The proportion of Medicare patients experiencing continuity of care between outpatient and inpatient settings decreased substantially between 1996 and 2006, with decreases occurring in all areas of ...
... racial disparities in access, unmet need and continuity of care. Long-term uninsured and lowest ... questions remain about whether current funding will continue to cover those already enrolled.
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... way "tinkering" reforms will change the successful model of general practice which provides continuity of care by a known GP, to one in which patients are seen by a variety of healthcare workers in ...
... evidence to support the critical importance of primary care in providing patients with better outcomes at lower ... reduce mortality, provide continuity of care, and reduce health care costs," Dr. Harris ...
... . Reducing the administrative burden associated with re-enrolling in SCHIP and Medicaid will increase continuity of care for children enrolled in these programs.
"Short gaps without coverage can be ...
... discussions with their physicians had average aggregate health care costs of $1,876, compared with $2, ... end of life have two components: a loss of continuity of care before death and a lack of closure ...
... due to physician turnover and lack of continuity in care."
Data for this study were collected from 422 family ... While further research is needed, health care reform strategies should consider the role ...
... likely to go without any health care as uninsured children in poorer families. More than 40 ... racial disparities in access, unmet need and continuity of care. Parents of children with asthma and special ...
... says Dr Karen Glaser. “While families experience more divorce and separation, many children continue to care for parents according to their needs.”
Comparing the UK with Italy, the researchers found ...
... the projected reduction in fatigue-related medical errors, critically ill patients may suffer from the decrease in continuity of care because of shorter shift times.
“This is the first study to ...
... and language needs of a small locality. Continuity of care and personal care are more difficult to provide in large ... 1562 patients across 24 Primary Care trusts suggests that only 1 in 10 patients ...
... . 36 percent, respectively).”
Changes in the health care delivery system have led to less hospital time ... artery disease patients,” he continues.
“Health care theory suggests that the highest level ...
... staff because of insufficient numbers of juniors to provide a legal "rota", resulting in poorer continuity of care, and many patients receiving almost no routine care at night and at weekends.
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... treatments for particular disorders, an understanding of developmental processes and continuity of care," said task force chair Anne E. Kazak, PhD, ABPP. "Furthermore, treatments should ...
... determine the risk of switch and to establish continuing effects. Careful assessments at 6-8 weeks ... Thus, trials to detect maintenance of effect or continued response in bipolar depression should follow ...