"Total Quality Management" 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 application of industrial management practice to systematically maintain and improve organization-wide performance. Effectiveness and success are determined and assessed by quantitative quality measures.
| Descriptor ID |
D017749
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.955 N04.761.700.675 N05.700.792
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| Concept/Terms |
Total Quality Management- Total Quality Management
- Management, Total Quality
- Continuous Quality Management
- Management, Continuous Quality
Six Sigma- Six Sigma
- Sigma, Six
- Sigmas, Six
- Six Sigmas
- Sigma Metrics
- Metric, Sigma
- Metrics, Sigma
- Sigma Metric
Lean Six Sigma- Lean Six Sigma
- Lean Six Sigmas
- Six Sigma, Lean
- Six Sigmas, Lean
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Total Quality Management" by people in Profiles.
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Geographic distribution of severely injured patients: implications for trauma system development. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Sep; 73(3):618-24.
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Evaluation of a career ladder program in an ambulatory care environment. Nurs Econ. 2008 Nov-Dec; 26(6):353-60.
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Cholangiopancreatoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Sep; 68(3):411-21.
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Quality improvement organizations and hospital care. JAMA. 2005 Oct 26; 294(16):2028-9; author reply 2030.
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Implementing evidence-based practice in home care. Home Healthc Nurse. 2003 Dec; 21(12):804-9; quiz 810-1.
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Improving the quality of care for patients with pneumonia in very small hospitals. Arch Intern Med. 2003 Feb 10; 163(3):326-32.
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Benchmarking: measuring the outcomes of evidence-based practice. Outcomes Manag Nurs Pract. 2001 Apr-Jun; 5(2):70-4.
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Development and application of a questionnaire for assessing parent satisfaction with care. Int J Qual Health Care. 2000 Aug; 12(4):331-7.
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Veterans Affairs Quality Enhancement Research Initiative in chronic heart failure. Med Care. 2000 Jun; 38(6 Suppl 1):I26-37.
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Assessing HCFA's Health Care Quality Improvement Program. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 1997 Oct; 23(10):550-60.