Continuity of Care Record
Continuity of Care Record (CCR)
Continuity of Care Record (CCR) is a health record standard specification developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS), the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the American Medical Association (AMA). The CCR is designed to foster and improve continuity of care, increase patient safety, and ensure a minimum standard of secure health information transport.
Pronunciation
/kənˈtɪn.juː.ɪ.ti ɒv keər rɪˈkɔːrd/
Etymology
The term "Continuity of Care Record" is derived from the concept of "continuity of care", which refers to the process of providing seamless care over time and across different healthcare providers, and "record", which refers to the documentation of a patient's medical history and care.
Definition
The CCR is a core data set of the most relevant administrative, demographic, and clinical information facts about a patient's healthcare, covering one or more healthcare encounters. It provides a means for one healthcare practitioner, system, or setting to aggregate all of the pertinent data about a patient and forward it to another practitioner, system, or setting to support the continuity of care.
Related Terms
- Electronic Health Record (EHR)
- Personal Health Record (PHR)
- Health Information Exchange (HIE)
- Interoperability
- Healthcare Information Technology (HIT)
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Continuity of Care Record
- Wikipedia's article - Continuity of Care Record
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