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Care processes
The concepts describing how care activities form processes, and the requests and referrals that drive them.
continuity of care process
care process, encompassing all care provider activities and other prescribed care activities, that addresses identified or specified health issues

Care processes
The concepts describing how care activities form processes, and the requests and referrals that drive them.
- care process
  set of interrelated or interacting care activities which transforms inputs into outputs
- continuity of care process
  care process, encompassing all care provider activities and other prescribed care activities, that addresses identified or specified health issues
- input health state
  health state at the start of a care process
- output health state
  health state at the end of a care process
- request for care
  request for care provider activities
- initial request for care
  first request for care concerning one or more specific health matters to be assessed by a care provider
- referral
  request for care where a care professional asks a care provider to make a care commitment for a care period mandate
- request for service
  request for care where a care professional asks a care provider to deliver one or more care service offerings
- reason for request for care
  motive for a request for care
- care process evaluation
  care evaluation where a care process is evaluated against requirements

continuity of care process

care process, encompassing all care provider activities and other prescribed care activities, that addresses identified or specified health issues

continuity of care process extends the class care process

Table 1. Associations of continuity of care process
Source multiplicity	Source class	Association	Target class	Target multiplicity
1..*	continuity of care process	addresses	health issue	1..*
1..*	continuity of care process	includes	mandated period of care	1..*
0..*	care actor	involved in	continuity of care process	1..*
0..1	health related period	episode for	continuity of care process	1..*
1..*	initial contact	establishes	continuity of care process	1

Figure 1. Class Diagram

Plural continuity of care processes

Deprecated terms clinical process

Note 1 The continuity of care process can be regarded as the process to support continuity of care from the perspective of the subject of care.

Note 2 In a continuity of care process a subject of care and care professionals interact in all types of care activities.

Note 3 A continuity of care process comprises all kinds of care activities, including self-care activities as prescribed or recommended by care professionals.