Annals of family medicine
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Annals of family medicine · Sep 2003
Impact of provider continuity on quality of care for persons with diabetes mellitus.
Many patients with diabetes fail to receive recommended monitoring tests. One reason might be inadequate continuity of care. This study examined the association between provider continuity and completion of monitoring tests for patients with diabetes mellitus. ⋯ This study found no association between provider continuity and completion of diabetes monitoring tests in a national privately insured population. Whereas continuity might benefit other aspects of health care, it does not appear to benefit improved monitoring for diabetes.
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Annals of family medicine · Sep 2003
ReviewDefining and measuring interpersonal continuity of care.
In an effort to learn more about the importance of continuity of care to physicians and patients, I reviewed the medical literature on continuity of care to define interpersonal continuity and describe how it has been measured and studied. ⋯ Future inquiry in family medicine should focus on better understanding the interpersonal dimension of continuity of care.