"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Total Quality Management" by people in Profiles.
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The Role of Health Extension in Practice Transformation and Community Health Improvement: Lessons From 5 Case Studies. Ann Fam Med. 2019 08 12; 17(Suppl 1):S67-S72.
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Acceptance of lean redesigns in primary care: A contextual analysis. Health Care Manage Rev. 2017 Jul/Sep; 42(3):203-212.
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Cost estimates for operating a primary care practice facilitation program. Ann Fam Med. 2013 May-Jun; 11(3):207-11.
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How Intermountain trimmed health care costs through robust quality improvement efforts. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011 Jun; 30(6):1185-91.
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System-based participatory research in health care: an approach for sustainable translational research and quality improvement. Ann Fam Med. 2010 May-Jun; 8(3):256-9.
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Benchmarking physician performance: reliability of individual and composite measures. Am J Manag Care. 2008 Dec; 14(12):833-8.
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Improving participant selection in disease management programmes: insights gained from propensity score stratification. J Eval Clin Pract. 2008 Oct; 14(5):914-8.
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Ensuring quality care for cancer survivors: implementing the survivorship care plan. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2008 Aug; 24(3):208-17.
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Patient acceptance of a novel preventive care delivery system. Prev Med. 2007 Jun; 44(6):543-6.
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Calling emergency medical services for acute stroke: a study of 9-1-1 tapes. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2005 Jan-Mar; 9(1):19-23.