Objective: To summarize the international experience in the development of continuous healthcare services and make suggestions for promoting the development of continuous healthcare services in China. Methods: Based on the integration perspective, the development history and current situation of the United States and the United Kingdom in terms of the policy background, functional positioning, types of organizations, service contents and payment methods of the continuous healthcare services were systematically sorted out. Results: The medical insurance system and diversified service organizations in the United States jointly promoted the establishment of the Post-Acute Care system, while the United Kingdom constructed a patient-need-oriented intermediate care system through multidisciplinary teams and health insurance payment reform. Conclusion: China should focus on synergy and establish a sound policy support system for the development of continuous healthcare services; plan the layout of regional continuous healthcare services institutions with functionality as the core; and improve the specialization of continuous healthcare services with homogenization as the goal.