A method for assuring continuity of care in residency training experience.
A system of patient handling was devised at the University of Virginia to assure continuity of care in a residency training primary care setting. All unscheduled primary care patients as well as walk-in patients making their third visit were seen in the Attending Clinic to assure a proper disposition. The system was studied for one month. Data on the utilization of the system and its usefulness in maintaining continuity are presented. The Attending Clinic is a helpful tool in a teaching medical practice for provision of continuity of care and for systematically introducing patients into the primary care practice.
D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards; D014768:Virginia