An interval of care by a health care facility or provider for a specific medical problem or condition. It may be continuous or it may consist of a series of intervals marked by one or more brief separations from care, and can also identify the sequence of care (e.g., emergency, inpatient, outpatient), thus serving as one measure of health care provided.

Descriptor ID	D017050
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.300 N02.421.585.300
Concept/Terms	Episode of Care Episode of Care Patient Care Episodes Episode, Patient Care Episodes, Patient Care Patient Care Episode Episodes of Care Care Episode Care Episodes

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