"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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| 1995 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 2009 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2010 | 18 | 10 | 28 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2012 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2013 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2014 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| 2015 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 2016 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 2017 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 2018 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality of Health Care" by people in Profiles.
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Attanasio LB, Geissler KH. "On the OB Side of Things, It's Completely Disconnected": Early Implementation of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and Health Care in the Perinatal Period. Womens Health Issues. 2025 Mar-Apr; 35(2):89-96.
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Byatt N, Zimmermann M, Lightbourne TC, Sankaran P, Haider UK, Sheldrick RC, Eliasziw M, Moore Simas TA. Addressing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in obstetric settings: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial of two approaches. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2025 Feb; 7(2):101599.
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Geissler KH, Shieh MS, Ash AS, Lindenauer PK, Krishnan JA, Goff SL. Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and Disparities in Pediatric Asthma Care. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Nov 01; 178(11):1208-1215.
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Lu A, Pian-Smith MCM, Burden A, Fernandez GL, Fortner SA, Rege RV, Slakey DP, Velasco JM, Cooper JB, Steadman RH. Quality and Simulation Professionals Should Collaborate. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024 12; 50(12):882-889.
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Stein NR, Stolzmann KL, Abel EA, Burgess CM, Franz A, Connolly SL, Meshberg N, Bailey HM, Osser DN, Smith EG, Bauer MS, Godleski L, Miller CJ. Ten Years of Bipolar Telehealth: Program Evaluation of a Team-Based Telemental Health Clinic. Telemed J E Health. 2025 Mar; 31(3):269-278.
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Geanacopoulos AT, Branley C, Garg A, Samuels-Kalow ME, Gabbay JM, Peltz A. Association between Unmet Social Need and Ambulatory Quality of Care for US?Children. Acad Pediatr. 2025 Mar; 25(2):102589.
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Lu A, Pian-Smith MCM, Burden A, Fernandez GL, Fortner SA, Rege RV, Slakey DP, Velasco JM, Cooper JB, Steadman RH. Call to Action: Quality and Simulation Professionals Should Collaborate. Simul Healthc. 2024 Oct 01; 19(5):319-325.
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Chokkara S, Rojas JC, Zhu M, Lindenauer PK, Press VG. Evaluating Quality of Care for Patients with Asthma in the Readmission Penalty Era. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Aug; 21(8):1166-1175.
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Romatoski K, Davids JS, Sachs TE, Hagopian EJ. Defining the role and impact of specialty surgeons in ensuring high-quality, accessible abdominal surgery: a report from the 2024 GI Surgery Summit. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Oct; 28(10):1712-1716.
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O'Connor L, Soni A. Mind the Gap: The Substance and Quality of Transitional Care. Med Care. 2024 Aug 01; 62(8):501-502.