Anne H Gaglioti, Chaohua Li, Peter T Baltrus, Zhaowei She, Megan D Douglas, Miranda A Moore, Arthi Rao, Lilly Cheng Immergluck, Turgay Ayer, Andrew Bazemore, George Rust, Dominic H Mack
BACKGROUND: Interpersonal primary care continuity or chronic condition continuity (CCC) is associated with improved health outcomes. Ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSC) are best managed in a primary care setting, and chronic ACSC (CACSC) require management over time. However, current measures do not measure continuity for specific conditions or the impact of continuity for chronic conditions on health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to design a novel measure of CCC for CACSC in primary care and determine its association with health care utilization...
March 3, 2023: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine: JABFM