Continuity of Care

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
COC
Pronunciation
/ˌkɑntəˈnuəti əv kɛr/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. The Student Health Service places emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention and continuity of care.
  2. Chronic diseases also require a different approach, focussing on continuity of care, monitoring and long-term follow-up.
  3. Continuity of care is then in turn disrupted, including for chronic diseases like HIV and tuberculosis.
  4. That said, prevention and continuity of care programs are performed using telephone, e-mail, or other Internet-based communication systems.
  5. In this time of intense debate about health care reform, it is essential that we move the reimbursement system toward recognition of the value of continuity of care and prevention.

Other meanings of COC