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.
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
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