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Care Fragmentation, Care Continuity, and Care Coordination—How They Differ and Why It Matters

Lisa M. Kern, Julie Bynum, Harold Alan Pincus

JAMA Internal Medicine · 2024 · 92 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

This Viewpoint considers why fragmentation occurs and suggests a potential path forward for developing evidenced-based strategies that can reduce the occurrence of fragmentation and its associated harms.

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