Continuum of Care definitions

continuum of care

In medicine, describes the delivery of health care over a period of time. In patients with a disease, this covers all phases of illness from diagnosis to the end of life.
Found on http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=C

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Continuum of Care

A complete range of programs for children and adolescents with mental illness. According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, a seamless continuum of care includes, from least to most intensive:
Found on https://littleorangefish.org/terms

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Continuum of Care

Integrated system of addiction care services. Example: Providing continuum of care from detox to aftercare.
Found on https://www.alcoholscotland.co.uk

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Continuum of Care

An integrated, client-oriented, cost-efficient system comprised of integrated services patients can enter at any point to receive a spectrum of health care over a lifetime.
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22559

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Continuum of care

Care services available to assist individuals throughout the course of a disease.
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/23246

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Continuum of care

A comprehensive range of programs and levels of care.
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/23254

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