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A system of concepts for the continuity of care A model conforming to ISO 13940:2026
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  2. Activities

    The concepts describing the kinds of care activity — from clinical care and social care to self-care and automated care — and the resources they draw on.

  3. social care

    care activity supporting a subject of care to live in their social environment

  • Activities

    The concepts describing the kinds of care activity — from clinical care and social care to self-care and automated care — and the resources they draw on.

    • care activity

      activity intended to improve or maintain a health state 

    • care provider activity

      care activity performed by a care provider

    • social care

      care activity supporting a subject of care to live in their social environment

    • automated care

      care initiated by a care actor and thereafter delivered by an automatic medical device

    • self-care

      care activity performed by the subject of care

    • prescribed self-care

      self-care prescribed by a care professional

    • care third party activity

      care activity performed by a care third party

    • prescribed third party activity

      care third party activity prescribed by a care professional

    • care activity bundle

      set of care activities

    • care service offering

      set of care activities offered by care provider

    • care service directory

      directory of the types of care service offerings offered by one or more care providers

    • care service

      result of a care process

    • care investigation

      care activity with the intention to clarify one or more health conditions of a subject of care

    • care treatment

      care activity intended to directly improve or maintain a health state

    • care assessment

      care activity where an opinion is formed about health conditions of a subject of care

    • health condition assessment

      care activity where an assessment related to health conditions of the subject of care is made

    • care needs assessment

      care assessment during which a care professional considers a subject of care’shealth needs and determines needed care activities

    • needed care activity

      care activity bundle which includes those care activities assessed as needed to address a specified health need

    • care activity management

      care activity during which the status of care activities in a care plan are changed

    • care evaluation

      care activity where aspects of at least one other care activity are evaluated

social care

care activity supporting a subject of care to live in their social environment

social care extends the class care activity

Figure 1. Class Diagram
Class Diagram of social careGenerated diagram of focal class social care and related classes. activity intended to improve or maintain a health state care activity care activity supporting a subject of care to live in their social environmentsocial care

Plural social care provider activities

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ISO 13940:2026 ("ContSys") is published by the International Organization for Standardization. This site presents a model conformant to the standard; it is not the text of the standard.