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
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.349.650.400
|
| Concept/Terms |
Regional Medical Programs- Regional Medical Programs
- Medical Programs, Regional
- Programs, Regional Medical
- Medical Program, Regional
- Program, Regional Medical
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Regional Medical Programs".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Regional Medical Programs".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Regional Medical Programs" by people in this website by year, and whether "Regional Medical Programs" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Regional Medical Programs" by people in Profiles.
-
Impact of prior local therapy on overall survival in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: Results from Shared Equal Access Regional Cancer Hospital. Int J Urol. 2018 12; 25(12):998-1004.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Surveillance endoscopy is associated with improved outcomes of oesophageal adenocarcinoma detected in patients with Barrett's oesophagus. Gut. 2016 08; 65(8):1252-60.
-
Transfer metrics in patients with suspected acute aortic syndrome. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2014 Sep; 7(5):780-2.
-
Maternal mortality, near misses, and severe morbidity: lowering rates through designated levels of maternity care. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Oct; 120(4):929-34.
-
A critical evaluation of the impact of Leapfrog's evidence-based hospital referral. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Feb; 212(2):150-159.e1.
-
Regional palliative care program in Extremadura: an effective public health care model in a sparsely populated region. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 May; 33(5):591-8.
-
Should cystectomy only be performed at high-volume hospitals by high-volume surgeons? Curr Opin Urol. 2006 Sep; 16(5):344-9.
-
E-Prescribing collaboration in Massachusetts: early experiences from regional prescribing projects. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006 May-Jun; 13(3):239-44.