"Episode of Care" 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.
An interval of care by a health care facility or provider for a specific medical problem or condition. It may be continuous or it may consist of a series of intervals marked by one or more brief separations from care, and can also identify the sequence of care (e.g., emergency, inpatient, outpatient), thus serving as one measure of health care provided.
| Descriptor ID |
D017050
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.300 N02.421.585.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Episode of Care- Episode of Care
- Patient Care Episodes
- Episode, Patient Care
- Episodes, Patient Care
- Patient Care Episode
- Episodes of Care
- Care Episode
- Care Episodes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Episode of Care" by people in Profiles.
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Predictors of Persistent Disability and Back Pain in Older Adults with a New Episode of Care for Back Pain. Pain Med. 2017 06 01; 18(6):1049-1062.
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Impact of socioeconomic adjustment on physicians' relative cost of care. Med Care. 2013 May; 51(5):454-60.
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When does an episode of care for cancer begin? Med Care. 2013 Apr; 51(4):324-9.
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Response to past depression treatments is not accurately recalled: comparison of structured recall and patient health questionnaire scores in medical records. J Clin Psychiatry. 2012 Dec; 73(12):1503-8.
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Frequency, duration and predictors of bronchiolitis episodes of care among infants =32?weeks gestation in a large integrated healthcare system: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012 Jun 08; 12:144.
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Physician cost profiling--reliability and risk of misclassification. N Engl J Med. 2010 Mar 18; 362(11):1014-21.
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Incorporating statistical uncertainty in the use of physician cost profiles. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010 Mar 05; 10:57.
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A systematic review of health care efficiency measures. Health Serv Res. 2009 Jun; 44(3):784-805.
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Effect of increased cost-sharing on oral hypoglycemic use in five managed care organizations: how much is too much? Med Care. 2005 Oct; 43(10):951-9.
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Understanding results from randomized trials: use of program- and client-level data to study medical and nonmedical treatment programs. J Stud Alcohol. 2005 Sep; 66(5):682-7.