Clinical Audit

"Clinical Audit" 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.

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A detailed review and evaluation of selected clinical records by qualified professional personnel to improve the quality of patient care and outcomes. The clinical audit was formally introduced in 1993 into the United Kingdom's National Health Service.

Descriptor ID	D054869
MeSH Number(s)	N04.761.700.250 N05.700.175
Concept/Terms	Clinical Audit Clinical Audit Audit, Clinical Audits, Clinical Clinical Audits

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Clinical Audit".

Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Quality of Health Care [N04.761]
Quality Assurance, Health Care [N04.761.700]
Clinical Audit [N04.761.700.250]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality Assurance, Health Care [N05.700]
Clinical Audit [N05.700.175]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Clinical Audit".

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