"Episode of Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.300 N02.421.585.300
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| 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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Episode of Care" by people in Profiles.
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Purposeful Incorporation of Patient Narratives in the Medical Record in the Netherlands. J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Jul-Aug; 34(4):709-723.
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The use of the independent sector in providing NHS services during the Covid-19 outbreak; two hospitals experience. Surgeon. 2021 Oct; 19(5):e213-e216.
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Surprise Billing in Surgical Care Episodes - Overview, Ethical Concerns, and Policy Solutions in Light of COVID-19. Ann Surg. 2020 10; 272(4):e264-e265.
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Preparing for an Era of Episode-Based Care in Total Joint Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2021 03; 36(3):810-815.
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National Representativeness Of Hospitals And Markets In Medicare's Mandatory Bundled Payment Program. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 01; 38(1):44-53.
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Association of Hospital Participation in a Medicare Bundled Payment Program With Volume and Case Mix of Lower Extremity Joint Replacement Episodes. JAMA. 2018 09 04; 320(9):901-910.
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Comparison Of Hospitals Participating In Medicare's Voluntary And Mandatory Orthopedic Bundle Programs. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 06; 37(6):854-863.
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Research Outputs of England's Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) Database: Bibliometric Analysis. J Innov Health Inform. 2017 Dec 06; 24(4):949.
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Early Lessons on Bundled Payment at an Academic Medical Center. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2017 Sep; 25(9):654-663.
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Pretreatment Cardiometabolic Status in Youth With Early-Onset Psychosis: Baseline Results From the TEA Trial. J Clin Psychiatry. 2017 Sep/Oct; 78(8):e1035-e1046.