title: Managing continuity of medical care.
abstract: A key consideration in decisions on allocation of work load in physician groups is preservation of continuity--so key, in fact, that the word continuity is often used as a holy incantation that implies any further argument is blasphemy. But what is continuity? If we can examine the concept along with its advantages and how it is achieved, health system planners on the micro level can design systems rationally incorporating continuity of medical care.
authors.affiliation: FHP, Cerritos, CA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harding
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006760:Hospitalization; D008486:Physician Executives; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States