"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality Improvement" by people in Profiles.
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Barriers and Challenges to Implementing a Quality Improvement Program: Political and Administrative Challenges. JCO Glob Oncol. 2024 Jun; 10:e2300455.
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Spotlight on International Quality: COVID-19 and Its Impact on Quality Improvement in Cancer Care. JCO Glob Oncol. 2021 09; 7:1513-1521.
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A quality improvement programme in radiotherapy using workflow audits. S Afr Med J. 2021 Feb 01; 111(2):106-109.
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Quality indicators for the diagnosis and surgical management of breast cancer in South Africa. Breast. 2020 Dec; 54:187-196.
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Challenges around COVID-19 at a tertiary-level healthcare facility in South Africa and strategies implemented for improvement. S Afr Med J. 2020 08 19; 110(10):964-967.
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Contemporary outcomes of the pediatric kidney transplant program in Johannesburg, South Africa, between 2004 and 2017: Better or not-And which way forward? Pediatr Transplant. 2020 03; 24(2):e13644.
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Closing the Gap: Ensuring Access to and Quality of Contraceptive Implant Removal Services is Essential to Rights-based Contraceptive Care. Afr J Reprod Health. 2019 Dec; 23(4):19-26.
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Can institutional entrepreneurship strengthen clinical governance and quality improvement: a case study of a district-based clinical specialist team in South Africa. Health Policy Plan. 2019 Nov 01; 34(Supplement_2):ii121-ii134.
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An overview of the quality assurance programme for HIV rapid testing in South Africa: Outcome of a 2-year phased implementation of quality assurance program. PLoS One. 2019; 14(9):e0221906.
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Supporting the Management of Patients with Heart Failure within Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and African Countries: A Toolbox for Healthcare Providers. Cardiology. 2019; 142 Suppl 1:1-10.