Why Continuity of Care Matters
“For older adults, seemingly minor acute conditions — like urinary tract infections, ear infections or mild respiratory infections — can escalate quickly, sometimes triggering disruptive and costly hospital stays. What may appear on the surface to be a simple illness spirals into a major health event, leading to long hospital stays, higher medical bills and even additional health complications.
New research though shows that one factor can help keep people out of the hospital for these types of issues: consistently seeing the same primary care doctor instead of bouncing between different . . .”