Continuity of Care: An Approach to Measurement
ROSALYN D. BASS M.A.1, and
CHARLES WINDLE PH.D.2
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2 Program Evaluation Specialist, Mental Health Services Research and Development Branch, Division of Mental Health Service Programs, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Md.
After defining continuity of care operationally, the authors developed the "Continuity of Care Inventory" for measuring the continuity provided to clients of a community mental health center as they moved among or stayed within particular services. The results obtained from using the inventory in the center for a one-month period illustrate the potential value of this procedure for other centers.
