Study validates continuity of care clinical measure

A recent study investigating the reliability of a continuity of care quality measure found that it “meets or exceeds acceptable criteria” to be implemented in primary care practices, according to researchers.
Mingliang Dai, MS, PhD, a health services researcher with the American Board of Family Medicine, and colleagues wrote in Annals of Family Medicine that continuity of care (CoC) has a foundational role in the relationship between physician and patient, and more must be done to operationalize it as a clinical quality measure.
So, as part of the Measures That Matter to Primary

A recent study investigating the reliability of a continuity of care quality measure found that it “meets or exceeds acceptable criteria” to be implemented in primary care practices, according to researchers.
Mingliang Dai, MS, PhD, a health services researcher with the American Board of Family Medicine, and colleagues wrote in Annals of Family Medicine that continuity of care (CoC) has a foundational role in the relationship between physician and patient, and more must be done to operationalize it as a clinical quality measure.
So, as part of the Measures That Matter to Primary