Herfindahl-Hirschman Index
Minimal continuity means contacts are distributed across many providers, while maximal continuity means all contacts are with one provider. The article notes that no consensus gold standard exists for measuring continuity of care. The stud…
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Minimal continuity means contacts are distributed across many providers, while maximal continuity means all contacts are with one provider. The article notes that no consensus gold standard exists for measuring continuity of care. The study calculated continuity of care using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index. The study divided continuity scores into tertiles for analysis. The index captures both contact frequency and dispersion across providers.