a term used to indicate one or more of the following attributes of care:  the provision of services that are coordinated across levels of care ‐ primary care and referral facilities, across settings and providers;  (the provision of care throughout the life cycle;  care that continues uninterrupted until the resolution of an episode of disease or risk;  the degree to which a series of discrete health care events are experienced by people as coherent and interconnected over time, and are consistent with their health needs and preferences