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Descriptor English:   Quality Assurance, Health Care 
Descriptor Spanish:   Garantía de la Calidad de Atención de Salud 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Garantia da Qualidade dos Cuidados de Saúde 
Synonyms English:   Health Care Quality Assessment
Health Care Quality Assurance
Healthcare Quality Assessment
Healthcare Quality Assurance
Quality Assessment, Healthcare
Quality Assurance, Healthcare
Assessment, Healthcare Quality
Assessments, Healthcare Quality
Assurance, Healthcare Quality
Assurances, Healthcare Quality
Healthcare Quality Assessments
Healthcare Quality Assurances
Quality Assessments, Healthcare
Quality Assurances, Healthcare
Quality Assessment, Health Care  
Tree Number:   N04.761.700
N05.700
VS1.001.003.001.001.002.001.002
VS3.003.002.001
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   DF: QUAL ASSUR
History Note English:   80; QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM was see QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE 1978-79 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CL classification EC economics
ES ethics HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods
OG organization & administration ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
UT utilization  
Record Number:   12222 
Unique Identifier:   D011785 

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