 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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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2016 | 3 | 8 | 11 | | 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2018 | 6 | 5 | 11 | | 2019 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2020 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2021 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2024 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2026 | 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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Rutman L, Richardson T, Auletta J, Balamuth F, Chambers A, Fitzgerald J, Gelvez J, Genzel KA, Grant A, Gunnala V, Hakim H, Hueschen L, Kandil S, Larsen G, Lockwood J, Lucey K, Mack E, Madden K, Niedner M, Paul R, Reddy A, Riggs R, Rosen J, Schafer M, Scott H, Wilkes J, Eisenberg MA. Association between Child Opportunity Index and paediatric sepsis recognition and treatment in a large quality improvement collaborative: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2026 Jan 19; 35(2):106-117.
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Monti J, Jennings B, Schissel M, McKinsey J, El Feghaly RE, Nedved A. A Learning Collaborative to Improve Antibiotic Use for Otitis Media and Pharyngitis in Pediatric Urgent Care Clinics. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2025 Dec 01; 41(12):e218-e226.
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Harris JG, Holland MJ, Fox E, Favier L, Hoffart C, Ibarra M, Jones JT, Harris LA, Cooper AM. Optimizing laboratory medication safety monitoring in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis to advance value-based care. Clin Rheumatol. 2025 Mar; 44(3):1293-1297.
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Chiem JL, Franz AM, Hansen EE, Verma ST, Stanzione TF, Bezzo LK, Richards MJ, Parikh SR, Dahl JP, Low DK, Martin LD. Optimizing pediatric tonsillectomy outcomes with an opioid sparing anesthesia protocol: Learning and continuously improving with real-world data. Paediatr Anaesth. 2024 Nov; 34(11):1087-1094.
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Warren JR, Link RC, Bonanni S, Noe MC, Anderson JT, Schwend RM. Two AIS Cases, 2 Surgeons, 1 Operating Room, 1 Day: Faster and Safer Than 1 Case in a Day. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Sep 01; 44(8):502-507.
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McCulloh RJ, Kerns E, Flores R, Cane R, El Feghaly RE, Marin JR, Markham JL, Newland JG, Wang ME, Garber M. A National Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Infections. Pediatrics. 2024 May 01; 153(5).
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Lorenc J, Flaucher N, Evans E, Schurman JV. Establishing a plan to improve pediatric patient comfort during PIV insertions and blood specimen collection: a quality improvement effort. Br J Nurs. 2024 Apr 04; 33(7):S36-S42.
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Killian HJ, Deacy A, Edmundson E, Raab L, Schurman JV. If we know better, why don't we do better? A rapid quality improvement project to increase utilization of comfort measures to reduce pain and distress in children in a COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic. J Pediatr Nurs. 2024 May-Jun; 76:e93-e100.
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Glenski TA, Taylor CM, Weisberg EL, Doyle NM, Melanson A. The implementation of a pectus bar insertion enhanced recovery after surgery pathway: A quality improvement initiative. Paediatr Anaesth. 2024 05; 34(5):422-429.
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McNevin K, Nicassio L, Rice-Townsend SE, Katz CB, Goldin A, Avansino J, Calkins CM, Durham MM, Page K, Ralls MW, Reeder RW, Rentea RM, Rollins MD, Saadai P, Wood RJ, van Leeuwen KD, Smith CA. Comparison of the PCPLC Database to NSQIP-P: A Patient Matched Comparison of Surgical Complications Following Repair of Anorectal Malformation. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 May; 59(5):997-1002.
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