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MeSH Heading: Quality Assurance, Health Care
Tree Number(s): N04.761.700; N05.700
Unique ID: D011785
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011785
Scope Note: Activities and programs intended to assure or improve the quality of care in either a defined medical setting or a program. The concept includes the assessment or evaluation of the quality of care; identification of problems or shortcomings in the delivery of care; designing activities to overcome these deficiencies; and follow-up monitoring to ensure effectiveness of corrective steps.
Entry Version: QUAL ASSUR
Entry Term(s): Health Care Quality Assessment; Health Care Quality Assurance; Healthcare Quality Assessment; Healthcare Quality Assurance; Quality Assessment, Health Care; Quality Assessment, Healthcare; Quality Assurance, Healthcare
Previous Indexing: Quality of Health Care (1968-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 80; QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM was see QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE 1978-79
Online Note: use QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE to search QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM 1978-79
History Note: 80; QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM was see QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE 1978-79
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1979/06/01
Revision Date: 2001/07/25

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Concept UI: M0018316
Scope Note: Activities and programs intended to assure or improve the quality of care in either a defined medical setting or a program. The concept includes the assessment or evaluation of the quality of care; identification of problems or shortcomings in the delivery of care; designing activities to overcome these deficiencies; and follow-up monitoring to ensure effectiveness of corrective steps.
Terms: Quality Assurance, Health Care Preferred Term
Term UI T034821
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1980); Health Care Quality Assurance
Term UI T034820
Date05/06/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Healthcare Quality Assurance
Term UI T034822
Date01/13/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Quality Assurance, Healthcare
Term UI T034823
Date01/13/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

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