Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE)

Standardized data set created under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and developed to unify and standardize federal assessment to improve continuity of care when patients transfer between providers and facilities. It is accessed through an Internet-based health and functional assessment instrument. This federal demonstration project will collect data until 2011.

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