"Quality of Health 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.
The levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality.
| Descriptor ID |
D011787
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.761 N05.715
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| Concept/Terms |
Quality of Health Care- Quality of Health Care
- Health Care Quality
- Quality of Healthcare
- Healthcare Quality
- Quality of Care
- Care Qualities
- Care Quality
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Quality of Health Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Quality of Health Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality of Health Care" by people in Profiles.
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Leveraging COVID-19 to modernise depression care for VA primary care populations: protocol for a sequential explanatory mixed method evaluation. BMJ Open. 2025 Dec 15; 15(12):e094624.
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Improving access to safe, quality surgical care for gynecologic cancers through capacity-building interventions in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024 May; 165(2):552-561.
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Rowing Together: Publicly Reported Quality of Care Measures, US Graduate Medical Education Accountability, and Patient Outcomes. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023 03; 49(3):174-178.
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Hidradenitis suppurativa patient perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dermatol Online J. 2021 Feb 15; 27(2).
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Living well with kidney disease by patient and care-partner empowerment: Kidney health for everyone everywhere. Nephrology (Carlton). 2021 03; 26(3):211-216.
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Hemodialysis Use and Practice Patterns: An International Survey Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 03; 77(3):326-335.e1.
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Peritoneal Dialysis Use and Practice Patterns: An International Survey Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 03; 77(3):315-325.
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Changes in Quality of Care after Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions. N Engl J Med. 2020 01 02; 382(1):51-59.
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Antiretroviral Adherence Trajectories Among Black Americans Living with HIV. AIDS Behav. 2019 Aug; 23(8):1985-1997.
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African born women living with HIV in the United States: unmet needs and opportunities for intervention. AIDS Care. 2018 12; 30(12):1542-1550.