Continuity of Patient Care
"Continuity of Patient Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care.
| Descriptor ID |
D003266
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169 N02.421.585.169 N04.590.233.727.210
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| Concept/Terms |
Continuity of Patient Care- Continuity of Patient Care
- Care Continuity, Patient
- Patient Care Continuity
- Continuum of Care
- Care Continuum
- Continuity of Care
- Care Continuity
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Continuity of Patient Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Continuity of Patient Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Continuity of Patient Care" by people in Profiles.
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Guideline-concordance along the cancer care continuum and breast cancer mortality by race and ethnicity: a SEER-Medicare study. Cancer Causes Control. 2026 Jan 21; 37(2):33.
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Gaps in buprenorphine access: Examining provider availability and treatment continuity. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2026 Jan; 180:209818.
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Global burden of chronic non-communicable diseases: Prenatal care and beyond, numerous challenges besiege investigation across the care continuum. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2025 May; 18(2):97-98.
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Neurorehabilitation across the Continuum: From the Neurocritical care unit to home. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2024 04; 49:101121.
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A Conceptual Model for Implementation and Evaluation of Interventions Across the Hepatocellular Carcinoma Care Continuum. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 05; 20(5):1174-1176.
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Telestroke Across the Continuum of Care: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Jul; 30(7):105802.
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Fragmentation, Care Models, and Improving Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 09 01; 3(9):e2016122.
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Loss to Follow-Up Among Patients With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy in Clinical Practice. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 07; 215:66-71.
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Historical Trajectory and Implications of Duty-Hours in Graduate Medical Education. J Leg Med. 2019 Oct-Dec; 39(4):417-426.
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2019 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Risk Assessment, Management, and Clinical Trajectory of Patients Hospitalized With Heart?Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 10 15; 74(15):1966-2011.