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Study NCT ID:
NCT00182286
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2005-09-16
First Post:
2005-09-13
Brief Title:
Evaluation of Continuity of Care at a Health Service Organization
Sponsor:
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Organization:
McMaster University
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Evaluation of the Continuity of Care at the Group Health Centre A Unique Multi-Specialty Multi-Disciplinary Health Service Organization
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2005-08
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
This project was conducted with patients at a multi-disciplinary multi-specialty health services organization serving 44000 rostered patients in Northern Ontario It investigated continuity of care for patients with diabetes in the areas of barriers and potential solutions to and correlates of continuity and variability in costs associated with continuity of care and patient outcomes
Detailed Description:
Continuity of care is a concept that has been garnering increased attention in the last few years There have been multiple methods proposed by researchers for measuring continuity of care most of which are based on proportions or ratios of visits to the same health care provider or centre While a consistent method for measuring continuity of care is lacking increased continuity of care using various definitions and measurement tools has been related to better well being lower health care costs better glucose control and higher satisfaction but has also not been found to improve health outcomes in other scenarios Whether a patient is better served by high sequential access to one provider or any provider within the same system or management team is controversial Finally patients perceptions of continuity of care have not been generally evaluated or correlated with current measurement methods This project was conducted with patients at the Group Health Centre in Sault Ste Marie Ontario a multi-disciplinary multi-specialty health services organization serving 44000 rostered patients
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None