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Research ArticleOriginal Research

Impact of Continuity of Care on Mortality and Health Care Costs: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Korea

Dong Wook Shin, Juhee Cho, Hyung Kook Yang, Jae Hyun Park, Hyejin Lee, Hyunsu Kim, Juhwan Oh, Soohee Hwang, BeLong Cho and Eliseo Guallar
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2014, 12 (6) 534-541; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1685
Dong Wook Shin
Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., H.K., B.C.); Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., B.C.); JW Lee Center for Global Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (D.W.S.); Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.C.); Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C., E.G.); Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C.); Cancer Policy Branch, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea (H.K.Y.); Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea (J.H.P.); Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.O., H.K.Y.); Health Insurance Review & Assessment Research Institute, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Seoul, Republic of Korea (S.H.); Department of Medicine and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clincal Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland (E.G.); Area of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Population Genetics, National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain (E.G.)
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Juhee Cho
Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., H.K., B.C.); Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., B.C.); JW Lee Center for Global Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (D.W.S.); Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.C.); Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C., E.G.); Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C.); Cancer Policy Branch, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea (H.K.Y.); Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea (J.H.P.); Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.O., H.K.Y.); Health Insurance Review & Assessment Research Institute, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Seoul, Republic of Korea (S.H.); Department of Medicine and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clincal Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland (E.G.); Area of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Population Genetics, National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain (E.G.)
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Hyung Kook Yang
Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., H.K., B.C.); Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., B.C.); JW Lee Center for Global Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (D.W.S.); Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.C.); Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C., E.G.); Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C.); Cancer Policy Branch, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea (H.K.Y.); Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea (J.H.P.); Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.O., H.K.Y.); Health Insurance Review & Assessment Research Institute, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Seoul, Republic of Korea (S.H.); Department of Medicine and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clincal Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland (E.G.); Area of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Population Genetics, National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain (E.G.)
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Jae Hyun Park
Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., H.K., B.C.); Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., B.C.); JW Lee Center for Global Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (D.W.S.); Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.C.); Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C., E.G.); Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C.); Cancer Policy Branch, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea (H.K.Y.); Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea (J.H.P.); Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.O., H.K.Y.); Health Insurance Review & Assessment Research Institute, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Seoul, Republic of Korea (S.H.); Department of Medicine and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clincal Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland (E.G.); Area of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Population Genetics, National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain (E.G.)
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Hyejin Lee
Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., H.K., B.C.); Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., B.C.); JW Lee Center for Global Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (D.W.S.); Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.C.); Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C., E.G.); Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C.); Cancer Policy Branch, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea (H.K.Y.); Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea (J.H.P.); Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.O., H.K.Y.); Health Insurance Review & Assessment Research Institute, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Seoul, Republic of Korea (S.H.); Department of Medicine and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clincal Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland (E.G.); Area of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Population Genetics, National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain (E.G.)
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Hyunsu Kim
Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., H.K., B.C.); Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., B.C.); JW Lee Center for Global Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (D.W.S.); Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.C.); Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C., E.G.); Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C.); Cancer Policy Branch, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea (H.K.Y.); Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea (J.H.P.); Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.O., H.K.Y.); Health Insurance Review & Assessment Research Institute, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Seoul, Republic of Korea (S.H.); Department of Medicine and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clincal Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland (E.G.); Area of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Population Genetics, National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain (E.G.)
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Juhwan Oh
Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., H.K., B.C.); Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., B.C.); JW Lee Center for Global Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (D.W.S.); Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.C.); Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C., E.G.); Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C.); Cancer Policy Branch, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea (H.K.Y.); Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea (J.H.P.); Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.O., H.K.Y.); Health Insurance Review & Assessment Research Institute, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Seoul, Republic of Korea (S.H.); Department of Medicine and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clincal Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland (E.G.); Area of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Population Genetics, National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain (E.G.)
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Soohee Hwang
Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., H.K., B.C.); Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., B.C.); JW Lee Center for Global Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (D.W.S.); Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.C.); Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C., E.G.); Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C.); Cancer Policy Branch, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea (H.K.Y.); Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea (J.H.P.); Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.O., H.K.Y.); Health Insurance Review & Assessment Research Institute, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Seoul, Republic of Korea (S.H.); Department of Medicine and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clincal Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland (E.G.); Area of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Population Genetics, National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain (E.G.)
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BeLong Cho
Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., H.K., B.C.); Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., B.C.); JW Lee Center for Global Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (D.W.S.); Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.C.); Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C., E.G.); Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C.); Cancer Policy Branch, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea (H.K.Y.); Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea (J.H.P.); Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.O., H.K.Y.); Health Insurance Review & Assessment Research Institute, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Seoul, Republic of Korea (S.H.); Department of Medicine and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clincal Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland (E.G.); Area of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Population Genetics, National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain (E.G.)
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Eliseo Guallar
Department of Family Medicine & Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., H.K., B.C.); Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (D.W.S., H.L., B.C.); JW Lee Center for Global Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (D.W.S.); Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.C.); Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C., E.G.); Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (J.C.); Cancer Policy Branch, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea (H.K.Y.); Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea (J.H.P.); Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.O., H.K.Y.); Health Insurance Review & Assessment Research Institute, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Seoul, Republic of Korea (S.H.); Department of Medicine and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clincal Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland (E.G.); Area of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Population Genetics, National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain (E.G.)
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