Regional Medical Programs
"Regional Medical Programs" 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.
Coordination of activities and programs among health care institutions within defined geographic areas for the purpose of improving delivery and quality of medical care to the patients. These programs are mandated under U.S. Public Law 89-239.
| Descriptor ID |
D012041
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.349.650.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Regional Medical Programs- Regional Medical Programs
- Medical Programs, Regional
- Programs, Regional Medical
- Medical Program, Regional
- Program, Regional Medical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Regional Medical Programs" by people in Profiles.
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Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion and Use of Regionalized Surgery at High-Volume Hospitals. J Am Coll Surg. 2018 11; 227(5):507-520.e9.
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Regional variation in patient selection and treatment for lower extremity vascular disease in the Vascular Quality Initiative. J Vasc Surg. 2017 Jan; 65(1):108-118.
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Regional scale-up of an Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) training programme from a referral hospital to primary care health centres in Guatemala. Emerg Med J. 2016 Sep; 33(9):611-7.
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Surveillance endoscopy is associated with improved outcomes of oesophageal adenocarcinoma detected in patients with Barrett's oesophagus. Gut. 2016 08; 65(8):1252-60.
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Maternal mortality, near misses, and severe morbidity: lowering rates through designated levels of maternity care. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Oct; 120(4):929-34.
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E-Prescribing collaboration in Massachusetts: early experiences from regional prescribing projects. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006 May-Jun; 13(3):239-44.
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Health care IT collaboration in Massachusetts: the experience of creating regional connectivity. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2005 Nov-Dec; 12(6):596-601.
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Regionalization and the underuse of angiography in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System as compared with a fee-for-service system. N Engl J Med. 2003 May 29; 348(22):2209-17.
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Is regionalization of trauma care using telemedicine feasible and desirable? Am J Surg. 2000 Dec; 180(6):535-9.
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Reductions in criminality subsequent to group, individual, and family therapy in adolescent residential and day treatment settings. Int J Group Psychother. 1999 Jul; 49(3):307-22.