title: A continuum of care model.
abstract: An interdisciplinary documentation tool provides a composite of all of the planning activities that occur relative to each individual patient and his/her family before discharge. In response to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization's mandate, this tool evolved into a "Continuum of Care" model. Now, all disciplines maintain a patient's continuity of care.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Services/Neuro Science, Medical Center of Louisiana, New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Godchaux
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Travioli
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*