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MeSH Heading: Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Tree Number(s): H01.770.644.145.431; N04.761.559.590; N05.715.360.575.575
Unique ID: D017063
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017063
Annotation: note category: for admin aspects of patient assessment; outcome only: for outcome assessment with process assessment, OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) and TREATMENT OUTCOME are available
Scope Note: Research aimed at assessing the quality and effectiveness of health care as measured by the attainment of a specified end result or outcome. Measures include parameters such as improved health, lowered morbidity or mortality, and improvement of abnormal states (such as elevated blood pressure).
Entry Term(s): Assessment, Outcome; Assessment, Outcomes; Outcome Assessment; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Outcome Measures; Outcome Studies; Outcomes Assessment; Outcomes Research
Previous Indexing: Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) (1979-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 2020; was OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) 1992-2019; for PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT see OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) 1979-1991
History Note: 2020 (1992); was OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) 1992-2019; for PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT use OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) 1979-1991
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/06/20
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

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Concept UI: M0025934
Scope Note: Research aimed at assessing the quality and effectiveness of health care as measured by the attainment of a specified end result or outcome. Measures include parameters such as improved health, lowered morbidity or mortality, and improvement of abnormal states (such as elevated blood pressure).
Terms: Outcome Assessment, Health Care Preferred Term
Term UI T000950588
Date01/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Assessment, Outcomes
Term UI T050956
Date09/20/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Outcomes Assessment
Term UI T050957
Date05/16/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Assessment, Outcome
Term UI T001089582
Date10/07/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Outcome Assessment
Term UI T001089583
Date10/07/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Term UI T050955
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

Outcome Assessment, Health Care MeSH Descriptor Data 2025