 Quality Improvement
"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.
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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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| 2010 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2011 | 13 | 8 | 21 | | 2012 | 14 | 12 | 26 | | 2013 | 22 | 15 | 37 | | 2014 | 31 | 26 | 57 | | 2015 | 23 | 40 | 63 | | 2016 | 23 | 34 | 57 | | 2017 | 39 | 29 | 68 | | 2018 | 35 | 40 | 75 | | 2019 | 37 | 32 | 69 | | 2020 | 24 | 41 | 65 | | 2021 | 28 | 30 | 58 | | 2022 | 17 | 21 | 38 | | 2023 | 13 | 28 | 41 | | 2024 | 27 | 21 | 48 | | 2025 | 31 | 22 | 53 | | 2026 | 19 | 14 | 33 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality Improvement" by people in Profiles.
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Tomberg SM, Trent SA, Joseph KM. Emergency Department Guidelines for Orthopedic Consultation in an Academic Trauma Center: Effect on ED Throughput and Consultation Utilization. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 Sep; 33(9):e70402.
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Benjamin EJ, Marcus GM, Hess PL, Addison D, Akar J, Brownell NK, Chyou JY, Derington CG, Diekemper RL, Frankel DS, Hu GS, Ibeh C, Jackson LR, Joynt Maddox KE, Turchioe MR, Tisdale JE, Yang E. 2026 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Performance Measures. Circ Popul Health Outcomes. 2026 Sep; 19(9):e000149.
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Bergmann KR, Lee V, Hester GZ, Kerns E, Schissel M, Arslanian K, Magee S, Jennings B, Akinsola B, Condley B, DeLaroche AM, Hochreiter D, Molina AL, Nedved A, Schroeder LL, Sewell R, Trope R, Tyler A, Topoz I. Care Variation Among Sites Participating in a National Quality Improvement Initiative for Croup. Hosp Pediatr. 2026 Aug 01; 16(8):e592-e600.
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Price DW, Cole SZ, Misra S. Performance Improvement as a Foundational Component of the Clinical Model of Family Medicine: Rationale, Concerns, Ways Forward. J Am Board Fam Med. 2026 Aug; 39(1).
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Chan PS, Bradley SM, Spertus JA, Fu Z, Jones P, Rolston DM, Girotra S. Resuscitation Quality Improvement Program for CPR Training and Cardiac Arrest Survival in Hospitals. JAMA Cardiol. 2026 Jul 01; 11(7):624-631.
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Satrom KM, Kerns E, Schissel M, Garber M, Monti J, Bakken EH, Gallois J, Hampton EP, Sarathy L, Stipelman CH, Widmer KM, Magee S, Chang PW. A National Quality Improvement Collaborative to Reduce Subthreshold Phototherapy for Jaundice. Pediatrics. 2026 Jul 01; 158(1).
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Martin H, Ellis H, Agonias K, Van Pelt R, Saper M, Niu EL, Green D, Schmitz M, Ganley T, Wilson P, Shea K, Albright J, Algan S, Arvesen J, Beck J, Bowen R, Brey J, Brown M, Cardelia M, Chan C, Clark C, Crepeau A, Cruz A, Edmonds E, Ellington M, Fabricant P, Frank J, Heyworth BE, Koehler R, Latz K, Lawrence T, Mansour A, Mayer S, McKay S, Meadows M, Milewski M, Pacicca D, Parikh S, Pearce S, Piazza B, Schlechter J, Schmale G, Storer S, Vandenberg C, Warnick D, Yen YM. Prospective Methodology Results in Higher Rates of Reported Complications Following Pediatric ACL Reconstruction. J Pediatr Orthop. 2026 Sep 01; 46(8):e725-e731.
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Davis RT, Wilhelm S, Teitelbaum A, Aung K, Robbe M, Thieman-Poliquin M, Brahmamdam P, Akay B, Stallion A, Nguyen N, Novotny NM. Implementation and Evaluation of a Simulation-Based Educational Intervention for Pediatric Chest Tube Management: A Quality Improvement Initiative. J Trauma Nurs. 2026 Jul-Aug 01; 33(4):247-253.
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Bashian EJ, Hay-Arthur E, O'Shea TF, Rove JY, Cain MT, Teman NR. Strategies to Reduce Failure to Rescue after Cardiac Surgery. Cardiol Clin. 2026 Aug; 44(3):507-517.
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Khomiak A, Fajolu O, Abud VL, Ziogas IA, Johnson J, Patel H, Hassel A, Jones C, Cyriacks B, Battreall K, Lewis S, Bata K, Thornton O, Del Chiaro M, Schulick R, Cumbler E, Tevis SEA. Patient-reported symptom tracking and intervention in real time after pancreatic surgery: A quality improvement project. Surgery. 2026 Aug; 196:110321.
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