"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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| 2011 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2012 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2014 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 2015 | 20 | 11 | 31 |
| 2016 | 24 | 12 | 36 |
| 2017 | 18 | 25 | 43 |
| 2018 | 24 | 27 | 51 |
| 2019 | 26 | 21 | 47 |
| 2020 | 27 | 26 | 53 |
| 2021 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 2022 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| 2023 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 2024 | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| 2025 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality Improvement" by people in Profiles.
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A Quality Improvement Initiative: Increasing Awareness of Long-Term Follow-Up Care in Pediatric Cancer Survivors and Caregivers. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2026 Mar 01; 48(2):e84-e90.
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Manually Abstracted versus Electronic Health Record Data for Surgical Quality Improvement. J Surg Res. 2026 Feb; 318:136-145.
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Fostering Collaboration: An Interprofessional Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Workshop for Medical, Physician Assistant, Nursing, and Pharmacy Students. South Med J. 2026 Jan; 119(1):12-16.
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Improving Rates of Delayed Cord Clamping in Ethiopian Hospitals: A Virtual Quality Collaborative. Pediatrics. 2026 Jan 01; 157(1).
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Bridging the Gap: Reimagining Quality Improvement to Address Healthcare Disparities. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2026 Mar; 53(1):139-158.
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Recommendations for Improving EHR Transitions: Nursing Perspectives From Three Healthcare Systems. Med Care. 2026 Jan 01; 64(1S Suppl 1):S91-S99.
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PrEParing for Change: Using Quality Improvement to Provide HIV PrEP to Unhoused Youth and Young Adults. J Adolesc Health. 2026 Feb; 78(2):356-359.
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Optimising drowning prevention counselling through a physician Maintenance of Certification (MOC) quality improvement (QI) initiative. BMJ Open Qual. 2025 Nov 04; 14(4).
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Improving completion of the red reflex examination at neonatal intensive care unit discharge: a practice improvement initiative and multisite planned experiment. BMJ Open Qual. 2025 Oct 20; 14(4).
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Implementation of a Package of Emergency Care Interventions and Clinical Outcomes. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Oct 01; 8(10):e2539471.