"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality Improvement" by people in Profiles.
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Groene O, Arah OA, Klazinga NS, Wagner C, Bartels PD, Kristensen S, Saillour F, Thompson A, Thompson CA, Pfaff H, DerSarkissian M, Sunol R. Patient Experience Shows Little Relationship with Hospital Quality Management Strategies. PLoS One. 2015; 10(7):e0131805.
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Lombarts KM, Plochg T, Thompson CA, Arah OA. Measuring professionalism in medicine and nursing: results of a European survey. PLoS One. 2014; 9(5):e97069.
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Groene O, Sunol R, Klazinga NS, Wang A, Dersarkissian M, Thompson CA, Thompson A, Arah OA. Involvement of patients or their representatives in quality management functions in EU hospitals: implementation and impact on patient-centred care strategies. Int J Qual Health Care. 2014 Apr; 26 Suppl 1:81-91.
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Wagner C, Groene O, Thompson CA, Dersarkissian M, Klazinga NS, Arah OA, Suñol R. DUQuE quality management measures: associations between quality management at hospital and pathway levels. Int J Qual Health Care. 2014 Apr; 26 Suppl 1:66-73.
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Sunol R, Wagner C, Arah OA, Shaw CD, Kristensen S, Thompson CA, Dersarkissian M, Bartels PD, Pfaff H, Secanell M, Mora N, Vlcek F, Kutaj-Wasikowska H, Kutryba B, Michel P, Groene O. Evidence-based organization and patient safety strategies in European hospitals. Int J Qual Health Care. 2014 Apr; 26 Suppl 1:47-55.
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Hammer A, Arah OA, Dersarkissian M, Thompson CA, Mannion R, Wagner C, Ommen O, Sunol R, Pfaff H. The relationship between social capital and quality management systems in European hospitals: a quantitative study. PLoS One. 2013; 8(12):e85662.