Patient Attitudes Toward Continuity of Care
Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 28 April 2003
Anne G. Pereira, Steven D. Pearson
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Most patients in this sample indicated that continuity of care was important to them, but reported being unwilling to spend much additional personal time or money to maintain continuity with their current PCP, Nevertheless, an important subset of older and more vulnerable patients reported being more willing to pay toaintain continuity.
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Most patients in this sample indicated that continuity of care was important to them, but reported being unwilling to spend much additional personal time or money to maintain continuity with their current PCP. Nevertheless, an important subset of older and more vulnerable patients reported being more willing to pay to maintain continuity.
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