"Episode of 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.
An interval of care by a health care facility or provider for a specific medical problem or condition. It may be continuous or it may consist of a series of intervals marked by one or more brief separations from care, and can also identify the sequence of care (e.g., emergency, inpatient, outpatient), thus serving as one measure of health care provided.
| Descriptor ID |
D017050
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.300 N02.421.585.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Episode of Care- Episode of Care
- Patient Care Episodes
- Episode, Patient Care
- Episodes, Patient Care
- Patient Care Episode
- Episodes of Care
- Care Episode
- Care Episodes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Episode of Care" by people in Profiles.
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Surprise Billing in Surgical Care Episodes - Overview, Ethical Concerns, and Policy Solutions in Light of COVID-19. Ann Surg. 2020 10; 272(4):e264-e265.
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Local Referral of High-risk Patients to High-quality Hospitals: Surgical Outcomes, Cost Savings, and Travel Burdens. Ann Surg. 2020 06; 271(6):1065-1071.
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Episode Payments for Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2019 12; 12(12):e005781.
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Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Episode Payments and Relationship to Case Volume. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 12; 106(6):1735-1741.
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Association Between State Medical Malpractice Environment and Surgical Quality and Cost in the United States. Ann Surg. 2016 Jun; 263(6):1126-32.
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Payment for oncolytics in the United States: a history of buy and bill and proposals for reform. J Oncol Pract. 2014 Nov; 10(6):357-62.
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Episode-based payment for cancer care: a proposed pilot for Medicare. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011 Mar; 30(3):500-9.
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The economic burden of supportive care of cancer patients. Support Care Cancer. 2004 Apr; 12(4):219-26.
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Endoscopic-assisted repair of subcondylar fractures. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2003 Oct; 96(4):387-91.