Descriptor English: | Quality Assurance, Health Care | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Garantía de la Calidad de Atención de Salud
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Garantia da Qualidade dos Cuidados de Saúde | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Assurance de la qualité des soins de santé | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Assessment, Healthcare Quality Assessments, Healthcare Quality Assurance, Healthcare Quality Assurances, Healthcare Quality Health Care Quality Assessment Health Care Quality Assurance Healthcare Quality Assessment Healthcare Quality Assessments Healthcare Quality Assurance Healthcare Quality Assurances Quality Assessment, Health Care Quality Assessment, Healthcare Quality Assessments, Healthcare Quality Assurance, Healthcare Quality Assurances, Healthcare |
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Tree number(s): |
N04.761.700 N05.700 VS1.001.003.001.001.002.001.002 VS3.003.002.001 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011785 | ||||||
Scope note: | Activities and programs intended to assure or improve the quality of care in either a defined medical setting or a program. The concept includes the assessment or evaluation of the quality of care; identification of problems or shortcomings in the delivery of care; designing activities to overcome these deficiencies; and follow-up monitoring to ensure effectiveness of corrective steps. |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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Previous Indexing: |
Quality of Health Care (1968-1979) |
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Public MeSH Note: | 80; QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM was see QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE 1978-79 |
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Online Note: | use QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE to search QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM 1978-79 |
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History Note: | 80; QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM was see QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE 1978-79 |
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Entry Version: | QUAL ASSUR |
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DeCS ID: | 12222 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D011785 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 1980/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 1979/06/01 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2001/07/25 |
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SURVEILLANCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Health Surveillance System [VS1]Health Surveillance System -
SURVEILLANCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Health Services Surveillance [VS3]Health Services Surveillance
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Quality Assurance, Health Care
- Preferred
Healthcare Quality Assessment
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M0018316 |
Scope note | Activities and programs intended to assure or improve the quality of care in either a defined medical setting or a program. The concept includes the assessment or evaluation of the quality of care; identification of problems or shortcomings in the delivery of care; designing activities to overcome these deficiencies; and follow-up monitoring to ensure effectiveness of corrective steps. |
Preferred term | Quality Assurance, Health Care |
Entry term(s) |
Assurance, Healthcare Quality Assurances, Healthcare Quality Health Care Quality Assurance Healthcare Quality Assurance Healthcare Quality Assurances Quality Assurance, Healthcare Quality Assurances, Healthcare |
Concept UI |
M0018318 |
Preferred term | Healthcare Quality Assessment |
Entry term(s) |
Assessment, Healthcare Quality Assessments, Healthcare Quality Health Care Quality Assessment Healthcare Quality Assessments Quality Assessment, Health Care Quality Assessment, Healthcare Quality Assessments, Healthcare |
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