is organized. [] Key MethodDATA SOURCES We conducted a systematic review of all articles in Medline (January 1966 to January 2002), Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), and PSYCH INFO using the terms "continuity of care" or "continuity of patient care."
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TLDR
This first systematic review reveals that increased continuity of care by doctors is associated with lower mortality rates, and patients across cultural boundaries appear to benefit from continuity of Care with both generalist and specialist doctors.
Why does continuity of care with family doctors matter?
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This is the first qualitative review reporting the unique perspectives of both patients and family physicians on continuity of care, and the findings add nuanced insight to the importance of continuity of Care in family practice.
Continuity of care to optimize chronic disease management in the community setting: an evidence-based analysis.
  • Medicine, Political Science
    Ontario health technology assessment series
  • 2013
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There is low quality evidence that higher continuity of care is associated with decreased health service utilization, improved patient outcomes, and patient satisfaction, and there is insufficient evidence on the relationship of continuity of Care with disease-specific outcomes.
Continuity of Care: Literature review and implications.
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The results of this review showed that continuity of care is influenced by demographic factors, factors related to patients and healthcare professionals, patient-healthcare professional relationship, inter-professional factors, role of receptionists and organisational factors.
Continuity of outpatient care and avoidable hospitalization: a systematic review.
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It is identified that increased COC in outpatient care is associated with fewer hospitalizations for ACSCs and increasing COC is favorable for patients who are managing a specific ACSC.
What do we know about patients' perceptions of continuity of care? A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.
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This article aims to improve the knowledge on patients' perceptions of relational (RC), informational (IC) and management continuity (MC) across care levels by identifying elements that enhance or distract continuity of care across boundaries.
A mixed methods study of continuity of care from cardiac rehabilitation to primary care physicians.
Relational continuity of care in community pharmacy: A systematic review.
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It is suggested that a high degree of relational COC in CP could improve safe use of medications among patients and reduce inappropriate drug use and the use of other costly services.
How should continuity of care in primary health care be assessed?
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It is argued that it is important to distinguish between three distinct but related concepts: longitudinal continuity from a minimum number of health professionals, caring relationships between patients and professionals, and well-coordinated care between professionals.
Continuity of Care at the Primary Health Care Level: Narrative Review
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This review attempts to summarize the most updated knowledge about the continuity of care, highlighting the concept of continuity of Care, definitions, types, significant benefits, common challenges and obstacles, and different means and tools for assessment and some available data about the current situation internationally.
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It is found that children with asthma had a higher risk of hospitalization associated with lower continuity than was the case for all children combined and this knowledge may enable providers to identify which patients can be safely managed at home or by telephone, thereby avoiding visits to an ED and possibly even hospitalizations.
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