"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Quality Improvement" by people in this website by year, and whether "Quality Improvement" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2013 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2014 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| 2015 | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 2016 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 2017 | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| 2018 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 2019 | 15 | 19 | 34 |
| 2020 | 13 | 21 | 34 |
| 2021 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 2022 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 2023 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2025 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2026 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality Improvement" by people in Profiles.
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Quality Improvement in Residency: Training, Projects, and Outcomes. Ann Fam Med. 2026 Sep 21; 24(5):431-436.
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Optimizing a Level 1 Trauma Pediatric Emergency Department Tracking Board-A Quality Improvement Initiative. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2026 Oct 01; 42(10):781-788.
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Prompt-directed ambient artificial intelligence for automated multidisciplinary tumor board documentation. Ann Oncol. 2026 Oct; 37(10):1437-1449.
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Predictors of a Nonroutine Discharge After Surgical Treatment of an Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Study. World Neurosurg. 2026 Aug; 212:125100.
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Predictors of Nonroutine Discharge After Surgical Treatment of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Study. World Neurosurg. 2026 Aug; 212:125099.
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Reducing Waste During Midurethral Slings: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Urogynecology (Phila). 2026 May 01; 32(5):517-524.
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Implementation of a Self-Measured Blood Pressure Pilot Program in an Academic Internal Medicine Practice. Am J Hypertens. 2026 05 01; 39(5):661-669.
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Automated Screening and Education for Women With Urinary Incontinence in Primary Care. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 04 01; 186(4):437-443.
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Urgent Care Stewardship for Glucocorticoid Overuse in Acute Respiratory Infections. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 04 01; 9(4):e269261.
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Push Notifications Can Be Used for Safe and Timely Communication of Critical Lab Results in the Emergency Department. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2026 May-Jun; 52(5-6):225-230.