"Quality Improvement" 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.
The attainment or process of attaining a new level of performance or quality.
| Descriptor ID |
D058996
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.293.754 N04.761.744
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| Concept/Terms |
Quality Improvement- Quality Improvement
- Improvement, Quality
- Improvements, Quality
- Quality Improvements
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Quality Improvement".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 2017 | 96 | 113 | 209 |
| 2018 | 100 | 102 | 202 |
| 2019 | 32 | 42 | 74 |
| 2020 | 17 | 27 | 44 |
| 2021 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality Improvement" by people in Profiles.
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Lived Experience of Medicine Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients: A Quality Improvement Perspective. J Nurs Care Qual. 2022 Jan-Mar 01; 37(1):35-41.
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Supporting Feeding of Late Preterm Infants in the Hospital: A Quality Improvement Project. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 46(6):346-351.
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Siamit: A Novel Academic-Tribal Health Partnership in Northwest Alaska. Acad Med. 2021 11 01; 96(11):1560-1563.
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Virus out, Safety in: Using Quality Improvement to Rapidly Respond to Occupational Health Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Med Qual. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 36(6):459-461.
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Reducing Discomfort and Irritation Related to Surgical Loop Masks in the Era of COVID-19: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Dermatitis. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 32(6):e145-e146.
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National Trends in Telestroke Utilization in a US Commercial Platform Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Oct; 30(10):106035.
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Remote Contouring and Virtual Review during the COVID-19 Pandemic (RECOVR-COVID19): Results of a Quality Improvement Initiative for Virtual Resident Training in Radiation Oncology. Curr Oncol. 2021 08 05; 28(4):2961-2968.
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Building community and resilience in Massachusetts nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 10; 69(10):2716-2721.
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Education and training as key drivers for improving the quality of fluid balance charts: findings from a quality improvement project. BMJ Open Qual. 2021 08; 10(3).
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Home spirometry utilisation in telemedicine clinic for cystic fibrosis care during COVID-19 pandemic: a quality improvement process. BMJ Open Qual. 2021 08; 10(3).