Care continuity's critical yet elusive role in healthcare

(Continuity of care in general practice)

Perry, R. J. (2017). Care continuity's critical yet elusive role in healthcare: (Continuity of care in general practice). BMJ-British Medical Journal, 356, [1068]. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j1068

Abstract

Barker and colleagues examine the association between continuity of care and unnecessary hospital admissions.1 Their person level study shows that patients with a usual source of primary care are less likely to have unnecessary hospital admissions.

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