"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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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2012 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2014 | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| 2015 | 21 | 12 | 33 |
| 2016 | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| 2017 | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| 2018 | 23 | 24 | 47 |
| 2019 | 24 | 18 | 42 |
| 2020 | 22 | 28 | 50 |
| 2021 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 2022 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 2023 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 2024 | 19 | 22 | 41 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality Improvement" by people in Profiles.
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Co-creation of staff training to address health-related social needs in emergencies. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1441368.
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Promoting provider adherence to American Diabetes Association guidelines with a diabetes care bundle: A DNP quality improvement project. Nurse Pract. 2025 Apr 01; 50(4):40-47.
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Two-Center Validation of a Novel Quality Improvement Protocol to Avoid Postileostomy Morbidity Using Home Intravenous Fluids and Structured Daily Calls. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Apr 01; 68(4):457-465.
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Impact of Nonhepatectomy Opioid Reduction Efforts on Posthepatectomy Opioid Prescription: Analysis of 2,005 Patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Apr 01; 240(4):474-487.
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Quality measures for the care of patients with insomnia: 2024 update after measure maintenance. J Clin Sleep Med. 2025 Mar 01; 21(3):565-571.
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Impact of an Electronic Medical Record Quality Improvement Intervention on Helicobacter pylori Treatment and Eradication Rates in a U.S. Hospital System. Helicobacter. 2025 Mar-Apr; 30(2):e70034.
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Engraft: A Collaborative Learning Health Network for Enhanced Transplant and Cellular Therapy Outcomes. Transplant Cell Ther. 2025 Mar; 31(3):123-134.
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Impact of automated alerts on discharge opioid overprescribing after general surgery. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2024 Dec 05; 81(24):1288-1296.
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CDC's Core Elements to promote diagnostic excellence. Diagnosis (Berl). 2025 May 01; 12(2):197-200.
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Optimizing and Sustaining Clinical Outcomes in 88 US Hospitals Post-Pandemic: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2025 Feb; 51(2):86-94.