"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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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Quality of Health Care".
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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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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2008 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2009 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 2010 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2011 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2012 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2013 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 2014 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2015 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2016 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2017 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2019 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality of Health Care" by people in Profiles.
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Changes in Nonprofit Hospitals' Finances, Operations, and Quality of Care After Using Management Consultants. JAMA. 2026 06 02; 335(21):1870-1878.
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Does surgical treatment of grade 2 spondylolisthesis have sustained improvement in postoperative outcomes regardless of age? A Spine CORe™ analysis of QOD data. Neurosurg Focus. 2026 05 01; 60(5):E15.
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How to Fix a Broken Health Care System: Pathways to Maximize Health and Well-being for All. Diabetes Care. 2026 Jan 01; 49(1):44-62.
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Changes in hospital financial performance and quality of care after real estate investment trust acquisition: quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study. BMJ. 2025 Dec 18; 391:e086226.
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Low Socioeconomic Status at the Patient and Institutional Level Impact Achievement of Breast Cancer Quality Standards. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Nov; 32(12):8644-8655.
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The Clinician in Quality and Innovation: A Qualitative Study of a Novel Academic Pathway at 10 Years. Am J Med Qual. 2025 Sep-Oct 01; 40(5):220-226.
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Quality of Care in Veterans Affairs Health Care System In-Person and National TeleOncology Service-Delivered Care. JCO Oncol Pract. 2025 Dec; 21(12):1838-1846.
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Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and Disparities in Pediatric Asthma Care. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 11 01; 178(11):1208-1215.
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Simulation for Systems Integration: A Win-Win to Achieve Your Education, Quality, and Safety Goals. Pediatr Ann. 2024 Nov; 53(11):e408-e413.
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Association of Hospital Volume With Quality Care Outcomes Following Minor and Major Hepatectomy for Primary Liver Cancer. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct; 130(5):1033-1041.