Continuity of Care Document (CCD)

The Continuity of Care Document (CCD) is an electronic document exchange standard for sharing patient summary information that includes the most needed pertinent information about the current and past patients’ health status.

Analyze the 1) purpose of the CCD document, 2) its common components, 3) its role in patients’ safety and healthcare quality assurance (be specific), 4) the CCD-specific standard and its format. How does CCD differ from the CDA (Clinical Document Architecture) and C-CDA (Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture)? Why? What role does this document play in the reimbursement claims and fraud prevention?

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