Quality Assurance, Health Care (also known as Health Care Quality Assurance, Healthcare Quality Assurance): 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

NIH MeSH · D011785Health Care

Quality Assurance, Health Care

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Definition

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.

MeSH classification

  • N04.761.700
  • N05.700

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Common questions about Quality Assurance, Health Care

What does Quality Assurance, Health Care mean in medicine?
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. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Quality Assurance, Health Care known by any other names?
Yes. Quality Assurance, Health Care is also referred to as Health Care Quality Assurance, Healthcare Quality Assurance, Assurance, Healthcare Quality, Assurances, Healthcare Quality in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Quality Assurance, Health Care sit in the medical classification?
Quality Assurance, Health Care falls under the broader medical category "Health Care" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: N04.761.700, N05.700). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D011785) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗