Quality Improvement

"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.

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The attainment or process of attaining a new level of performance or quality.

Descriptor ID	D058996
MeSH Number(s)	J01.293.754 N04.761.744
Concept/Terms	Quality Improvement Quality Improvement Improvement, Quality Improvements, Quality Quality Improvements

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Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]
Engineering [J01.293]
Quality Improvement [J01.293.754]
Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Quality of Health Care [N04.761]
Quality Improvement [N04.761.744]

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Bar chart showing 342 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 39 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	1	2
2011	13	2	15
2012	9	10	19
2013	17	10	27
2014	16	6	22
2015	13	13	26
2016	19	17	36
2017	24	15	39
2018	21	17	38
2019	16	16	32
2020	6	12	18
2021	9	6	15
2022	3	8	11
2023	4	8	12
2024	6	9	15
2025	6	7	13
2026	1	0	1

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Rea CJ, Sklar R, Sprecher E, Chi G, Shea AC, Beasley MA, Kuemmerle K, Pearl M, Nolan ME, Hirsch R, Hernandez B, Dekermanji A, Regan S, Epee-Bounya A, Starmer A. Improving Pediatric Concussion Management in the Primary Care Setting. Pediatrics. 2026 Feb 01; 157(2).

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Flanagan M, Fantasia HC. A Multicomponent, Team-Based Quality Improvement Project for Improving Cervical Cancer Screenings in Primary Care. Nurs Womens Health. 2026 Feb; 30(1):25-32.

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Zammitti C, Megafu O, Lee S, Phan Q, Alavi K, Sturrock P, Maykel J, Aulet T. Multidisciplinary Preoperative Immunonutrition Initiative in Colon and Rectal Surgery. J Surg Res. 2025 12; 316:254-263.

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Belanger E, Rosendaal N, Rogers ML, Sequeira TA, Thomas KS, Teno JM, Hayes SL, Wang XJ, Gozalo PL, Dosa DM, Clark MA. Opportunities to Improve End-of-Life Care in Assisted Living: Results From a National Survey of Administrators. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 Jan; 27(1):105981.

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Gitkind MJ, Trivedi MC, Wagner JL, Walkey AJ, Fisher KA, Iannelli P. Analyzing the Impact of the "Faculty Quality Collaborative": A Quality Improvement Training Experience for Physicians. Am J Med Qual. 2026 Jan-Feb 01; 41(1):1-7.

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Sickels AD, Filiberto AC, Novak Z, Rowse J, Kopecky K, Jones DW, Scali ST, Columbo JA, Stone DH, Beck AW. Textbook outcomes for lower extremity bypass: A useful quality metric for care optimization. J Vasc Surg. 2026 02; 83(2):505-518.e3.

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Vaughn VM, Horowitz J, Gandhi T, Neetz RA, Petty L, Hersh A, Lindenauer P, Bernstein SJ, Flanders SA, Harrison JD, Smith JD, White AT, Szymczak JE. Developing an approach to enhance recruitment for a cluster-randomised implementation trial: leveraging deliberative participation and credible messengers. BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 16; 15(9):e094925.

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Evans A, VanWyk J, Kerr M, Couper A, Pace WD, Tarabichi Y, Pullen R, Pollack M, Drummond MB, Ohar J, Meldrum C, Han MK, Kaplan A, Winders T, Wisnivesky J, Make B, Federman A, Carter V, Lang K, Mapel D, Hanania NA, Stolz D, Martinez FJ, Price D. Practical strategies for achieving system change in the US: lessons and insights from the CONQUEST quality improvement programme. Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2025 Jun 23; 26:e50.

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Holubar SD, Eisenstein S, Bordeianou LG, Chapman WC, Crowell KT, Davids JS, Hrabe JE, Justiniano CF, Kapadia MR, Kin CJ, Krane MK, Lee EC, Olortegui KS, Poylin V, Saraidaridis JT, Scow JS, Plietz MC. Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Practice Patterns, Outcomes, and Risk Stratification After Surgery for IBD: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program IBD Collaborative Study. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Sep 01; 68(9):1062-1073.

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Gaetani RS, Jonczyk MM, Kleiman DA, Kuhnen AH, Marcello PW, Saraidaridis JT, Abelson JS. Readmission and Adoption of Early Discharge After Colectomy Using ACS-NSQIP: Is It Time for Widespread Adoption? J Surg Res. 2025 05; 309:242-248.

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