A Longitudinal Examination of Continuity of Care and Avoidable Hospitalization
Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 11 October 2010
Shou‐Hsia Cheng, Chi‐Chen Chen, Yen-Fei Hou
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Better continuity of care is associated with fewer avoidable hospitalizations and fewer hospital admissions for any condition in a health care system with easy access to care.
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Better continuity of care is associated with fewer avoidable hospitalizations and fewer hospital admissions for any condition in a health care system with easy access to care. Therefore, improvement of continuity of care is an appropriate path to follow in a universal coverage health care system.
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